In Hollywood's world of sequels and movie franchises, "Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials" has done quite well. Director Wes Ball ("Maze Runner" 2014) has improved the plot and storyline and stepped up the quality of the action sequences from last year's original. Credit also goes to [..]

Great acting is evident in the Warner Bros. crime drama "Black Mass." Johnny Depp's performance as mobster James "Whitey" Bulger is absolutely brilliant and compelling. Depp is almost unrecognizable between the heavy make-up and the tour de force nature of this role. [..]

Just in case you were thinking of taking up mountain climbing, watching the movie "Everest" may change your mind. The story is based on the real life events of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, where several people from two expedition groups lost their lives. [..]

The "Minions" gibber-jabber their way to success on the big screen in their own hit film after being consigned to secondary roles in "Despicable Me" (2010) and "Despicable Me 2" (2013). Director Pierre Coffin (at the helm of both "Despicable Me" projects), who lent his voice as [..]

Robert Redford and Nick Nolte provide plenty of laughs, and some serious moments as well, in the buddy picture "A Walk in the Woods." The story is of two friends who decide to walk the 2,100 mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. Redford [..]

"Fantastic Four" is a poor attempt to make a comic book story into an action-adventure motion picture. Poor direction by Josh Trank ("Chronicle" 2012) and lackluster screenplay by Jeremy Slater, Simon Kinberg, and Trank in this third version seem to lack the excitement of Walt Disney's new [..]

"Ant-Man" is more superhero fun and games from Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures. This twelfth installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe features Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, an average guy down on his luck who gets a second chance in life as Ant-Man. Rudd not only [..]

"Far From the Madding Crowd" is a pretentious story about an independent single woman being pursued by three very different male suitors. This obnoxious feminist statement of a motion picture was based on the 1874 novel by Thomas Hardy, adapted by screenwriter David Nicholls and directed by [..]

Tom Cruise continues in his more than three decade reign as one of Hollywood's top movie stars with "Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation." This is his fifth appearance as IMF agent Ethan Hunt in this movie series (1996, 2000, 2006, 2011) and likely the most popular one yet [..]

The innovation and ingenuity at Pixar Animation Studios never ceased to amaze. "Inside Out" is the story of the inner workings inside the mind of a young girl, with an original story, an excellent screenplay, colorful animation, and exceptional voice performances. Viewing in 3-D only enhances [..]