Executive producer Steven Spielberg and producer-director Damien Chazelle ("La La Land" 2016) take a look at the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong in "First Man." This movie has a dull feel to it, with no energy in the screenplay written by Josh Singer and underwhelming performances by [..]

"Unbroken: Path to Redemption" continues the story of Louis Zamperini that began in the 2014 film "Unbroken." Producer Matthew Baer (of the first "Unbroken") and director Harold Cronk ("God's Not Dead" 2014) instilled this sequel with outstanding production values including period sets and costumes, good acting, and [..]

Director Ramin Bahrani ("Chop Shop" 2007) created an obnoxious and shallow movie about a possible dystopian future of America in "Fahrenheit 451." The burning of books by an unnamed dictatorship established in the U. S. after a second civil war was depicted in the terrible screenplay penned [..]

Director Jason Reitman ("Tully" 2018) put together a film that takes a look at the rise and fall of Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart in 1988. "The Front Runner" is a superficial work, not quite a documentary but not great storytelling either. Reitman was also one [..]

The last few days of the life of actor Herve Villechaize of "Fantasy Island" fame are vividly depicted in "My Dinner With Herve." Impressive performances by Peter Dinklage as Villechaize and Jamie Dornan as a journalist who interviewed him at dinner convincingly transforms this movie from a [..]

Scottish director Jon S. Baird ("Cass" 2008) gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the friendship of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in "Stan and Ollie." The story is set in a 1953 music hall tour of Britain and Ireland, which was their final collaboration. The well [..]

"Little Italy" is a run-of-the-mill romantic comedy loosely based on Bill Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," with young people in love who come from two feuding Italian-Canadian families. Director Donald Petrie ("Mystic Pizza" 1988) seemed to throw together this picture at the last minute, with a screenplay penned [..]

Comedy actor Kevin Hart co-produced, co-wrote, and stars in a mediocre motion picture called "Night School." This farce is the story of a salesman who attempts to earn his GED when he loses his job. Director Malcolm D. Lee ("Undercover Brother" 2002) displays his lack of [..]

Director Kevin Connolly ("Dear Eleanor" 2016) and screenwriters Lem Dobbs and Leo Rossi have a horrible bomb on their hands with "Gotti." This story about the real-life mobster has poorly written dialogue, uneven plot lines, and terrible acting, especially by star John Travolta in bad makeup as [..]

Clint Eastwood shows he can still deliver the goods on the big screen after five decades in his latest movie "The Mule." In this true story, Eastwood plays a World War II veteran who becomes a courier for a drug cartel. Eastwood [..]