Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg team up to search for lost treasures from Ferdinand Magellan's voyage of 1519 in "Uncharted." This fast-moving action-adventure picture was well directed by Ruben Fleischer ("Venom" 2018), with a tightly written screenplay by Rafe Lee Judkins, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway. [..]
Father Stu (2022)
"Father Stu" is the interesting true story of a boxer who becomes a Catholic priest, and eventually is stricken with a muscle disorder that hinders his ability to perform the duties of his ministry. The film was well put together by Rosalind Ross in her first motion [..]
Nope (2022)
Producer-director-screenwriter Jordon Peele ("Get Out" 2017) has created a unique science fiction horror film called "Nope." It tells the story of a UFO making repeated appearances in a small town that attracts tourists with a wild west show. The suspense builds with each arrival of the [..]
Bullet Train (2022)
"Bullet Train" is an action-adventure film with strong comedic elements. Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock head a cast on a Japanese bullet train filled with hit men trying to assassinate one another, to make a long story short. Producer-director David Leitch ("Atomic [..]
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
"Where the Crawdads Sing" is an engrossing crime drama about a young woman who had been abandoned as a child to raise herself in a North Carolina swamp, only to later find that she has been accused of murder and put on trial. [..]
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
The Best Picture Oscar of 2022 goes to....."Everything Everywhere All at Once." Directors-screenwriters Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (known as "The Daniels") deliberately blend and bend the conventional motion picture boundaries in this "absurdist" story of a woman who is being audited by the Internal Revenue Service [..]
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
"Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris" is a classic rags-to-riches story where a cleaning lady in London becomes obsessed with a client's fancy Dior dress. She travels to Paris to obtain said frock, and sparks soon fly in her dealings with upper-class employees at the Dior headquarters. [..]
Black Adam (2022)
"Black Adam" is a superhero movie starring Dwayne Johnson in this 11th film in the DC Extended Universe. Director Jaume Collet-Serra ("The Commuter" 2018) put loads of exciting action sequences into this picture, but he and his team of screenwriters (Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines, Aohrab Noshirvani) did [..]
Confess, Fletch (2022)
The usually dramatic actor Jon Hamm takes over the comedy role of Fletch from Chevy Chase in this year's "Confess, Fletch." (Chase's "Fletch" movies came out in 1985 & 1989.) The talented Hamm did well in the character due in part because of help from director [..]
Running the Bases (2022)
"Running the Bases" is a faith-based sports film about a small town baseball coach who accepts a job as the head coach of a larger and more successful high school sports program. He soon faces opposition from the powers-that-be over his unorthodox coaching style and methods. [..]