"Monsters: Dark Continent" is a sci-fi sequel to 2010's "Monsters," a story of an alien invasion of earth which started in Mexico and the United States. This second picture moves to the Middle East, where the monsters seem to make a bad situation worse. [..]
Big Stone Gap (2014)
"Big Stone Gap" is a run-of-the-mill romantic comedy from producer-director-screenwriter Adriana Trigiani, adapted from her 2000 novel of the same name. The success of the best-seller does not translate to the big screen probably due to lack of originality in the material, despite the independent filmmaker's use [..]
Fury (2014)
Producer-director-screenwriter David Ayer ("End of Watch" 2012) has turned out a fine World War II drama called "Fury." The picture realistically portrays the bravery of American tank crews in Nazi Germany during the final weeks of WWII. The lead actors delivered wonderful [..]
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" is a worthy sequel to 2011's "Captain America: The First Avengers." There's plenty of action, special effects, things blowing up, and twists and turns in the plot to keep Marvel fans happy. Directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo ("You, Me and [..]
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
"Edge of Tomorrow" is an intriguing and provocative science fiction movie, which stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt as soldiers fighting an alien invasion that has taken over continental Europe. Both are caught in a time loop, and when they are killed in battle each day, return [..]
Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me (2014)
Singer Glen Campbell granted producer-director James Keach unrestricted behind the scenes access to his farewell tour of 2012-2013 in "Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me." This documentary film centers on Campbell's struggles with Alzheimer's disease, including the effects on family and friends and his ability to perform. [..]
Unbroken (2014)
The amazing story of Louis Zamperini is told in Universal Pictures' "Unbroken." Producer-director Angelina Jolie ("A Place in Time" 2007) does an outstanding job of bringing to the big screen the life experiences of a man who ran in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin (coming it 8th), [..]
Noah (2014)
"Noah" is a Biblically-inspired epic motion picture from producer-director Darren Aronofsky ("Black Swan" 2010). He uses not only the account in Genesis, but also extra-Biblical sources, such as "The Book of Enoch," in his depiction of Noah, the hero of the Flood. Some of the controversial [..]
Left Behind (2014)
"Left Behind" is back and bigger and better than ever from producer Paul LaLonde, who gave us the original back in 2000. This version has a bigger budget, more FX, and some big name stars, like Nicholas Cage starring as Rayford Steele, the airline pilot whose wife [..]
Son of God (2014)
"Son of God" tells the story of the life of Jesus, from his birth to death on the cross and his resurrection. Director Christopher Spencer used scenes from last year's mini-series "The Bible," as well as unused segments from this History Channel broadcast. [..]