Natalie Portman delivers an enthralling performance as First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in "Jackie." Hitherto known for her role as Padme Amidala in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy (1999, 2002, 2005), Portman has since starred in a variety of roles but none with the depth of this part. [..]
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Casey Affleck won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a troubled man who gains custody of his teenage nephew after the death of his brother in "Manchester by the Sea." The peeling away of layers to reveal the background of the main character was superbly handled [..]
Inferno (2016)
"Inferno" is a surprisingly well put together action thriller that keeps viewers on the edge of their collective seats for the two hour and one minute duration of the movie. Director Ron Howard ("Apollo 13" 1995) did a much better job with this third installment of Dan [..]
The BFG (2016)
The first film directed by Steven Spielberg for Walt Disney Pictures was a bomb at the box office - and just a downright weird movie. "The BFG" is the story of giants raiding homes in England, kidnapping children, and eating them. What were Disney and Spielberg [..]
Passengers (2016)
"Passengers" is an interesting science fiction movie featuring great chemistry between stars Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt. A morality play comes into view when Pratt's character, who himself is awakened out of 120 years of hibernation 90 years early, decides to revive a beautiful young woman from [..]
The Founder (2016)
Michael Keaton gives the definitive performance as Ray Kroc, "The Founder" of the wildly successful McDonalds Corporation. Kroc actually created the McDonald's fast food chain, and the film vividly depicts how he forced out the original founders, the McDonald brothers of San Bernardino, California. Director John [..]
The Great Wall (2016)
Veteran Chinese movie director Zhang Yimou has created an exciting action-adventure film called "The Great Wall." It is the story of two European mercenaries in China in the Middle Ages who helps local soldiers defend the Great Wall and the Chinese homeland against vicious alien monsters. [..]
Rogue One (2016)
LucasFilm has come out with the first "stand alone" "Star Wars" movie and it is a big hit with critics and the general public alike. "Rogue One" is the story of the daughter of the designer of the Death Star and her search to find the plans [..]
Collateral Beauty (2016)
One of the worst movies of 2016 is without a doubt "Collateral Beauty." What might be called an "absurdist fantasy drama" tells the story of a man who experiences the tragic death of his daughter and writes letters to Love, Time, and Death. The good [..]
Allied (2016)
Director Robert Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump" 1994) has released quite a dramatic World War II picture called "Allied." It tells the story of a Canadian intelligence officer who marries a member of the French resistance. One year into their marriage, his superiors tell him that she [..]