"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 [..]

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 [..]

Walt Disney Pictures has another winner out this year called "The Jungle Book." This is the third version by Disney, after the initial 1967 animated film and the 1994 live action product. Producer-director Jon Favreau employed the latest technologies in computer-generated imagery, photorealistic rendering, and motion [..]

"Father Christmas is Back" tells the story of a father who bursts in unannounced on his four estranged daughters' Christmas celebration. Unbeknownst to three of them, the fourth daughter invited James Christmas and his girlfriend to the party that also includes their mother. The hilarity proceeds [..]

"Christmas in Paradise" is a holiday film about three sisters who reunite with their estranged father on a Caribbean island. Kelsey Grammar stars in this predictable but pleasant story that was streamed on the STARZ channel, a sequel to the 2021 Netflix movie "Father Christmas is Back." [..]

"Jerry & Marge Go Large" is a silly and convoluted comedy film where a retired couple try to figure out ways to win the lottery. Director David Frankel ("Marley & Me" 2008) and screenwriter Brad Copeland sloppily put together this picture that seems like torture to endure [..]

Tom Hanks delivers another gem of a performance as a cranky man who has trouble getting along with neighbors in "A Man Called Otto." Director Marc Forster ("Christopher Robin" 2018) and screenwriter David Magee strike a good balance between very serious topics and light material. They [..]

"Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul" takes a look at some of the modern day excesses of evangelical megachurches from independent director Adamma Ebo. She wrote the screenplay, and served as one of the producers of this mockumentary comedy project, adapted from her 2018 short film of [..]

Brendan Fraser won the Oscar for Best Actor in a role as a morbidly obese man whose life is mired in problems. "The Whale" is mostly a boring recitation of someone's personal woes and grudges in life, with overrated performances by Fraser and his co-star Hong Chau, [..]

"Shazam! Fury of the Gods" picks up right where "Shazam!" (2019) ended, with Billy Batson and his foster siblings on the move to fight Hespera and Kalypso, two daughters of Atlas, who are up to all kinds of mischief. Zachary Levi employs his usual amount of talent [..]