"Zootopia" is the latest colorful and imaginative computer-animated movie to come out of Walt Disney Animation Studios. The screenplay by Jared Bush and Phil Johnston portrays a partnership between a rabbit police office and a fox con artist as they discover a plot involving the disappearances of [..]

George Clooney and Julia Roberts star in the thrilling crime drama "Money Monster." Clooney plays a financial talk show host, and Roberts is his producer, whose live program is taken hostage by an angry investor who lost his inheritance after investing in stock on advise from Clooney's [..]

Ho-hum formulaic comedy sums up the film "Central Intelligence." Director Rawson Marshall Thurber is responsible for stupid nonsense like this movie and others including "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" (2004). Thurber also co-wrote the screenplay with Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen. Stars [..]

The only positive aspect of "Independence Day: Resurgence" is the excellent special effects. All other particulars of this sequel to 1996's "Independence Day" is a boring and predictable plot, silly dialogue, and terrible performances, mostly thanks to Roland Emmerich's lackluster direction and the terrible screenplay he co-wrote [..]

"Hacksaw Ridge" is the true story of World War II combat medic Desmond Doss, a pacifist and a Seventh Day Adventist Christian who refused to carry a firearm of any kind. He was the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor, by President Harry [..]

"Live by Night" is a crime drama about an Irish-American gangster who makes loads of money during the Prohibition Era and problems he gets into along the way. Producer-director-screenwriter-star Ben Affleck adapted this project from Dennis Lehane's 2012 novel of the same name. [..]

"A United Kingdom" is a well-crafted film about the real-life romance between an African prince of Bechuanaland (now Botswana) and a British office clerk. David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike, who both co-starred in "Jack Reacher" back in 2012, delivered excellent performances here under the guiding hand of [..]

"Imperium" is a gripping crime drama about an FBI agent infiltrating a white supremacist group suspected of possible terrorist attacks. Producer-director-screenwriter Daniel Ragussis did an outstanding job in his big screen directorial debut, drawing on the real-life experiences of retired FBI agent Michael German. [..]

"The Whole Truth" is a riveting crime drama about a young man on trial for murdering his father. Director Courtney Hunt ("Frozen River" 2008) and screenwriter Nicholas Kazan (son of famed movie director Elia Kazan) put together this picture that has more twists and turns than a [..]

Eddie Murphy makes a rare appearance in a strictly dramatic film called "Mr. Church." He delivers a sensitive and layered performance as a cook who becomes a friend and father figure to a woman, her daughter, and granddaughter over a period of decades. This is definitely [..]