Producer-director-screenwriter Jordon Peele ("Get Out" 2017) has created a unique science fiction horror film called "Nope." It tells the story of a UFO making repeated appearances in a small town that attracts tourists with a wild west show. The suspense builds with each arrival of the [..]
Bullet Train (2022)
"Bullet Train" is an action-adventure film with strong comedic elements. Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock head a cast on a Japanese bullet train filled with hit men trying to assassinate one another, to make a long story short. Producer-director David Leitch ("Atomic [..]
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
"Where the Crawdads Sing" is an engrossing crime drama about a young woman who had been abandoned as a child to raise herself in a North Carolina swamp, only to later find that she has been accused of murder and put on trial. [..]
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
The Best Picture Oscar of 2022 goes to....."Everything Everywhere All at Once." Directors-screenwriters Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (known as "The Daniels") deliberately blend and bend the conventional motion picture boundaries in this "absurdist" story of a woman who is being audited by the Internal Revenue Service [..]
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
"Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris" is a classic rags-to-riches story where a cleaning lady in London becomes obsessed with a client's fancy Dior dress. She travels to Paris to obtain said frock, and sparks soon fly in her dealings with upper-class employees at the Dior headquarters. [..]
Black Adam (2022)
"Black Adam" is a superhero movie starring Dwayne Johnson in this 11th film in the DC Extended Universe. Director Jaume Collet-Serra ("The Commuter" 2018) put loads of exciting action sequences into this picture, but he and his team of screenwriters (Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines, Aohrab Noshirvani) did [..]
Confess, Fletch (2022)
The usually dramatic actor Jon Hamm takes over the comedy role of Fletch from Chevy Chase in this year's "Confess, Fletch." (Chase's "Fletch" movies came out in 1985 & 1989.) The talented Hamm did well in the character due in part because of help from director [..]
Running the Bases (2022)
"Running the Bases" is a faith-based sports film about a small town baseball coach who accepts a job as the head coach of a larger and more successful high school sports program. He soon faces opposition from the powers-that-be over his unorthodox coaching style and methods. [..]
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Marvel Studios and director Ryan Coogler ("Creed" 2015) have created an outstanding sequel to 2018's "Black Panther," which Coogler also directed. It is called "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" and is a tasteful tribute to star Chadwick Boseman, who passed away in August, 2020. [..]
Babylon (2022)
Director-screenwriter Damien Chazelle ("La La Land" 2016) has attempted to capture the wildness and hedonism of Pre-Code Hollywood in "Babylon." He succeeded on that score, with the positive side instilling the picture with outstanding production values (cinematography, scoring, editing) and good performances from the actors, but failing [..]