"Mad Money" is a terrible heist comedy-drama picture about three women who plot to smuggle cash out of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank where they work. The premise is a bit far-fetched, in a high-security environment like this one, but, as Johnny Carson used to say, [..]

"Me and Orson Welles" is the fictional story of a young actor hired by Welles to work in his stage adaptation of Bill Shakespeare's "Julius Ceasar," and quickly gets involved in a love triangle with Welles and a beautiful female production assistant. Director Richard Linklater ("Bad News [..]

"Linewatch" is a crime drama featuring Cuba Gooding Jr. as a border patrol agent whose friends from his former gang somehow get involved with an incident in which some illegal immigrants are found dead. This movie is at least barely watchable viewing thanks [..]

A modern and updated version of Michael Crichton's 1969 novel (and 1971 film) "The Andromeda Strain" is out from producers Ridley Scott and Tony Scott. It basically has the same story, with a few changes, as the film, i.e., about a team of scientists investigating a highly [..]

"Defiance" is the story of four Polish Jewish brothers leading a resistance movement against the Nazi German Army in World War II in Belarus. Producer-director Edward Zwick ("Legends of the Fall" 1994) created a powerful story in this streamlined and focused film, for which he co-wrote the [..]

"Nim's Island" is a fantasy action film geared for family audiences. The story tells of a young girl (Abigail Breslin) who seeks help from the author of her favorite adventure books (Jodie Foster) when her scientist father (Gerard Butler) goes missing. The [..]

"Traitor" is an interesting spy thriller which stars Don Cheadle as an America agent who goes under deep cover for U. S. intelligence. Complications arise when his immediate superior, played by Jeff Daniels, is killed. Cheadle is being pursued by FBI agents who are unaware of [..]

A series of improbable events make up the entire plot of "Eagle Eye." But director D. J. Caruso ("Disturbia" 2007) has the movie going at such a fast pace that the audience doesn't have time to stop and think about the stupidity of what they are watching. [..]

"Yes Man" is just another mediocre Jim Carrey vehicle that falls flat on its face. This formulaic romantic comedy not only suffers from a dull screenplay by Nicholas Stoller, Jarrod Paul, and Andrew Mogel, but tortures the audience with the obnoxious presence of Carrey's tired routine of [..]

"Sunshine Cleaning" is an engaging independent drama film, cleverly written by Megan Holley and tightly directed by Christine Jeffs. It is the story of two sisters who start a cleaning service that handles hazardous materials. Believe it or not, there are loads of opportunities for drama [..]