Movie Reviews

"Alien: Covenant" follows the crew of a colony ship diverted to an uncharted planet, where they encounter the rogue robot David and deadly alien lifeforms. Director Ridley Scott returns with an excellent and high quality sequel to "Prometheus" (2012). The marvelous scripts were written [..]

"Transformers: The Last Knight" is the story of Optimus Prime returning to his dead home world of Cybertron and running into trouble with the evil Quintessa, who forces him to return to Earth to search for Merlin's ancient staff to revive their planet. Michael Bay had directed the [..]

"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" is the fifth in the series telling the tale of Jack Sparrow going on a search for the legendary Trident of Poseidon with a Royal Navy sailor and a beautiful astronomer. Directors Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg put together [..]

"Toy Story 5" features a new challenge for the beloved group of toys when their owner Bonnie starts going digital using a screen-based tablet devise called "Lilypad." The comedy and drama proceed from there, as the group scrambles to get her new friends and her attention [..]

In "Kingsman: The Golden Circle," the venerable spy agency is effectively destroyed by drug cartel kingpin Poppy Adams, who has also poisoned the world's drug supply with a deadly toxin. Director Matthew Vaughn ("Stardust" 2007) put together an excellent adventure film featuring loades of action and memorable roles, [..]

Producer and star Margot Robbie, director Craig Gillespie ("Million Dollar Arm" 2014), and screenwriter Steven Rogers have put together an excellent film about Tonya Harding called "I, Tonya." It takes a look at her life, skating career, and the controversy surrounding the feud with fellow skater [..]

"Thor: Ragnarok" is the third in the "Thor" franchise and tells the story of Thor returning to his home planet and having trouble with his brother Loki and his sister Hela. Director Taika Waititi did a good job with the film containing good production values, outstanding [..]

"Logan" stars Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, where he and Professor X must protect a young woman from corporate scientists seeking to exploit her unique gifts. Director James Mangold ("Cop Land" 1997) put together the typical vehicle for Jackman as James "Logan" Howlett, the Wolverine, in his [..]

"Moana" is a live action adaptation of the 2016 film, and its sequel of 2024. The story tells of a daughter of a Polynesian village chief who answers the Ocean's call to save her starving island. She travels beyond the reef to track [..]

"Somebody Up There Likes Me" is a sports drama film about the life story of middleweight boxing legend Rocky Graziano (1919-1990). This excellent film has quality production values, great writing, and memorable performances, tightly directed by Robert Wise ("The Sound of Music" 1965). It covers his entire life [..]