"The Gang's All Here" was a lavish musical directed and choreographed by the legendary Busby Berkeley ("Hollywood Hotel" 1937), starring Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, and James Ellison. Miranda wore her signature fruit-filled hat in this very entertaining picture, written by Walter Bullock. [..]

"The Addams Family 2" is a mediocre but still entertaining sequel to MGM's 2019 hit "The Addams Family." Directors Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan were held over from the first film, and did an acceptable job here. Screenwriters Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit, Ben Queen, and Susanna [..]

Director James Mangold ("Walk the Line" 2005) put together an interesting story about the 1966 Ferrari-Ford rivalry for victory at the LeMans car race in France in the movie "Ford v Ferrari." Mangold (also a producer with Peter Chernin) and screenwriters Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and [..]

As a result of Walt Disney Pictures' goal of producing new versions of its entire film library, they came out with a "photorealistic" computer-animated remake of the traditionally animated "The Lion King" of 1994. This 2019 movie of the same name tells the story of the young [..]

"Jumanji" is the tale of a supernatural board game that releases wild animals from the jungle upon anyone and everyone that comes into contact with it. This strange story seems to translate well to the big screen with major stars like Robin Williams and Bonnie Hunt and [..]

Director Jon Favreau ("Elf" 2003) took on the project of adapting Chris Van Allsburg's 2002 children's book "Zuthura" to a major motion picture, with some success. "Zuthura: A Space Adventure" is a well crafted film with great special effects mixed with comedic, dramatic, and science fiction elements [..]

"Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" is an entertaining sequel to 1995's "Jumanji," a fantasy action-adventure film based on the 1981 book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg. Director Jake Kasdan ("Sex Tape" 2014) and the screenwriters (Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Scott Rosenberg, Jeff Pinkner) updated [..]

British director Philip Barantini made his big screen debut with the crime drama "Villain," the tale of a man released from prison after ten years, trying to make a new life for himself only to fight attempts to pull him back into criminal activity. Barantini breathes [..]

Marvel Studios has produced yet another big extravaganza of a film with "Thor: Love and Thunder," a sequel to 2017's "Thor: Ragnorok" and the 29th offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It continues the story of superhero Thor and his friends, with loads of action and [..]

"Elvis" is a phenomenal look at the life of the legendary Elvis Presley, from the angle of his relationship with his manager, Col. Tom Parker. The performances of Austin Butler as Presley and Tom Hanks as Parker were spot-on according to comments by Presley family members. [..]