"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" is a Cold War drama about the search for a Soviet double agent in the British Secret Service. The film is mostly a big bore, as it is difficult to follow, poorly written, and a strenuous and difficult slog for movie-goers who did [..]

"The Island President" is a documentary film about Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed's efforts to alert world leaders about climate change. (Nasheed held office from Nov. 2008 to Feb. 2012.) Most of his appeals at various conferences around the globe fell on deaf ears. Nasheed was [..]

Meryl Streep won her third Oscar for her stunning portrayal as Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady." Director Phyllida Lloyd ("Mama Mia!" 2008) and screenwriter Abi Morgan keep the movie well organized, especially with the numerous flashback scenes. Streep's performance is so convincing that the viewer [..]

"The Intouchables" is a French language comedy-drama buddy film about a poor black man hired to be a caregiver to a wealthy quadriplegic. Young and energetic Driss Bassary seems to bring the middle-aged Philippe Maserati a new lease on life. The chemistry between the two principal [..]

Is the third time a charm for "A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas?" It is if your standards are very low. Director Todd Strauss-Schulson and screenwriters Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have come up with the same stoner comedy with the charm of Harold Lee and [..]

Jesse Stone has "retired" as police chief and is replaced with the son-in-law of one of the city councilmen. This does not stop him from investigating his usual pair of murders (in each episode); Stone seeks some official endorsement by asking the state police captain to deputize [..]

Jason Statham stars as a professional assassin for hire who specializes in making his hits look like accidents or suicides. "The Mechanic" has no shortage of action and drama, well managed and evenly paced by director Simon West ("Con Air" 1997) and screenwriters Lewis John Carlino and [..]

"Jerusalem Countdown" is a very exciting faith-based "Last Days" movie thriller about terrorists who have planted seven "backpack" nuclear devises around the U. S. to cripple America and make Israel vulnerable to attack. Director Harold Cronk, who co-wrote the screenplay with Matthew Taliford, kept a tight storyline [..]

"Crazy, Stupid, Love" is a romantic comedy about a middle-aged man trying to get back on his feet, romantically speaking, after the breakup of his marriage. Directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa and screenwriter Dan Fogelman have brought us a very funny and a very original comedy. [..]

"Tower Heist" is a comedy-heist movie about a group of employees whose pensions and savings have been stolen from them by a Wall Street businessman. They hire a criminal, a bankrupt businessman, and a maid to break into his apartment to get their money back. The [..]