Movie Reviews

Kurt Russell plays Mr. Nobody, a secret government spy who recruits Dominic Toretto and company to help find a sophisticated tracking devise called God's Eye in "Furious 7." Director James Wan ("Aquaman" 2018) and screenwriter Chris Morgan keep up the high quality production values and [..]

"Vacation" is a mediocre remake of "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983) which starred Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo. They make cameos as Clark and Ellen Griswold in this one, sloppily put together by directors-screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein in their big screen debuts. It was filmed in [..]

Tom Selleck stars in the ninth and final installment in his Jesse Stone franchise titled "Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise." In this episode, the former LAPD officer-turned-police chief becomes restless due to the low crime rate in Paradise, Massachusetts, so he takes on a job as consultant [..]

Tom Cruise continues in his three decade reign as one of Hollywood's top movie stars in "Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation." This is his fifth appearance as IMF agent Ethan Hunt in the film franchise (1996, 2000, 2006, 2011). After a sketchy mission, the CIA director disbands the [..]

"We're the Millers" is a comedy road film about a small-time pot dealer who takes on a job which involves smuggling two tons of marijuana from Mexico into the U. S. He realizes he would have a higher chance of success if he has a family, so [..]

All sorts of "heck" breaks loose when John Wayne is put in charge of a cattle drive in "Hell Town." This low-budget, B-Western was originally titled "Born to the West," which director Charles Barton should have stuck with. Writers Stuart Anthony and Robert Yost put [..]

John Wayne plays a man who attempts to locate a Native American girl's father, so she is able to claim a $50,000 Indian oil claim in "Neath the Arizona Skies." Some unscrupulous cowpokes try to horn in on the bonanza. This low-budget, B-Western film was capably directed by [..]

The Best Picture of 2015 is....."Spotlight." This biographical film tells the true story of the Boston Globe's investigation into what turned out to be widespread child abuse by Roman Catholic priests. Director Tom McCarthy ("The Cobbler" 2014) skillfully pealed away layers of drama [..]

"West of the Divide" is a Pre-Code Western in which John Wayne plays a man who poses as a deceased killer in order to learn the identity of this father's murderer and the fate of his long-lost brother. This excellent horse opera was well directed by [..]

"Randy Rides Alone" is a Western drama where John Wayne plays a government agent who rides into a frontier town to meet a saloon owner only to find him and everyone else in the bar dead as a doornail. The heavy drama proceeds from there, well [..]