"Uncharted" is an exciting action-adventure film about two men searching for the famed treasure of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition of 1519; they are in a race to locate the valuable goodies with a corrupt billionaire. Although there are similarities to "Raiders of the Lost Ark," director Ruben Fleischer [..]

"The Contractor" is the story of a retired military man who gets into trouble when he gets a job with a private military company. With a sluggish plot and sloppy directing, this film drags along for nearly two hours due to a bad effort by Swedish director [..]

"Stars and Stripes Forever" is a rousing biographical movie based on the life of composer and band leader John Philip Sousa (1854-1932), author of numerous military marches and patriotic musical numbers. Director Henry Koster ("The Robe" 1953) and screenwriter Lamar Trotti ("Cheaper by the [..]

"Breach" is a cheap, low budget science fiction film about a spaceship called Ark which is taking 300,000 people from an ecologically-failing earth to a new planet in another galaxy. Director John Suits, producer Corey Large (who co-wrote the screenplay with Edward Drake) [..]

"SAS: Red Notice" is an action-packed British thriller about criminals who hijack the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel) train and hold the passengers hostage under the English Channel. Norwegan director Magnus Martens ran a tight ship, with nary a dull moment in the 123 minutes of screen time. [..]

Fascinating, engrossing, and captivating all describe the 1964 neo noir crime picture "The Killers," based on Ernest Hemingway's short story from 1927. Producer-director Don Siegel ("Invasion of the Body Snatchers" 1956) and screenwriter Gene L. Coon (major contributor to the original "Star Trek" television series) put together [..]

One of the biggest surprises of this summer's large batch of movies the comedy romp "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Definitely youth-oriented fare, this film transcends that genre to become a well-paced motion picture that audiences of all ages can enjoy. Matthew Broderick excellently fits [..]

Tom Hanks has another great movie out called "News of the World." This western, capably directed by Paul Greengrass, who worked with Hanks on "Captain Phillips" back in 2013, features a story with outstanding character development and superior production values, which explains the four Oscar nominations: [..]

The Best Picture Oscar of 2020 goes to....."Nomadland," an interesting look at a slice of American life rarely depicted in motion pictures: Elderly people traveling around the country in motor homes living a "minimalist" lifestyle. The film won three Oscars (out of six nominations), [..]

Gal Gadot continues in her popular role as the world's most attractive DC Comics superhero in "Wonder Woman 1984." This sequel to the 2017 picture continues the story of Diana Prince in 1984, a move to the future from the first film's World War II setting. [..]