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Deep Cover (2025)
"Deep Cover" is a British action-comedy movie telling the story of three improve actors recruited by police for undercover work in London's criminal underworld. They soon discover they are in over their heads as they run into unexpected difficulties. Director Tim Kingsley ("The Darkest [..]
A Minecraft Movie (2025)
"A Minecraft Movie" is an adventure-comedy film about four eccentric people who get pulled into a mysterious parallel universe which thrives on imagination and, apparently, bizarre behavior. Director Jarod Hesse ("Napoleon Dynamite" 2004) put together a film based on the video game Minecraft. It is [..]
The Roses (2025)
One of the most entertaining movies of the year is "The Roses," a black comedy about a picture-perfect couple who begin experiencing cracks in their marriage when his career nosedives and her ambitions take off. Director Jay Roach ("Bombshell" 2019) put together an engrossing and witty [..]
Caught Stealing (2025)
When his punk-rock neighbor asks him to take care of his cat for a few days, bartender Hank suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of thugs who all want a piece of him in "Caught Stealing." Director Darren Aronofsky ("The Whale" 2022) put together a [..]
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)
"Den of Thieves 2: Pantera" continues the story of L. A. County Sheriff Nick O'Brien as he becomes embroiled in the pursuit of diamond thieves from Europe to Los Angeles County. Director-screenwriter Christian Gudegast ("Den of Thieves" 2018) did a good job in constructing this sequel to his [..]
Freakier Friday (2025)
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan return as the mother and daughter who continue to have identity crises in "Freakier Friday." Director Nisha Ganatra ("Late Night" 2019) put together a predictable and formulaic sequel to "Freaky Friday" (2003) where the Curtis and Lohan characters have the [..]
Hamnet (2025)
"Hamnet" tells the story of William Shakespeare and his wife dealing with the death of their eleven-year-old son. Director Chloe Zhao ("Eternals" 2021) put together an engrossing movie of historical fiction and speculation, with marvelous performances and an outstanding screenplay she co-wrote with Maggie O'Farrell, the author [..]
Woman on the Run (1950)
"Woman on the Run" is a crime drama about a woman who must find her husband, who is running from the law, to let him know he has a grave heart condition, which she just found out from his doctor. Director Norman Foster put together an [..]
Against All Odds (1984)
"Against All Odds" is a neo-noir romantic thriller movie about a former football player hired by a ruthless businessman to find his runaway mistress, who has fled to Mexico. Director Taylor Hackford ("An Officer and a Gentleman" 1982) put together a formulaic melodrama which still has loads of [..]
Murder in Coweta County (1983)
"Murder in Coweta County" is a made-for-television crime drama starring Johnny Cash as a county sheriff pursuing a wealthy landowner, played by Andy Griffith, whom the sheriff suspects of murder and other wrong-doings. Director Gary Nelson put together an absorbing movie from a good teleplay by [..]