Movie Reviews

"Max" is the story of a military trained dog used to help the Marines in Afghanistan. During an attack, the dog is injured and his handler is killed. The dog is then returned to America, where he has trouble being socialized except around his [..]

"Winds of the Wastelands" is the story of two Pony Express riders who lose their jobs when the transcontinental telegraph network replaces them. They then decide to start their own stagecoach business, but run into numerous complications in the Old West of 1861. Director Mack V. [..]

John Wayne plays a sheriff who believes he killed his good friend in a shootout, and resigns his position. Sometime later, he begins to help out the man's daughter revive their failing family ranch. They fall in love, but trouble starts when she hears a rumor that the [..]

"Cinderella" is the story of a young woman whose father remarries after her mother's death, and then unexpectedly passes away himself, leaving Ella with her cruel step-mother and two step-sisters. Director Kenneth Branagh ("As You Like It" 2006) and screenwriter Chris Weitz put together a high [..]

"Sicario" is a hard-hitting crime drama with good direction, great writing, and fantastic performances. This story of three government agents pursuing drug dealers across the U. S.-Mexican border, mainly in Texas, makes for a fast-moving 121 minute running time. Primary actors Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, [..]

"The Man from U.N.C.L.E." is a spy thriller film about a CIA agent and a KGB operative who must team up to prevent a Nazi sympathizer from building a nuclear bomb. Director Guy Ritchie ("Sherlock Holms" 2009) put together a film with enough action sequences and [..]

"The Good Dinosaur" is an animated adventure movie about a young dinosaur who befriends a human child, and how they help each other out in tough times over the years. Focused direction by Peter Sohn and an engaging screenplay by Meg LaFauve make this a high-quality [..]

"Love & Mercy" is a drama film about the life of Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson (1942-2025) and his struggles with mental illness. Director Bill Pohlad divided up the film in two segments - the 1960's and the 1980's - with two actors playing Wilson in [..]

Matt Damon plays an astronaut who is part of a mission to Mars, and is struck by debris in a severe dust storm, and accidentally gets left behind when the crew leaves for home in "The Martian." Much of the credit for the success of this [..]

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen sends a team of rebels into the capitol to liberate Panem from the dictatorship of President Snow in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2." Director Francis Lawrence, who directed all four films, brought this movie series to a satisfying [..]