Movie Reviews

Melissa McCarthy plays a CIA analyst who ventures out into the world of a field agent in the espionage action-comedy movie "Spy." The laughs proceed from there, expertly handled by director-screenwriter Paul Feig in what is basically a McCarthy vehicle. Feig previously worked with [..]

Two men get into trouble at a rodeo when they are falsely accused of murdering the event promoter when he does not give them their prize money in "The Desert Trail." Lewis D. Collins was guilty of some unfocused direction and a confusing plot from the [..]

"Aloha" is a romantic comedy-drama film about a retired Air Force officer who returns to his old station in Hawaii to oversee the launch of a privatized weapons satellite over the islands. The confusing plot, meandering storyline, and unfocused direction by Cameron Crowe ("Vanilla Sky" [..]

"San Andreas" is a disaster film about major earthquakes affecting Los Angeles and San Francisco due to the rupturing of the San Andreas fault. Director Brad Peyton ("Rampage" 2018) put together a decent thriller with plenty of action scenes and special effects, especially involving collapsing buildings. [..]

"Solace" is a poorly written and horribly executed "thriller" movie about a psychic who works with the FBI to capture a serial killer. The drama is underwhelming and disappointing thanks to director Afonso Poyart and screenwriters Sean Bailey and Ted Griffin. In a word: [..]

"Survivor" is a drama film about a Foreign Service Officer in London who tries to prevent a terrorist attack, but is forced to go on the run when she is accused of crimes she did not commit. This formulaic drama was sloppily directed by James McTeigue [..]

"Tracers" is an inferior action film about a New York City bicycle messenger who gets involved with a local organized crime group. This B-type film has a predictable plot and sub-par writing by screenwriters Kevin Lund, Leslie Bohem, Matt Johnson, and T. J. Scott. [..]

"Brooklyn" is a romantic drama about a young Irish woman who emigrates to Brooklyn, New York, for better job opportunities. She soon becomes engaged to an Italian-American young man, but must return to Ireland for her sister's funeral. She is under pressure from her friends [..]

Just as human resistance leader John Connor is on the verge of defeating Skynet, they send a T-800 Terminator back to 1984 to kill his mother Sarah Connor in "Terminator Genisys." In this fifth of the Terminator films, director Alan Taylor ("Thor: The Dark World" 2013) [..]

In a year of numerous action-adventure movies, it takes a lot for one of them to stand out, such as a high quality script, good directing, and excellent performances. "Kingsman: The Secret Service" has none of these qualities. Director Matthew Vaughn, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jane Goldman, [..]