Fans of the "Maze Runner" movie series should be happy with the third and final film "Maze Runner: The Death Cure." Director Wes Ball, who was also at the helm of the 2014 and 2015 projects, did a good job with this picture that deals with the [..]
Black Panther (2018)
One of the high quality films of 2018 is "Black Panther." This movie based on Marvel Comics character T'Challa was blessed with great writing, excellent action sequences, outstanding performances, and superb direction by Ryan Coogler ("Creed" 2015), who also co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole. [..]
Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)
One of the worst movies of 2018 is definitely "Pacific Rim Uprising." This sequel to 2013's "Pacific Rim" suffers from a horribly written screenplay by Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, T. S. Newlin, and Steven S. DeKnight, who also made his directorial debut here. DeKnight's inexperience shows. [..]
Samson (2018)
Pure Flix Entertainment has produced one of its best faith-based films yet. Director Bruce MacDonald and screenwriters Jason Baumgardner, Zach Smith, Timothy Ratajczak, and Galen Gilbert managed to make a movie about the story of Samson that is accurate to the Biblical text from the book of [..]
The Gang’s All Here (1943)
"The Gang's All Here" was a lavish musical directed and choreographed by the legendary Busby Berkeley ("Hollywood Hotel" 1937), starring Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, and James Ellison. Miranda wore her signature fruit-filled hat in this very entertaining picture, written by Walter Bullock. [..]
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Another reboot of the Spider-Man series has occurred in "Spider-Man: Homecoming" in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, co-produced by Marvel Studios (part of the Walt Disney Company) and Columbia Pictures, owned by Sony Pictures, who handled the distribution chores. The results are a big hit with movie audiences, [..]
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Superhero motion pictures probably do not get better than "Spider-Man: Far From Home." This sequel to 2017's "Spider-Man: Homecoming" has a seemingly spontaneous and fresh feel to it from director Jon Watts, producers Kevin Feige and Amy Pasqual, and screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, all [..]
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Director Jon Watts and screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers improved on the storylines from their first two Spider-Man films from 2017 and 2019. Spoiler alert: "Spider-Man: No Way Home" features Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire returning in their former roles as Spider-Man as the current incumbent [..]
Men in Black: International (2019)
"Men in Black: International," the fourth in the "Men in Black" movie series (1997, 2002, 2012), has expanded its horizons to include women in black. Director F. Gary Gray ("The Fate of the Furious" 2017) and writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway have done the bidding [..]
The Good Liar (2019)
"The Good Liar" is an engrossing story of a con artist who runs into unexpected problems when he tries to trick a widow out of her fortune. Veteran actors Helen Mirren and Ian McKellan are a pleasure to watch in this expertly produced cat-and-mouse game. [..]