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Boomerang (1992)
Eddie Murphy plays a womanizing advertising executive who gets a taste of his own medicine when a new female "cougar" boss takes over his department in "Boomerang." Director Reginald Hudlin ("House Party" 1990) put together a predictable romantic comedy which nonetheless has funny moments. The acceptable screenplay was [..]
David (2025)
"David" is an animated film telling the true story of Israel's King David (1040-970 BC) from his humble beginnings as a shepherd boy, his famous battle against the giant Goliath, his anointing as king by the prophet-judge Samuel, his struggles with King Saul, and eventual ascension to the [..]
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
"Avatar: Fire and Ash" is the third film in the Avatar franchise, continuing the story of the main characters dealing with the death of a family member. Director James Cameron has created a film with outstanding special effects (especially when viewed in 3-D), but suffers from [..]
Zootopia 2 (2025)
"Zootopia 2" continues the story of the animal city as police partners Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde investigate the arrival of a mysterious snake. Director-screenwriter Jared Bush ("Encanto" 2021) did a good job on this sequel to "Zootopia" (2016), aided by co-director Byron Howard. [..]
Wicked: For Good (2025)
"Wicked: For Good" is part two of the musical "Wicked" (2024), the story of Elphaba and Glinda. Director John M. Chu ("Wicked" 2024) continues this mediocre interpretation of "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) from the poorly written screenplay by Winnie Holtzman and Dana Fox. It was adapted from [..]
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
The "Downton Abbey" franchise concludes it long run in an impressive and memorable fashion in "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale." Director Simon Curtis ("My Week with Marilyn" 2011) and producer-screenwriter Julian Fellowes put together a high quality film with marvelous production values, an outstanding musical score [..]
Day of Reckoning (2025)
"Day of Reckoning" is a modern-day western action film about a county sheriff and a U. S. Marshall who team up to capture a dangerous criminal by holding his trouble-making wife captive. Director Shawn Silva created quite an engrossing action movie that has few show moments. [..]
The Naked Gun (2025)
"The Naked Gun" is a police comedy movie about a police officer who strives to be like his late cop father, even as he works to keep the police department from shutting down by solving an impossible case. Director Akiva Schaffer ("The Watch"2012) has done a [..]
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Harrison Ford returns for a fourth time as Indiana Jones, who, in 1957, is forced to help a Soviet agent find a crystal skull, which she believes will help the Soviet Union win the Cold War in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Executive producer [..]
Sarah’s Oil (2025)
"Sarah's Oil" is the true story of Sarah Rector, a young African-American girl in 1910 Oklahoma who inherits land which contains large deposits of oil. Greedy oil barons and speculators try to seize the property. However, Sarah's good friend, wildcatter Bert Smith, helps her and her parents navigate [..]