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The Greatest Showman (2017)
"The Greatest Showman" is a musical drama about the life of Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) and his Barnum and Bailey Circus, which was in business 1871-2017. Director Michael Gracey instilled the project with good production values, interesting performances, upbeat musical numbers, and a lucid screenplay by [..]
Christmas in My Heart (2021)
"Christmas in My Heart" is a holiday drama film about a concert violinist who returns to her hometown after the death of her mother. She becomes acquainted with a recently widowed country music star who is also a single father. The Christmas romantic drama proceeds from there, well [..]
Pinocchio (2019)
"Pinocchio" is an Italian live-action fantasy film about a woodcarver whose wooden puppet comes to life, leading him on a rocky road to hopefully becoming a fully human child. Italian director Matteo Garrone did an excellent job of putting together this movie with outstanding production values, [..]
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Director and star Kenneth Branagh ("Thor" 2011) has a fresh and new take on Agatha Christie's 1934 novel "Murder on the Orient Express." Modern production values, a lively screenplay by Michael Green, and a "fussy" Hercule Poirot, played by Branagh, make this latest version a very entertaining [..]
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
"Blade Runner 2049" is the story of K, a bioengineered human replicant working as an LAPD blade runner. He uncovers something which no one thought could happen - a replicant who gave birth. Director Denis Villeneuve ("Sicario" 2015) and screenwriters Hampton Fancher and Michael [..]
The Wizard of Lies (2017)
"The Wizard of Lies" is a made-for-television biopic film about the 2008 Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme which cheated some 40,000 people of billions of dollars of their hard-earned money. Director Barry Levinson ("Rain Man" 1988) put together this riveting drama from a screenplay by Sam [..]
The Book of Henry (2017)
"The Book of Henry" is an inspiring story of an eleven-year-old boy dying of cancer who leaves detailed instructions to his mum on how to help a neighbor girl suffering under abuse from her stepfather. Director Colin Trevorrow ("Safety Not Guaranteed" 2012) does an excellent job at the [..]
The Mummy (2017)
"The Mummy" is an action-adventure film where a soldier of fortune, an archeologist, and a monster hunter team up and go to Egypt and, in the course of their work, accidentally free an ancient evil Egyptian princess. The action, adventure, and terror proceeds from there, sloppily [..]
xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
"xXx: Return of Xander Cage" is an action film where Vin Diesel plays extreme athlete turn government agent who joins in a search for a dangerous weapon called Pandora's Box. This third film in the series was directed by D. J. Caruso ("Disturbia" 2007) from an [..]
The Fate of the Furious (2017)
"The Fate of the Furious" follows Dominic Toretto as he goes rogue against his own team due to pressure from a cyberterrorist, well played by Charlize Theron. The fun and games proceed from there, thanks to director F. Gary Gray ("The Italian Job" 2003), who has [..]