The third time is a charm in the Thor movie series with "Thor: Ragnarok." This sequel to "Thor" (2011) and "Thor: The Dark World" (2013) is definitely the best of the lot with a marvelous screenplay, plenteous humor, loads of action, and outstanding performances. Kudos to [..]

Producer-director Matthew Vaughn has put together a sequel to his 2014 film "Kingsman: The Secret Service" with mixed results. "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" has some fun spy action sequences coupled with comedic elements, but is plagued with excessive violence and bad language. [..]

The fifth installment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series is out in theaters. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" has a less complicated storyline and easier-to-follow plot than the first four pictures, and is a stand-alone story as well. [..]

Director Michael Bay has completed his fifth film in the Hasbro "Transformers" movie series called "Transformers: The Last Knight." The exciting, fast moving, and complex action-adventure science fiction film has been met with horrible reviews from critics and with enthusiasm from the general public at the [..]

Producer-director Ridley Scott ("Thelma & Louise" 1991) returns with an excellent sequel to the 2012 film "Prometheus" called "Alien: Covenant." This second in the "Alien" prequel series returns to the high quality science fiction horror of the first "Alien" movie of 1979; all three were directed by [..]

Producer-director Guy Ritchie has turned out another dud with "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword." As he has with other films such as "Sherlock Holmes" (2009), Ritchie takes most of the excitement out of a tried-and-true story and installs his own mediocre version. This makes for [..]

Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel Studios, and director-screenwriter James Gunn have come out with "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2," a superior product to the original that he directed back in 2014. This sequel to "Guardians of the Galaxy" has more complex action sequences, a larger cast, and [..]

Producer and star Vin Diesel has kept up the quality in "The Fate of the Furious," movie number eight in "The Fast and the Furious" franchise. The excellent screenplay by Chris Morgan has Dominic Toretto going rogue against his own team due to pressure from a cyberterrorist, [..]

Walt Disney Pictures has another one billion dollar movie on its hands with "Beauty and the Beast." This is a live-action remake of the studio's 1991 animated film of the same name. The music by Alan Menken and the 18th century French fairy tale are all [..]

Vin Diesel returns for the third time as Xander Cage in "XXX: Return of Xander Cage." The Paramount Pictures film is long on action and short on original story line, as designed by producer Diesel, director D. J. Caruso ("Eagle Eye" 2008), and screenwriter F. Scott Frazier. [..]