"What Women Want" is an uproariously funny movie about a womanizing salesman who gains the ability to read the minds of women after suffering an electric shock. He visits his therapist who encourages him to use the new found powers to his advantage, with hilarious results. [..]
What Men Want (2019)
The romantic comedy movie "What Men Want" has some good moments and even more not so good moments, thanks to uneven direction by Adam Shankman ("A Walk to Remember" 2002) and sub-par writing by Tina Gordon, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck. This BET and Paramount Pictures [..]
Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
"Motherless Brooklyn" is an excellent film noir crime drama produced, directed, and written by Edward Norton, who is also the star of the show. He beautifully captured the feel and texture of this 1957 story set in New York City about a private detective investigating the death [..]
Yesterday (2019)
"Yesterday" is the unlikely story of a struggling musician who suddenly finds himself the only person in the world who remembers the Beatles, and he becomes successful recording and selling their music. The premise is so ridiculous and far-fetched that is undermines the entire movie and makes [..]
The Reliant (2019)
"The Reliant" is a faith based film that tells the story of a teenage girl who must care for her younger siblings during an economic collapse and the resulting social chaos. Although the movie does deal effectively with issues of forgiveness and the loss of loved ones, [..]
Captain Marvel (2019)
Brie Larson turns in an outstanding performance as Marvel Studios' latest superhero "Captain Marvel." This twenty-first movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is enormously entertaining, telling the story of how Carol Danvers obtained superhero powers after an accident, becoming Captain Marvel. The [..]
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures pulled out all the stops in concluding the Avengers movie series which began in 2012, with sequels in 2015 and 2018. Directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo ("You, Me and Dupree" 2006) did their jobs with the precision and grace of [..]
Aladdin (2019)
"Aladdin" is on the Disney remake list, now a live action version of the 1992 animated motion picture of the same name. While this Guy Ritchie-directed version is passable, it lacks the luster and the class of the original (remember "Sherlock Holmes" of 2009?). Ritchie also [..]
Toy Story 4 (2019)
Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios have hit the jackpot with "Toy Story 4." This fourth computer-animated film in the popular "Toy Story" series (from 1995, 1999, 2010) is funny, warm, and homey family entertainment that has earned over one billion dollars at the global box [..]
The Lion King (2019)
As a result of Walt Disney Pictures' goal of producing new versions of its entire film library, they came out with a "photorealistic" computer-animated remake of the traditionally animated "The Lion King" of 1994. This 2019 movie of the same name tells the story of the young [..]