Movie Reviews

Mark Wahlberg and Tom Holland team up to find lost treasure from Ferdinand Magellan's voyage of 1519 in "Uncharted." This fast-moving action adventure picture was well directed by Ruben Fleischer ("Venom" 2018), with a tightly written screenplay by Rafe Lee Judkins, Art Marcum, and Matt Holloway. It is [..]

"Vengeance" is a dark comedy film about a New York journalist who travels to Texas for the funeral of an ex-girl friend. Things take a turn for the serious when he realizes she may have been murdered. The film is an engrossing crime drama as [..]

"The Boy in the Woods" is a true story of a ten-year-old Jewish boy left to fend for himself in the woods of Poland during World War II, in an attempt to flee Nazi persecution. Director-screenwriter Rebecca Snow put forth an excellent drama adaptation from Maxwell Smart's 2022 [..]

"Champions" is a sports film about a coach who is sentenced to 90 days of community service for a DUI, consisting of coaching a team of basketball players with mental disabilities. Director Bobby Farrelly put together a winsome movie from a good screenplay by Mark [..]

"Sphere" is a science fiction film about a spacecraft discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean which is assumed to be of alien origin. The scientists and government experts sent to investigate soon find out there is more than meets the eye. Director Barry [..]

"Collide" is an action film telling the story of young American working in Germany who agrees to hijack a shipment of drugs for his old boss in exchange for money to pay for his girl friend's medical treatment. Director Eran Creevy put together an exciting movie with a [..]

Will Smith and Margo Robbie play grifters who prey upon each other in the crime drama "Focus." Directors-screenwriters Glenn Ficarra and John Requa ("Crazy, Stupid Love" 2011) put together a predictable movie with a shallow story and bad writing. The only reasons for the success of this film [..]

"A Bigger Splash" is a psychological drama movie telling the story of a famous rock star on vacation at an Italian island with her boyfriend when an old flame unexpectedly joins them with his daughter. Italian director Luca Guadagnino has created quite a satisfying melodrama with [..]

"Selma" is a historical drama detailing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1965 campaign to obtain equal voting rights for Blacks in the Deep South, culminating in the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Director Ava DuVernay ("Middle of Nowhere" 2012) put together a high quality dramatization of [..]

"Revenge of the Green Dragons" is a crime drama film about a young Chinese immigrant and his best friend who rise through the ranks of one of New York's most dangerous gangs. There are loads of problems along the way, especially the sloppy direction of Andrew Lau and [..]