The Hallmark Channel presents "The Ultimate Legacy," a film about a young man who must take on responsibility before he can receive his inheritance from his grandmother's estate. Director Joanne Hock ("Redneck Roots" 2011) put together this solid motion picture with an excellent teleplay written by Rick [..]
Tracers (2015)
"Tracers" is an inferior action film about a New York City bicycle messenger who gets involved with local organized crime groups. This "B" type movie has a predictable plot from sub-par writing by screenwriter Matt Johnson and bad execution by director Daniel Benmayor. [..]
Survivor (2015)
"Survivor" is a disappointing action spy movie with Pierce Brosnan seeming to rely on his past James Bond popularity to carry him through this nonsense directed by James McTeigue ("Dark City" 1998). Brosnan and his fellow thespians Milla Jovovich, Angela Bassett, Roger Rees, James D'Arcy, [..]
Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
The new "Star Wars" film is out and the verdict is in: Virtually everyone loves it! "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has something old (Han, Leia, Luke), something new (Rey, Finn, Ren, Poe), something borrowed (the gang wandering around a new Death Star, called the Starkiller [..]
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
Veteran actress Sally Field still "has it" at age 70. She has been entertaining audiences since the 1960's with such television shows as "Gidget" and "The Flying Nun." Field then went on to a lengthy movie career that earned her two Oscars. In "Hello, My [..]
Rules Don’t Apply (2016)
Producer-director-screenwriter Warren Beatty put together a romantic comedy-drama movie that was a box office bomb in November, 2016, but is actually a watchable movie on DVD these days. Besides a lucid screenplay and outstanding production values, there are some very strong performances by the actors. [..]
Hidden Figures (2016)
"Hidden Figures" is an excellent drama about three African-American female mathematicians who worked at NASA in 1961, with one of them providing crucial calculations for the flight trajectories for Project Mercury, which helped the U. S. to compete with the Soviets in the Space Race. [..]
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
"My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" is an entirely predictable sequel to the 2002 movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." The only one slimmed down is the star, Nia Vardalos, who not only wrote the screenplay but also managed to reunite the entire cast from the original. [..]
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)
Director Mario Van Peebles ("New Jack City" 1991) had his heart in the right place in his attempt to depict the bravery of our Navy men in World War II. However, "USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage" suffers from terrible writing, confusing plots and subplots, bad special effects, [..]
Believe (2016)
"Believe" tells the story of an economically-challenged small town in Virginia whose residents are stunned to learn that funding for their annual Christmas pageant is in peril. Director-screenwriter Billy Dickson gave outstanding production values to this feel-good Christmas film that is excellent for viewing during the Holiday [..]