"The Snowman" is a poorly made crime drama about a police detective in Norway pursuing a serial killer whose modus operandi includes using snowmen as his calling card. Sloppy direction by Tomas Alfredson ("Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" 2011) and a poorly written screenplay by Peter Straughan, Hossein [..]

"Teleios" is a science fiction mystery film telling the story of a rescue ship sent to investigate why a mining vessel had been adrift and incommunicado for two years off of Titan, a moon of Saturn. Director-screenwriter Ian Truitner ("Cutting Room" 2006) did a good job of [..]

"Get Out" is a superior horror film about a young African-American man who discovers a disturbing secret when he visits the family of his white girl friend. Director-screenwriter Jordan Peele, in his big screen debut, does an excellent job of orchestrating the unfolding drama in a smooth [..]

"John Wick: Chapter 2" is a worthy sequel to 2014's "John Wick," with exciting action sequences and well choreographed fight and shooting scenes. The director of the original, Chad Stahelski, was in charge here and did create a fresh film able to be a stand-alone story. [..]

"The Resurrection of Gavin Stone" is an entertaining faith-based film about a former child actor who has run into substance abuse problems and is sentenced to do community service at a megachurch. He finds out about an Easter play the church is planning, and he pretends to [..]

The Best Picture of 2017 is....."The Shape of Water." Producer-director-screenwriter Guillermo del Toro created a story that centers on a mute woman janitorial worker at a high security government lab in Baltimore in 1962, who falls in love with a captured humanoid fish-like creature. [..]

"Papillon" is the true story of Frenchman Henri Charriere, falsely convicted of murder and imprisoned in the infamous prison in French Guiana's Devil's Island. The film was based on Charriere's 1969 autobiography and the 1973 movie with Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. [..]

"Star Wars: The Last Jedi," episode eight of nine "Star Wars" films, is out with drama and action-adventure bigger and better than ever. This sequel to 2015's "The Force Awakens" is the story of the Resistance and its continuing fight against Kylo Ren and the First Order, [..]

Will Smith won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Venus and Serena Williams' father Richard Williams in "King Richard." This one of six nominations for a biopic that was a little boring and tedious for a 145 minute film; we really do not need [..]

Steven Spielberg does not hesitate to take on new and big projects of all sorts, and he did an outstanding job with a remake of the classic musical "West Side Story." Spielberg assembled an outstanding production team and cast that made this project something that would make [..]