Walt Disney Pictures continues with their habit of recent years in remaking nearly all of the classic films, this time redoing "The Little Mermaid," a new live action version of the 1989 animated feature. Director Rob Marshall ("Mary Poppins Returns" 2018) and screenwriter David Magee have retained [..]

Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco drew upon his own family's experiences when he created the comedy film "About My Father.'' Though the movie is mildly entertaining, material from a comedian's standup routine does not always translate into big screen hilarity. Maniscalco co-wrote the screenplay with Austen Earl; the [..]

"Montana Story" is a fine film about two siblings who return to their family farm after their father falls into a coma. Haley Lu Richardson and Owen Teague deliver outstanding performances as a sister and brother who work through past differences and family problems. They have [..]

"Beast" is an exciting action horror film where Idris Elba plays a man who takes his two daughters "on safari" to a South African game reserve, only to find themselves fighting for survival when they are hunted down by a ferocious man-eating lion. Although something like this [..]

Vin Diesel has continued the story of "Fast and Furious" with the tenth film in the franchise called "Fast X." In this action-packed sequel, Jason Momoa plays a man who is out for revenge on Dominic Toretto and family for the death of his drug dealer father [..]

The fascinating life of boxer, businessman, and television personality George Forman is told in the new movie "Big George Forman." It tells Forman's life story from his rise from a childhood in poverty to professional boxer to church pastor to commercial businessman. This faith-based film shows [..]

Hail, hail, the gang's all here! The fans of "Guardians of the Galaxy" superhero team are thrilled to have everyone back for the third installment of the series that came out in 2014 and 2017. "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" tells the story of the [..]

"Ant-Man" is more superhero fun and games from Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures. This twelfth installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe features Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, an average guy down on his luck who gets a second chance in life as Ant-Man. Rudd not only [..]

The writing and directing team of Glenn Ficarra and John Requa ("Crazy, Stupid Love" 2011) have turned out a mediocre movie called "Focus." The film has a shallow story, a predictable plot, and bad writing. The only factor that made this film a [..]

"By the Sea" is the story of an American couple who travel to a French seaside resort to work out their problems and marital woes. Director-screenwriter Angelina Jolie Pitt put together this long, drawn out story that drags on and on. Perhaps it was a therapy [..]