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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 [..]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" follows Peter Quill and his odd crew as they take on new challenges, including discovering Quill's parentage. Director-screenwriter James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy" 2014) did improve on the original with increasingly complex action sequences, marvelous special effects, a larger [..]
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
"King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" tells the familiar story of Arthur discovering his royal heritage, pulling Excalibur from the stone, and fighting his uncle for the throne. However, director Guy Ritchie ("Sherlock Holmes" 2009) turned out a lackluster version of a great English legend [..]
Beautiful But Broke (1944)
"Beautiful But Broke" is a musical-comedy B-film about a secretary who takes over her boss's theatrical agency when he joins the Army during World War II. She forms an all-female orchestra with women singers, who unfortunatley get stranded in Nevada. The comedy and hilarity proceeds from there, well [..]
Alien: Covenant (2017)
"Alien: Covenant" follows the crew of a colony ship diverted to an uncharted planet, where they encounter the rogue robot David and deadly alien lifeforms. Director Ridley Scott returns with an excellent and high quality sequel to "Prometheus" (2012). The marvelous scripts were written [..]
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
"Transformers: The Last Knight" is the story of Optimus Prime returning to his dead home world of Cybertron and running into trouble with the evil Quintessa, who forces him to return to Earth to search for Merlin's ancient staff to revive their planet. Michael Bay had directed the [..]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" is the fifth in the series telling the tale of Jack Sparrow going on a search for the legendary Trident of Poseidon with a Royal Navy sailor and a beautiful astronomer. Directors Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg put together [..]
Toy Story 5 (2026)
"Toy Story 5" features a new challenge for the beloved group of toys when their owner Bonnie starts going digital using a screen-based tablet devise called "Lilypad." The comedy and drama proceed from there, as the group scrambles to get her new friends and her attention [..]