"The Legend of Tarzan" is the latest in a long line of movies based on the fictional character created in 1912 by famed writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. And not a good one, either. Director David Yates (the last four "Harry Potter" films) and screenwriters Adam Cozad [..]

"Masterminds" is an ill-conceived comedy about the robbery of millions of dollars from a company's vault. Terrible direction by Jared Hess ("Nacho Libre" 2006) and astonishingly poor writing by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, and Emily Spivey are typical of producer Lorne Michaels' film projects. His success [..]

Director Brad Furman ("The Lincoln Lawyer" 2011) has brought us another crime drama called "The Infiltrator." This true story of a U. S. Customs agent who goes undercover to bring down drug lords was based on the career of Robert Mazur, the screenplay by Ellen Brown Furman [..]

J. J. Abrams has produced another high-quality "Star Trek" product in "Star Trek Beyond." The screenplay by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung tells of the Enterprise being ambushed and the subsequent crash landing on an inhospitable planet, where the crew struggles to survive. This story is [..]

"Father Christmas is Back" tells the story of a father who bursts in unannounced on his four estranged daughters' Christmas celebration. Unbeknownst to three of them, the fourth daughter invited James Christmas and his girlfriend to the party that also includes their mother. The hilarity proceeds [..]

"Christmas in Paradise" is a holiday film about three sisters who reunite with their estranged father on a Caribbean island. Kelsey Grammar stars in this predictable but pleasant story that was streamed on the STARZ channel, a sequel to the 2021 Netflix movie "Father Christmas is Back." [..]

"Jerry & Marge Go Large" is a silly and convoluted comedy film where a retired couple try to figure out ways to win the lottery. Director David Frankel ("Marley & Me" 2008) and screenwriter Brad Copeland sloppily put together this picture that seems like torture to endure [..]

Tom Hanks delivers another gem of a performance as a cranky man who has trouble getting along with neighbors in "A Man Called Otto." Director Marc Forster ("Christopher Robin" 2018) and screenwriter David Magee strike a good balance between very serious topics and light material. They [..]

"Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul" takes a look at some of the modern day excesses of evangelical megachurches from independent director Adamma Ebo. She wrote the screenplay, and served as one of the producers of this mockumentary comedy project, adapted from her 2018 short film of [..]

Brendan Fraser won the Oscar for Best Actor in a role as a morbidly obese man whose life is mired in problems. "The Whale" is mostly a boring recitation of someone's personal woes and grudges in life, with overrated performances by Fraser and his co-star Hong Chau, [..]