"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 [..]

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 [..]

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 [..]

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 [..]

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 [..]

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. [..]

"White Boy Rick" is the true story of Richard Wershe Jr., who, at the age of 14, became the youngest undercover informant in history for the FBI. This boring film never reaches it potential due to uneven direction by French director Yann Demange and a weak, poorly [..]

Tom Cruise returns as Impossible Missions Force agent Ethan Hunt for the sixth time in "Mission Impossible - Fallout." This film has non-stop action that makes this two-and-a-half hour movie move very quickly. Kudos to director-screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie ("Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation" 2015) and to [..]

"Crazy Rich Asians" is an amusing romantic comedy, Hollywood's first major film starring Asian-American actors since "The Joy Luck Club" of 1993. There is an abundance of laughs and drama, as the story is basically a conventional big screen romantic comedy. Director Jon M. [..]

"Hunter Killer" is an exciting action-adventure film about a U. S. submarine given the assignment of rescuing the Russian president from a military coup. Director Donovan Marsh ("Avenged" 2013) and screenwriters Arne Schmidt and Jamie Moss have crafted a fast moving two hour movie with and absorbing [..]