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Criminal (2016)
"Criminal" is an action film telling the story of a prison convict who is implanted with a dead CIA agent's memories in order to finish an assignment. Things go terrible wrong when the convict escapes custody after awaking from surgery. I wish I could say [..]
Race (2016)
"Race" is a biopic about professional athlete Jesse Owens (1913-1980), who won a record four Gold Medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Director Stephen Hopkins ("Lost in Space" 1998) and screenwriters Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse handled the entire film very professionally. It has top-rate production [..]
Money (2016)
"Money" is a crime drama film about a man who casually invades a couple's home while they are entertaining guests. He promptly takes them captive, and demands big cash he believes they have around the house. Director Martin Rosete, in his feature film debut, did [..]
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
"Hail, Caesar!" is a comedy film which is a salute to Hollywood of the 1940's and 1950's. Directors-screenwriters Joel Coen and Ethan Coen have a spotty film which has some parts better than others. The good parts include an Esther Williams type of water [..]
The Boss (2016)
Melissa McCarthy and her husband, director Ben Falcone, have come up with another low-brow comedy called "The Boss." As in "Tammy" (2014), the Falcones offer viewers formulaic and predictable comedy mixed with dirty language and foul behavior. The story here has McCarthy playing a [..]
Deepwater Horizon (2016)
"Deepwater Horizon" is an exciting disaster film based on the true story of the 2010 oil rig explosion and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This thriller was tightly directed by Peter Berg ("Battleship" 2012) - few dull moments in the 107 minute running time. [..]
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
"10 Cloverfield Lane" is a science fiction thriller movie about three people confined in an underground bunker during a reported alien attack on the earth. Dan Trachtenberg did well in his directorial debut, with a solid screenplay by Damien Chazelle, Josh Campbell, and Matt Stuecken. [..]
La La Land (2016)
It would seem that some of the charm of old Hollywood has returned to the big screen in "La La Land." The musical romantic comedy-drama film features Ryan Gosling as a struggling jazz pianist and Emma Stone as an aspiring actress, well directed and written by Damien Chazelle [..]
The 5th Wave (2016)
"The 5th Wave" is a predictable science fiction film about an alien invasion of the earth. It seems to be aimed at the youth market, as Chloe Grace Moretz stars as a teenager out to save the world from the aliens. She does well in [..]
Miracles from Heaven (2016)
Jennifer Garner plays the mother of a 10-year-old girl who miraculously recovers from an incurable illness in addition to a nearly fatal fall from a tree in the faith-based drama "Miracles from Heaven." This true story is based on the 2015 book of the same name by Christy [..]