"Farewell, My Lovely" is a film noir crime drama about Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe being hired by an ex-con to find his long-lost girl friend. Marlowe gets into all kinds of scrapes as a result. Director Dick Richards stays true to the intent of the original [..]

"Fast Five" is number five in "The Fast and the Furious" franchise and continues the story of Dominic Toretto and his sister and brother-in-law who have been living in Brazil in order to evade American authorities since they broke Dom out of prison. The trio must deal with [..]

"Gladiator II" is an exciting continuation of the original film released in 2000. In this story, Lucius, the son of Maximus, returns to Rome with revenge on his mind and is helped out by different factions. Director Ridley Scott ("Gladiator" 2000) put together an excellent [..]

The musical "Wicked" is out in theaters, exploring the friendship between Glinda the Good Witch and the Wicked Witch of the West, played by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. They turn in barely passable performances under the weak and unfocused direction of John Chu ("Crazy Rich Asians" 2018), [..]

The bottom of the cinematic barrel has been reached in 2024 with "Lisa Frankenstein." This "romantic comedy horror" film is neither romantic, nor comedic, nor horrifying in any sense of the word. The story is about a teenage girl who develops a relationship with [..]

"Hypnotic" is a mystery crime movie about a police detective obsessed with finding his missing daughter. He investigates a series of crimes with the help of a psychic, but gets involved in mostly wild-goose chases, getting nowhere fast. This is because director-screenwriter Robert Rodriguez put together [..]

"The Royal Hotel" is a psychological thriller film about two young American backpackers on a journey through rural Australia who take a temporary job at a remote hotel. Soon they find themselves trapped in an unnerving and scary situation which is rapidly spinning out of control. Australian film [..]

"Unplanned" is a drama film about the real-life story of Abby Johnson, a Planned Parenthood clinic director who firmly believed in a woman's right to choose, until a life changing experience turned her into a pro-life activist. Directors-screenwriters Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman ("God's Not Dead" [..]

"The Hunters" is a science fiction adventure movie about two teenage brothers who discover they are descendants of an ancient order whose job is to find and protect magical objects. Director Nisha Ganatra ("Cosmopolitan" 2003) actually put together a decent made-for-television movie that has good production values, [..]

The big attraction of "To Have and Have Not" is that it is the first film to feature Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. The chemistry between the two is definitely the star of the show, under the expert guidance of director Howard Hawks ("His Girl Friday" [..]