British actress Naomi Ackie does a wonderful job of portraying a legendary entertainer in "Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody." Ackie captured Houston's personality without overwhelming the audience with her own presence. This "authorized" biopic is a fitting tribute to Houston's life and music, with [..]

The sequel to 2009's blockbuster "Avatar" is out in theaters this Christmas season. "Avatar: The Way of Water" exceeds the quality of the original, with even better special effects and a fast-moving storyline that makes for an astoundingly enjoyable three hours and twelve minutes in the picture [..]

Filmmaker Michael Tolkin ("The Player" 1992) has given us a comprehensive look at the development and production of the landmark film "The Godfather" in the miniseries "The Offer." The ten part series, which originally ran from April to June, 2022, on the Paramount+ streaming channel, clearly portrays [..]

Julia Roberts and George Clooney have teamed up once again for another entertaining motion picture. "Ticket to Paradise" is a winsome romantic comedy smoothly directed by Oliver Parker ("Mama Mia! Here We Go Again" 2018), who also co-wrote the screenplay with Daniel Pipski. [..]

"Leave No Trace" is an independent film directed by Debra Granik ("Winter's Bone" 2010) about a military veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder who moves from place to place with his 13-year-old daughter. Granik guided the cast to excellent performances, especially the father-daughter characters played by Ben [..]

A shocking look at one of America's most outrageous abortion doctors is the subject of the faith based film "Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer." It is the true story of Dr. Kermit Gosnell of Philadelphia, who, in 2013, was convicted of first degree murder [..]

Jennifer Garner stars as a woman out for revenge against a drug cartel for killing her husband and daughter in "Peppermint." This is an updated version of the old "Death Wish" film series that featured Charles Bronson and later Bruce Willis. Although [..]

"Mile 22" is a spy action thriller picture about a special CIA task force assigned to escort a high priority agent 22 miles to a safe house while being pursued, apparently, in Indonesia. We say "apparently" because the plot and storyline are so muddled that viewers have [..]

"The Meg" is an old fashioned science fiction action fun from director Jon Turteltaub ("National Treasure" 2004) and producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura ("Transformers" film series) and Colin Wilson ("Jurassic Park" 1993). This picture has all of the thrills, chills, and spills of the old B movies, and [..]

Chick flick comedy abounds in producer-director Bill Holderman's star studded movie "Book Club." This story of four senior citizens who get together once a month to discuss their favorite book bears little resemblance to your grandmother's sewing circle, as the principal characters are played by Jane Fonda, [..]