"The Sisters Brothers" is a quirky western drama from French director Jacques Audiard, his first production in English. The result is an entertaining and watchable motion picture, the story of two cowboy assassin brothers who chase after two other men searching for gold. Audiard also co-wrote [..]
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Director Rob Marshall ("Chicago" 2002) and The Walt Disney Company have turned out a high quality and entertaining sequel to the beloved children's classic "Mary Poppins," which premiered in 1964. The storyline of "Mary Poppins Returns" has the popular nanny returning to visit Michael and Jane Banks, [..]
A Star Is Born (2018)
Yet another version of an old Hollywood classic is out with fairly good results. First time director Bradley Cooper put together "A Star Is Born" that has good performances, good music, and a good screenplay (that he co-wrote with Eric Roth and Will Fetters) retelling this familiar [..]
Vice (2018)
A cynical view of Vice President Dick Cheney is presented to the public in the film "Vice." The story follows Cheney in his quest to become the most powerful Vice President in history, depicting a meeting with then Texas Governor George W. Bush as he (Bush) accepts [..]
Aquaman (2018)
"Aquaman" made a big splash at the box office, thanks to superheroic direction by James Wan ("Furious 7" 2015) and good writing by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Will Beall. Though the film really did not offer anything new in the way of story, the endless action and [..]
Green Book (2018)
The Best Picture of 2018 is....."Green Book," an engrossing story about an African-American classical pianist on tour with his Italian-American driver through the 1960's Midwest and Deep South, where complications arise. The film has exceptional character development thanks to solid direction by Peter Farrelly ("Dumb and Dumber [..]
Creed II (2018)
Producer and star Sylvester Stallone has found yet another film to keep his "Rocky" legacy alive, this time in movie number eight in the series, "Creed II." This picture is a direct sequel to "Creed" of 2015, continuing the story of Adonis Creed, the son of boxer [..]
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
Walt Disney Pictures has a huge box office bomb called "A Wrinkle in Time." This film, based on the 1962 novel by Madeleine L'Engle, tells the story of a girl on a quest to find her father, aided by three "heavenly" beings. The movie suffers from [..]
7 Days in Entebbe (2018)
Yet another film about the 1976 hijacking of Air France Flight 139, containing numerous Isreali citizens, has been released called "7 Days in Entebbe." Brazilian director Jose Padilha ("Robo Cop" 2014) and screenwriter Gregory Burke put together the story with an international thriller format. The watchable [..]
Overboard (2018)
Wacky comedy abounds in the 2018 remake of the 1987 film "Overboard." Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez fill in for Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in this story of a working class single mom who convinces a rich playboy with amnesia that they are married. [..]