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Entebbe (2018)
"Entebbe" is an action thriller about the real-life Israeli rescue mission on July 3, 1976, of the Air France flight which had been hijacked by terrorist elements. It was a Tel Aviv to Paris flight, on a layover in Athens, when the airplane was hijacked and flown to [..]
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
"A Wrinkle in Time" is a fantasy movie about a 13-year-old girl and her brother who go on a rescue mission across the galaxy to find their father, aided by three "heavenly" beings. Director Ave DuVernay created a film with unfocused direction from an atrocious screenplay, [..]
Creed II (2018)
"Creed II" is a sports drama film which features heavyweight champion Adonis Creed fighting Viktor Drago, the son of the man who killed Adonis' father. The movie highlights are Adonis winning the title, getting severly injured by Viktor, and Rock Balboa returning to train him for [..]
Vice (2018)
A cynical view of Vice President Dick Cheney is presented to the public in the film "Vice." The story follows Cheney in his quest to become the most powerful Vice President in history, showing a meeting in 1999 with then-Governor George W. Bush as he (Bush) [..]
Ben is Back (2018)
Julia Roberts plays a mom whose son returns unexpectedly from a drug rehab on Christmas Eve, seemingly ready to test his mother's patience and unconditional love in "Ben is Back." The melodrama plays out smoothly enough thanks to director-screenwriter Peter Hodges, who got sterling performances out of the [..]
A Quiet Place (2018)
"A Quiet Place" is a horror science fiction movie about a family trying to survive against blind alien monsters that hunt by sound. It follows their quiet daily life which includes an expectant baby and discovery of the monster's weak spot. Director John Krasinski did an [..]
The Sisters Brothers (2018)
"The Sisters Brothers" is a quirky western drama about two cowboy brothers searching for gold prospectors in the 1850's Oregon Territory. This is French director Jacques Audiard's first film in the English language, and he has done an exceptional job with good production values, excellent storyline, [..]
In Like Flynn (2018)
"In Like Flynn" tells the true story of the early life of Errol Flynn before his movie star years. The fast-moving film follows Flynn's adventures in Papua New Guinea and in the outback of Australia. Down Under director Russell Mulcahy did a marvelous job [..]
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
"BlacKkKlansman" is director Spike Lee's movie about an African-American's effort to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan in the 1970's. He supervised a white colleague who did the in-person meetings. Lee kept the 135 minute film running smoothly, and co-wrote the screenplay with Charles Wachtel, [..]
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
"Mary Queen of Scots" is an historical drama film about Mary Stuart, who returns to Scotland from France in 1561 to reclaim her throne. She is not well received by either the Protestant population or her cousin, Queen Elizabeth of England, who views her as a threat. [..]