"Olympus Has Fallen" is two hours of fun action movie escapism. It tells the story of a capture of the White House by well organized terrorists. Director Antoine Fuqua ("King Arthur" 2004) and screenwriters Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt provide a plausible enough plot and well [..]

Lights! Camera! Action! The sequel to 2013's "Olympus Has Fallen" is out and the public and critics alike love it. "London Has Fallen" is full of action and adventure thanks to Swedish director Babak Najafi in his impressive American film debut and screenwriters Creighton [..]

The third installment of the "Has Fallen" movie series is out, called "Angel Has Fallen," a well-done rehash of the previous films: "Olympus Has Fallen" (2013) and "London Has Fallen" (2016). This time, Gerard Butler's character, Secret Service agent Mike Banning, is falsely accused of an [..]

"Godzilla: King of the Monsters" is the latest entry into the Godzilla movie sweepstakes, the 35th to be exact, and, since 1954, the longest running movie franchise in history. This one has outstanding special effects and loads of action but short on story and character development. [..]

"Rocketman" is a biopic about the life and career of singer Elton John. Actor Taron Egerton turned in a good performance as the pop star, with helpful direction by Dexter Fletcher ("Wild Bill" 2011) and written by Lee Hall. Other actors include [..]

Director-screenwriter Todd Phillips ("Starsky and Hutch" 2004) has given us a fascinating look at the back story of one of Batman's most famous nemeses, "Joker." Phillips and co-screenwriter Scott Silver ("The Mod Squad" 1999) went into the history and psychological backround of Arthur Fleck, a failed comedian [..]

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced a noticeably lighter and family-friendly version of "The Addams Family." This computer-animated motion picture was more than capably directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan, and well written by Matt Lieberman. The story has the Addams family dealing with a real estate developer who [..]

"The Addams Family 2" is a mediocre but still entertaining sequel to MGM's 2019 hit "The Addams Family." Directors Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan were held over from the first film, and did an acceptable job here. Screenwriters Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit, Ben Queen, and Susanna [..]

Zachary Levi delivers an entertaining performance as a teenager who is suddenly transformed into a superhero named "Shazam!" Levi brings his light and breezy and non-pretentious personality to this role; he played a similar part as Chuck Bartowski on NBC's "Chuck" from 2007 to 2012. [..]

"Run the Race" is an inspiring faith-based movie telling the story of two teenage brothers actively involved in high school athletics who must also cope with their mother's death and their father's subsequent desertion of the family. They are living with their grandmother. [..]