"The Birth of a Nation" is a period drama picture based on the story of Nat Turner, an African-America slave who led a rebellion against slave owners in Virginia in 1831. Director Nate Parker, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jean McGianni Celestin, successfully captured the emotions of [..]
Wild Oats (2016)
Shirley MacLaine celebrates sixty years in motion pictures with the made-for-television movie "Wild Oats." (Her first film was Alfred Hitchcock's "The Trouble With Harry" in 1955.) At age 82, MacLaine show only sight signs of aging as she plays a woman who flees America for the [..]
Hell or High Water (2016)
"Hell or High Water" is an exciting modern day western-crime drama from CBS Films and Lionsgate Films. Director David MacKenzie ("Starred Up" 2013) and screenwriter Taylor Sheridan created this story about two brothers who plot a bank robbery to save their family farm but cannot stop with [..]
Finding Dory (2016)
Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios took thirteen years to develop a sequel to 2003's "Finding Nemo," and it was well worth the wait. "Finding Dory" tells the amusing and entertaining story of a memory-challenged fish named Dory on a journey to be reunited with her [..]
The Accountant (2016)
Ben Affleck delivers a marvelous and layered performance as an autistic certified public accountant who has a side job as a hitman in "The Accountant." Director Gavin O'Connor ("Warrior" 2011) and screenwriter Bill Dubuque keep the action coming in this unique and offbeat thriller. [..]
Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
Tyler Perry has a new Madea comedy out called "Boo! A Madea Halloween." This film is more of the same from producer-director-screenwriter Perry, with a debut at number one at the box office on October 21, 2016. The story has Brian [..]
Vanished: Left Behind – Next Generation (2016)
The immensely popular "Left Behind" movie franchise continues with "Vanished: Left Behind - Next Generation." The story tells of the disappearance of one billion people around the world in the Rapture, and how 15-year-old Gabby Harlow deals with the chaos in society and in her personal life, [..]
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
More action and adventure from a would-be Tom Cruise franchise pretty much describes "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back." Though the film is formulaic and really offers nothing new to differentiate itself from the original, the screenplay by Richard Wenk, Marshall Herskovitz, and Edward Zwick (also the director) [..]
Deepwater Horizon (2016)
"Deepwater Horizon" is an exciting disaster film based on the famous oil rig explosion and the subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. This thriller was tightly directed by Peter Berg ("Battleship" 2012); there are few dull moments in the one hour and forty-seven [..]
Hillsong: Let Hope Rise (2016)
"Hillsong: Let Hope Arise" is a documentary on Hillsong United, a contemporary Christian worship band from Australia. Director Michael John Warren ("Shrek the Musical" 2013) did a good job of balancing the live concert footage, behind the scenes interviews, and visits to band members' homes to form [..]