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Darkest Hour (2017)
Gary Oldman delivers a tour de force with his Oscar-winning portrayal of Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour." The film is set in 1940 when he took office as Prime Minister, as Germany steamrolls over most of Europe with the Anglo-Saxon isle squarely in its sights. Director [..]
American Assassin (2017)
"American Assassin" is the story of a man who is consumed by vengeance after his fiancee is killed in a terrorist attack, which interferes with his new job at the CIA, much to the concern of his managers. Weak direction by Michael Cuesta and the unexceptional screenplay [..]
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Actor Andy Serkis certainly has the performance capture roles down to a science; his third time as the ape leader Caesar in "War for the Planet of the Apes" has drawn rave reviews for it sensitivity and depth. This sequel to "Rise of the Planet of [..]
My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)
Julia Roberts plays a New York City food critic who realizes she is in love with her longtime best friend just as he announces his engagement to a younger woman in "My Best Friend's Wedding." She immediately flies to Chicago determined to sabotage the wedding over the course [..]
The Farmer’s Daughter (1947)
"The Farmer's Daughter" is a comedy film about an energetic Swedish-American farm girl who moves to the big city to become a nurse. She falls on hard times and takes on a job as a maid for a Congressman, and eventually goes into politics herself. [..]
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Scarlett Johansson plays a severely damaged cyborg soldier whose brain is transplanted into another body in the science fiction movie "Ghost in the Shell." The heavy drama commences when she realizes that she was kidnapped and her memories altered. Director Rupert [..]
Daddy’s Home 2 (2017)
More blended family troubles occur when the two wildly different grandfathers arrive for Christmas in "Daddy's Home 2." Director Sean Anders ("Daddy's Home" 2015) keeps the storyline on an even keel generating laughs similar to the way he did in the original film from the screenplay he co-wrote [..]
Wonder Woman (2017)
Gal Gadot stars as "Wonder Woman," which tells her back story as Princess Diana of the hidden island nation of Themyscira, who leaves to help end World War I. Director Patty Jenkins ("Monster" 2003) and screenwriter Allan Heinberg have put together an entertaining action-adventure film centered around Gadot's [..]
Justice League (2017)
Numerous superheroes band together to save the world from a diabolical villain named Steppenwolf in "Justice League." Although the screenplay by Chris Terrio and Joss Whedon is not the best ever written, it does provide enough action and adventure to hold the audience's collective attention for the 120 [..]
Apollo 13 (1995)
"Apollo 13" is a docudrama depicting NASA's 1970 lunar mission which was aborted due to an oxygen tank explosion, crippling the spacecraft. The trip to the moon was canceled, and the three astronauts battled extreme conditions just to return to the earth. Director Ron Howard ("Splash" 1984) put [..]