Universal Pictures attempted to revive and reboot the monster characters they have owned for decades under the banner of the Dark Universe, with the intention to compete with Walt Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe and Warner Brother's Justice League. The first attempt was "The Mummy," an old time [..]

"American Assassin" is the story of a CIA operative working to stop the detonation of a rogue nuclear bomb, while at the same time out for revenge against a terrorist who killed his girl friend. His boss at the intelligence bureau recognizes his conflict of interest, and [..]

Gary Oldman delivers a tour de force with his portrayal of Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour." Clad in period costume and heavy makeup with cigar in hand, Oldman speaks with Churchill's voice and personifies Britain's most famous prime minister who took office in 1940 with Nazi Germany [..]

"Baywatch" provides some escapist programing for movie audiences this summer seeking relief from heat in the air conditioning of theaters all across North America. The poorly directed film from Seth Gordon ("Horrible Bosses" 2011) and his lousy screenwriters Damian Shannon and Mark Swift is just a bad [..]

"Home Again" is a romantic comedy movie starring Reese Witherspoon as a single mother who invites two brothers and their friend, all twenty years younger, to live with her to save on expenses. Director-screenwriter Hallie Meyers-Shyer did well in organizing this pleasant and innocuous comedy in her [..]

The fascinating story of a sceptical journalist whose journey from atheist to born again Christian was well documented in "The Case for Christ." Director Jon Gunn ("Do You Believe?" 2015) and screenwriter Brian Bird did an outstanding job in adapting Lee Strobel's 1998 autobiography of the same [..]

The innovative partnership of Pixar and Walt Disney continues with "Cars 3." This third in the series that began in 2006 with a second installment in 2011 returns to its roots in this second sequel with further insights into the life of Lightening McQueen (voiced by Owen [..]

"Logan" is loaded with action and adventure, something we expect from Marvel Entertainment. But, and it is a biggie, this 20th Century Fox film, supposedly good for family consumption, also contains excessive amounts of violence and gore, and with numerous children in the cast portraying young mutants. [..]

"Despicable Me 3" continues the fun and entertaining comedy streak that began with the films of 2010 and 2013. Gru and twin brother Dru team up to battle former 1980's child star Balthazar Bratt, now a major criminal in this computer-animated comedy from directors Pierre Coffin and [..]

The third time is a charm in the Thor movie series with "Thor: Ragnarok." This sequel to "Thor" (2011) and "Thor: The Dark World" (2013) is definitely the best of the lot with a marvelous screenplay, plenteous humor, loads of action, and outstanding performances. Kudos to [..]