"The Equalizer" features Denzel Washington as a retired government secret agent who uses his special skill set to dispense justice, vigilante-style, in the lives of his friends. Director Antoine Fuqua ("Olympus Has Fallen" 2013) and screenwriter Richard Wenk pack plenty of action into this two hour plus [..]

At first glance, "The Maze Runner" appears as another "youth revolts against authority" picture. However, good direction by Wes Ball, in his first job at the helm of a big screen project, and a well-written screenplay by Noah Oppenheim, Grant Pierre Myers, and T. S. Nowlin, make [..]

"The Hundred-Foot Journey" is a comedy-drama film about competition between two restaurants across the street from each other in a small town in France. Veteran actors Helen Mirren and Om Puri are at the zenith of their careers as competing restaurant owners. Producers Steven Spielberg and [..]

Marvel Studios and its parent company Walt Disney Pictures have come up with yet another blockbuster. "Guardians of the Galaxy" has all the features of a crowd-pleasing summer popcorn movie: Lots of action and special effects, superheroes battling evil, and capable actors populating the big screen universe. [..]

Terrible sequels are nothing new in the Hollywood motion picture industry, but to say that part two of 2007's "300" reaches new levels of depravity is a big understatement. "300: Rise of an Empire" is quite simply a stylish bloodbath and monument to gore and violence. [..]

Dwayne Johnson is the center of attention in the action-adventure picture "Hercules." Producer-director Brett Ratner ("Tower Heist" 2011) made sure that the film's non-stop action has good pacing, supplemented by loads of special effects. The well written screenplay by Ryan J Condal and Evan Spiliotopoulos was [..]

It's back to the future for the X-Men gang in "X-Men: Days of Future Past." This seventh installment of the movie series has Wolverine sent back to 1973 to save the future of humanity. Producer-director Bryan Singer ("Jack the Giant Slayer" 2013) and screenwriter Simon Kinberg [..]

The Transformers movie franchise keeps rolling along with "Transformers: Age of Extinction." Although largely panned by critics, Paramount Pictures and executive producer Steven Spielberg have given the fourth in this Transformers series enough action and FX to keep the fans happy. It did huge box office [..]

"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" seems to be the dawn of a new era in the forty year old franchise. No more predictable plots, mediocre acting, or second-rate special effects. 20th Century Fox, producer Peter Chernin, and director Matt Reeves ("Cloverfield" 2008) have created [..]

"Frontera" tells the story of an undocumented worker crossing the border from Mexico into the United States seeking employment when he is accused of murder. Director Michael Berry adeptly steered this motion picture that has a well-crafted beginning, middle, and satisfactory conclusion. He also co-wrote [..]