Movie Reviews

Julia Roberts plays a mom whose son returns unexpectedly from a drug rehab on Christmas Eve, seemingly ready to test his mother's patience and unconditional love in "Ben is Back." The melodrama plays out smoothly enough thanks to director-screenwriter Peter Hodges, who got sterling performances out of the [..]

"A Quiet Place" is a horror science fiction movie about a family trying to survive against blind alien monsters that hunt by sound. It follows their quiet daily life which includes an expectant baby and discovery of the monster's weak spot. Director John Krasinski did an [..]

"The Sisters Brothers" is a quirky western drama about two cowboy brothers searching for gold prospectors in the 1850's Oregon Territory. This is French director Jacques Audiard's first film in the English language, and he has done an exceptional job with good production values, excellent storyline, [..]

"In Like Flynn" tells the true story of the early life of Errol Flynn before his movie star years. The fast-moving film follows Flynn's adventures in Papua New Guinea and in the outback of Australia. Down Under director Russell Mulcahy did a marvelous job [..]

"BlacKkKlansman" is director Spike Lee's movie about an African-American's effort to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan in the 1970's. He supervised a white colleague who did the in-person meetings. Lee kept the 135 minute film running smoothly, and co-wrote the screenplay with Charles Wachtel, [..]

"Mary Queen of Scots" is an historical drama film about Mary Stuart, who returns to Scotland from France in 1561 to reclaim her throne. She is not well received by either the Protestant population or her cousin, Queen Elizabeth of England, who views her as a threat. [..]

"Witness" is a crime drama movie about a Philadelphia detective protecting a young Amish boy who witnessed a murder. They are forced to hide out in Amish country as the murders are pursing them. Director Peter Weir ("The Year of Living Dangerously" 1982) put together what is really [..]

"Robin Hood" is a action film following the old story of Robin of Loxley returning from the Crusades to find his estate seized, leading him to team up with a Moorish commander to deal with the corrupt local government. Director Otto Bathurst put together an action film [..]

"Johnny English Strikes Again" for the third time, delivering laughs and delivering Her Majesty's government from problems. This time, English becomes M17's only hope to track down a mastermind hacker who exposed the identities of all undercover agents of the United Kingdom. Rowan Atkinson [..]

Clint Eastwood shows he can still deliver the goods on the big screen after seven decades in movies in his latest film "The Mule." In this true story, Eastwood plays a World War II veteran who becomes a courier for a drug cartel. [..]