A group of friends discover a mirror in an old house leading to a parallel universe in "Parallel." Their discovery leads to all kinds of trouble, not the least of which is the problem of following the confusing storyline thanks to director Isaac Ezban ("The Incident" [..]

"Burden" is the highly dramatic story of a young white man raised in the Ku Klux Klan in South Carolina, and his attempts to leave, facing heavy persecution from family and friends. He is aided by the pastor of a local black Baptist church. Director-screenwriter Andrew [..]

Liam Neeson plays a hitman about to retire when he is pressured to take one last job and then suffers severe memory loss in "Memory." This film is in Neeson's usual genre of work but suffers from an inconsistent plot and poor writing and directing. Director [..]

Jessica Chastain plays an assassin who runs into trouble with her latest assignment in "Ava." Chastain displays surprising effectiveness as an action star, even in fight scenes. She seems destined to move up the ladder to superstar status eventually. Chastain serves as one [..]

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell lend their considerable comedic talents to the dark comedy-drama "Downhill." This story of a married couple who survive a near death experience from an avalanche while on vacation contains numerous funny and entertaining scenes, causing the 86 minute picture to move quickly. [..]

"Greenland" is a science fiction disaster movie that follows Gerard Butler and his family as they fight for survival as a giant comet heads to Earth, threatening planet-wide destruction. Producer Butler, director Ric Roman Waugh, and screenwriter Chris Spaulding combine their efforts to create a somewhat believable [..]

"Made in Italy" is a comedy-drama film about a man who must enlist his estranged son's help in refurbishing his wife's villa in Northern Italy after her untimely death. Liam Neeson turned in his usual outstanding performance, this time highly nuanced with his real-life son Michael Richardson [..]

Fans of the "Bill & Ted" movie franchise (1989 and 1991) will probably love the third film "Bill & Ted Face the Music." Though obviously aging, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter keep their characters faithful to the original duo, no doubt aided by director Dean Parisot ("Galaxy [..]

"Captive State" is a science fiction film about humans rebelling against aliens that have taken over the Earth, particularly Chicago. This latest mediocre version of an overused storyline in the past in movies was sloppily directed by Rupert Wyatt ("Rise of the Planet of the Apes" [..]

Bruce Willis' considerable talents cannot save "Surrogates" from getting a thumbs down review. This science fiction movie, about a future in which people use robots operated from home to live their daily lives, has plenty of action sequences, but is told with an uneven storyline thanks to [..]