British director Philip Barantini made his big screen debut with the crime drama "Villain," the tale of a man released from prison after ten years, trying to make a new life for himself only to fight attempts to pull him back into criminal activity. Barantini breathes [..]

Vin Diesel stars in yet another action adventure film called "Bloodshot," based on a Valiant Comics character. Sony Pictures had hoped to make this movie the start of their Valiant cinematic universe, another blockbuster franchise, but were stopped short by the corona virus pandemic, as "Bloodshot" [..]

Fans of art house cinema should enjoy producer-director Judd Apatow's plodding drama "The King of Staten Island." It is the story of a young man's problems dealing with life after the death of his father and his mother's involvement with a new boyfriend. The length of [..]

"Rogue" is a laughably terrible movie starring Megan Fox as a mercenary whose team is sent into Africa on a rescue mission, where they get into all kinds of trouble including being hunted by a bloodthirsty lion. This poorly planned and badly executed project was directed by [..]

English actor Tom Hardy portrays famed Chicago gangster Al Capone in the independent film production of "Capone." Director-screenwriter Josh Trank ("Fantastic Four" 2015) did a terrible job on this movie with its unorganized plot, boring storyline, gratuitous violence. Hardy's performance is flat, [..]

"The Call of the Wild" is a sentimental tale of a dog's journey from California to the Yukon Territory in the 1890's Klondike Gold Rush. The 1903 Jack London novel was skillfully adapted by director Chris Sanders ("Lilo and Stitch" 2002) and screenwriter Michael Green ("Blade Runner [..]

Director Jeff Wadlow ("Truth or Dare" 2018) tried his hand at putting together a film version of "Fantasy Island," the television series that ran from 1977 to 1984 on ABC. He failed miserably. The picture has the familiar story of five people who come to the [..]

The latest entry into Universal Pictures' cinematic Dark Universe is the often remade "The Invisible Man." This excellent thriller stars Elizabeth Moss as a woman who feels that she is being stalked by her abusive boyfriend even after his apparent suicide. Director-screenwriter [..]

"Dolittle" is an absolutely terrible film in almost every way: Bad writing, amateurish gags, a boring storyline, lack-luster special effects, and dismal performances by cast members. Director Stephen Gaghan ("Syriana" 2005), who also co-wrote the screenplay with Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, has released this complete [..]

Scientists try to escape a deep sea research station when it was damaged by an earthquake in the science fiction action picture "Underwater." The encounters with some "scary" sea creatures demonstrates that this is cheap scifi drama poorly executed by director William Eubank ("The Signal" 2014) and [..]