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Death Wish (2018)
Bruce Willis plays a doctor out for revenge on the men who killed his wife and leave his daughter comatose in "Death Wish." Director Eli Roth ("Cabin Fever" 2002) and screenwriter Joe Carnahan put together a decent remake of Charles Bronson's "Death Wish" (1974), which in [..]
The Commuter (2018)
Liam Neeson has another one of his patented action thrillers out called "The Commuter." In this one, he plays a man recruited into a murder conspiracy by a mysterious woman while on his daily train commute. The results are an exciting and engrossing movie [..]
Tomb Raider (2018)
Alicia Vikander takes over the role of Lara Croft and comes out smelling like a rose in "Tomb Raider." She fits right into the action-adventure genre, and does well with the inevitable comparisons to Angelina Jolie, who also did the same role in the 2001 and [..]
A Simple Favor (2018)
"A Simple Favor" is a mystery film about a woman named Stephanie befriending a woman named Emily, whose son attends her son's school. Emily asks Stephanie for a simple favor - to pick her son up from school - and Emily vanishes without a trace. The drama and [..]
Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)
"Paul, Apostle of Christ" is a Biblical drama set in Rome about 67 A. D. following Luke the Evangelist as he risks his life to visit his old friend Paul, who is imprisoned under the Emperor's edict. He records Paul's final days, past memories, and wisdom for [..]
The Hurricane Heist (2018)
"The Hurricane Heist" is a disaster-heist film about a U. S. mint being robbed during a Category 5 hurricane. Director Rob Cohen and screenwriters Jeff Dixon and Scott Windhauser have a huge motion picture disaster on their hands with sloppy directing, terrible writing, and bad [..]
Hunter Killer (2018)
"Hunter Killer" is an action-adventure film about a U. S. submarine given the assignment of rescuing the Russian president from a military coup. Director Donovan Marsh ("Avenged" 2013) and screenwriters Arne Schmidt and Jamie Moss have crafted a fast moving two hour movie with an absorbing [..]
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
"Crazy Rich Asians" is a romantic comedy about an NYU professor who travels to Singapore with her boyfriend to attend his friend's wedding. She is very surprised to learn that his family is very wealthy and he is Asia's most eligible bachelor. The comedy [..]
White Boy Rick (2018)
"White Boy Rick" is a crime drama movie based on the real life story of a 14-year-old teenager in 1980's Detroit who became the youngest FBI informant in history before transforming into a major drug dealer and later receiving a life sentence. Director Yann Demange never [..]
Overboard (2018)
Wacky comedy abounds in the new remake of the 1987 movie "Overboard." Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez fill in for Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in this story of a working class mom who convinces a rich playboy with amnesia that they are married. [..]