"Max" is a family friendly adventure film about a military trained dog used to help U. S. Marines in Afghanistan. There is little to complain about in this picture, as it has an even pace with a well thought out storyline from a fantastic screenplay by Sheldon [..]

In a year of numerous action-adventure movies in general release, it takes a lot for one of them to stand out, such as a high quality script, good directing, and excellent performances. "Kingsman: The Secret Service" has none of these qualities. [..]

Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in his most famous role as The Terminator in "Terminator Genisys." Director Alan Taylor ("Thor: The Dark World" 2013) has supplied loads of action and special effects, but the screenplay by Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier has created a world of confusion with [..]

"San Andreas" is the typical disaster movie directed by Brad Peyton, who was reunited with star Dwayne Johnson from "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" of 2012. There are few "faults" to find with the film, and not much new either. It has good acting, loads of [..]

Producer-director-screenwriter Cameron Crowe ("Jerry Maguire" 1996) put together a film called "Aloha" that has a confusing storyline, meandering plot, bad acting, and poor production values. The subject and direction of the movie is also in question: Is "Aloha" a romantic comedy, a political drama, a family [..]

Executive producer Steven Spielberg delivers the goods in "Jurassic World." This fourth film in the "Jurassic Park" series (and the first of the "Jurassic World" trilogy, with sequels to come in 2018 and 2022) is choc full of scary dinosaur action sequences and special effects, with a [..]

Director Paul Feig has reached new heights of hilarity with "Spy." His third film with Melissa McCarthy has proven to be a charm; he paired her with action star Jason Stratham with great results. Feig's screenplay is filled with tons of laughs, spread throughout the [..]

Fans of the television series should enjoy the new theatrical release "Entourage." Others could get something out of the film, as producer-director-screenwriter Doug Ellin (creator of the tv show "Entourage" on HBO, 2004-2011) kept production values high enough for general viewing. The [..]

"Furious 7" is without a doubt the best of the "Fast and Furious" movie franchise so far. It has tons of eye-popping action scenes, including one sequence where six cars were parachuted from an airplane. This well-orchestrated air drop scene was developed by stunt coordinator Spiro [..]

Walt Disney Pictures has produced a dud of a motion picture in "Tomorrowland." Despite being filled with some good special effects and purported excitement, the film is bogged down with uneven storytelling and a muddled and meandering plot. Apparently producer-director-screenwriter Brad Bird ("Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" [..]