Movie Reviews

"Leave No Trace" is a drama film about a military veteran who lives with his daughter completely off-grid in a vast public park in Oregon. When the authorities discover their encampment, they must try to reintegrate into social life. The difficulties proceed from there, well directed by Debra [..]

"Gotti" is a biographical crime drama telling the true story of New York City Mafia boss John Gotti (1940-2002). Director Kevin Connolly ("Gardener of Eden" 2007) and screenwriters Lem Dobbs and Leo Rossi filled the movie with much of the facts and figures of Gotti's life, but [..]

Comedy actor Kevin Hart co-produced, co-wrote, and stars in a silly motion picture comedy called "Night School." This farce is the story of a salesman who attempts to earn his GED when he loses his job. Director Malcolm D. Lee ("Undercover Brother" 2002) sloppily [..]

"Little Italy" is a romantic comedy about two childhood friends turned star-crossed lovers whose feuding families run competing neighborhood pizzerias. Director Donald Petrie ("Mystic Pizza" 1988) put together a run-of-the-mill romantic comedy loosely based on Bill Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." The acceptable screenplay by Steve Galluccio and Vinny [..]

"Pacific Rim Uprising" is a science fiction action film where the robots must defend the human race against unstoppable deep-sea alien invaders, a mediocre sequel to "Pacific Rim" (2013). Steven S. DeKnight did a very sloppy job of directing in his feature film debut. [..]

Thomas leads his group on their final mission in "Maze Runner: The Death Cure." They must break into the heavily guarded Last City to rescue their friend Minho. Wes Ball ("Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" 2024) tightly directed this second sequel from a lucid screenplay by [..]

"Stan & Ollie" is a comedy-drama biography film giving viewers a glimpse into the friendship of movie stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. It follows them in a 1953 music hall tour of Britain and Ireland, which was their final collaboration. Director Jon S. [..]

The last day in the life of actor Herve Villechaize is vividly depicted in "My Dinner with Herve." Impressive performances by Peter Dinklage as Villechaize and Jamie Dornan as journalist Danny Tate transform this made-for-television movie from a mere celebrity biopic to a great film. [..]

"The Front Runner" is a political drama film about the rise and fall of presidential candidate Gary Hart in the 1988 Democratic primaries. Director Jason Reitman ("Ghostbusters: Afterlife" 2021) put together a decent drama with good writing and fair production values. He co-wrote the [..]

"Fahrenheit 451" is a futuristic science fiction made-for-television movie where books are illegal and history is digitally sanitized. Director Ramin Bahrani failed to transfer the excitement of the book to the big screen, due to weak direction, lackluster production values, and mediocre writing. Bahrani co-wrote [..]