Movie Reviews

"The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" is a Christmas fantasy film about a young girl who goes in search of a key to an egg-shaped box she received as a Christmas present. The movie is beautifully filmed with lush holiday decorations and stunning snowy scenery but [..]

Four Oscar winners star in the delightful comedy-drama western film "The Old Man and the Gun." Robert Redford plays a senior citizen bank robber who charms his victims, Casey Affleck portrays the police detective hot on his trail, Sissy Spacek is Bob's love interest, and Keith [..]

"Bad Times at the El Royale" follows seven strangers with hidden pasts who converge at a run-down and semi-abandoned hotel in the California desert near the Nevada line. Director-screenwriter Drew Goddard ("Cabin in the Woods" 2012) kept the 140 minute film on track with good pacing and did [..]

"Under the Silver Lake" is an attempt by director-writer David Robert Mitchell ("It Follows" 2014) to make a modern film noir. The result is a long, drawn out, and confusing motion picture with a muddled plot that lasts 139 interminable minutes. Mitchell's writing and direction [..]

Chick flick comedy abounds in producer-director Bill Holderman's "Book Club." This story of four senior citizens who get together once a month to discuss their favorite book bears little resemblance to your grandmother's sewing circle, as the principal roles are filled by Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, [..]

"Mile 22" is a spy action thriller movie about a special CIA task force assigned to escort a high profile agent twenty-two miles to a safe house. Director Peter Berg ("Friday Night Lights" 2004) and screenwriter Lea Carpenter filled the movie with action sequences apparently to [..]

Jennifer Garner stars as a woman out for revenge against a drug carter for killing her husband and daughter in "Peppermint." This film is something of an updated version of the "Death Wish" series that featured Charles Bronson and, later, Bruce Willis. [..]

"Burden" is a drama film about a young man in South Carolina who attempts to leave the Ku Klux Klan, facing heavy persecution from family and friends. He is aided by the pastor of a local black Baptist Church. The cast is headed [..]

A group of friends discover a mirror leading to a parallel universe in "Parallel." They discover they can steal ideas and success from their parallel selves, which leads to all kinds of trouble, not the least of which is the problem of following the confusing storyline. [..]

"Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer" is a crime drama film based on the true story of an abortion medical doctor convicted of murdering three infants born alive and the manslaughter of a patient. Director Nick Searcy put together a shocking and riveting drama about completely [..]