Agatha Christie's 1949 novel "Crooked House" has been made into a watchable motion picture starring Glenn Close as a senior member of a dysfunctional wealthy family in England. Director Gilles Paquet-Brenner ("Pretty Things" 2001). who also co-wrote the screenplay with Julian Fellowes and Tim Rose Price, kept [..]

"The Tribes of Palos Verdes" is an interesting story of a couple who move from Michigan to affluent Palos Verdes in Southern California with their two teenage children, drama proceeding from there. Directors Emmet Malloy and Brendan Malloy, brothers known as "The Malloys" who directed [..]

"Just Getting Started" is a predictable and formula comedy about an ex-mob lawyer and a retired FBI agent who must put aside their decades-old feud when they find themselves living in the same Palm Springs retirement community. This picture seems to have a [..]

"An Uncommon Grace" is the story of a U. S. Army nurse returning to her grandmother's home in Ohio, where she gets involved with an Amish man and is pulled into a murder mystery. David MacKay smoothly directed this made-for-television film for the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries [..]

"Last Flag Flying" is the poignant story of three Vietnam veteran friends reuniting after one of their sons is killed in the Iraq War. Director Richard Linklater ("Me and Orson Welles" 2008) expertly put together this film which looks at the effects of war from different points [..]

"The Book of Henry" is an inspiring and uplifting story about an 11-year-old boy dying of cancer who leaves detailed instructions to his mother to help a neighbor girl suffering from abuse. Director Colin Treverrow, who was at the helm of the blockbuster "Jurrasic World" of 2015, [..]

Tom Cruise stars in "America Made," the true story of a commercial airline pilot who becomes a drug smuggler for a major cartel, only to be caught, convicted, and forced into becoming an informant for the DEA. This engrossing film was directed with laser-like precision by Doug [..]

"Life" is a science fiction story about scientists aboard the International Space Station who discover life in soil samples from Mars. They get more than they bargained for when they discover that it is evolving more rapidly than anticipated. Director Daniel Espinosa ("Safe House" 2012) kept [..]

Producer-director-screenwriter Mike White ("Year of the Dog" 2007) put together an amusing comedy-drama film about a middle-aged man comparing his relatively modest career success to those of four old friends: A retired millionaire, a White House staffer, a hedge fund owner, and a Hollywood director. [..]

"The Foreigner" is an action-adventure movie that gives Jackie Chan a chance to once again demonstrate his patented martial arts moves. With a decent, though predicable, plot and storyline by David Marconi, director Martin Campbell ("Casino Royale" 2006) pulls off a film that is watchable and entertaining. [..]