Tom Hanks got an Oscar nomination for his stellar portrayal of popular television personality Fred Rogers in "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood." Rogers' show "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" entertained preschool audiences from 1968 to 2001. This role of the innocuous Rogers, an ordained Presbyterian minister, [..]

Producer-director Clint Eastwood ("Play Misty for Me" 1971) continues to put together high quality motion pictures with "Richard Jewell." The film is based on the true story of a security guard falsely accused by the FBI of planting the bomb that exploded at the 1996 Olympics in [..]

The popular English television show "Downton Abbey" has come to the big screen. Appropriately titled "Downton Abbey," the film has retained the flavor of the series thanks to producer-screenwriter Julian Fellowes, the creator of the show that ran for six seasons on the BBC, 2010 to 2015. [..]

The Best Picture of 2019 is....."Parasite." This South Korean film tells the riveting story of a poor family of four who infiltrate a wealthy couple's home by getting hired on as household help, with a scheme in mind of enriching themselves by stealing from their employers. [..]

Producer-director Roland Emmerich ("White House Down" 2013) and screenwriter Wes Tooke did a remake of the 1976 film "Midway." It tells the story of the Battle of Midway which took place June 4-7, 1942, a crucial conflict in World War II that took place six months after [..]

Traditional Disney fantasy is kicked into high gear in "Maleficent." Angelina Jolie stars as the villain in this reimagining of Walt Disney's 1959 animated classic "Sleeping Beauty." Jolie delivers a multi-layered performance as the complex queen of the fairy kingdom who casts a sleep curse [..]

The inferior sequel to the 2014 film "Maleficent" is out in theaters with a muddled plot, dark themes, and an obnoxious heroine. "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" has Angelina Jolie reprising the title role as a wicked witch that many in the audience find it difficult to root [..]

"Olympus Has Fallen" is two hours of fun action movie escapism. It tells the story of a capture of the White House by well organized terrorists. Director Antoine Fuqua ("King Arthur" 2004) and screenwriters Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt provide a plausible enough plot and well [..]

Lights! Camera! Action! The sequel to 2013's "Olympus Has Fallen" is out and the public and critics alike love it. "London Has Fallen" is full of action and adventure thanks to Swedish director Babak Najafi in his impressive American film debut and screenwriters Creighton [..]

The third installment of the "Has Fallen" movie series is out, called "Angel Has Fallen," a well-done rehash of the previous films: "Olympus Has Fallen" (2013) and "London Has Fallen" (2016). This time, Gerard Butler's character, Secret Service agent Mike Banning, is falsely accused of an [..]