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Black Adam (2022)
"Black Adam" is a superhero movie starring Dwayne Johnson in this 11th film in the DC Extended Universe. Director Jaume Collet-Serra ("The Commuter" 2018) loaded exciting action sequences into this picture, but he and his team of screenwriters (Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani) did a terrible job [..]
Confess, Fletch (2022)
The usually dramatic actor Jon Hamm has a chance to demonstrate his comedic chops in "Confess, Fletch." He had help from director Greg Mattola, with whom he worked with in "Keeping Up With the Joneses" (2016). Mattola co-wrote the screenplay with Zev Borrow, the result being fun comedy [..]
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
The leaders of Wakanda struggle to protect their kingdom from intervening world powers in the wake of their king's death in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." Director-screenwriter Ryan Coogler ("Creed" 2015) put together a fitting tribute to Chadwick Boseman, who passed away in August, 2020. Boseman was replaced as [..]
Running the Bases (2022)
"Running the Bases" is a faith-based sports film about a small-town baseball coach who accepts a job as the head coach of a larger and more successful high school baseball program. After arriving and starting the new employment, he soon faces opposition to his coaching style. [..]
Nope (2022)
"Nope" is a science fiction film about two brothers who run a California horse ranch and their attempt to capture on video a UFO that occasionally visits their property. The suspense builds with each arrive of the alien craft, somewhat in a combined style of Alfred [..]
Bullet Train (2022)
"Bullet Train" is an action-adventure film with strong comedic elements. Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock head a cast confined to a Japanese bullet train filled with hitmen trying to assassinate one another. Director David Leitch ("Atomic Blonde" 2017) did a good job of making [..]
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
"Where the Crawdads Sing" is an engrossing crime drama about a young woman who was abandoned as a child, grew up alone in the North Carolina swamps, only to find herself accused of murder. Director Olivia Newman ("First Match" 2018) did an outstanding job of [..]
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
"Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris" is a comedy film about a London cleaning lady who becomes obsessed with a client's fancy Dior dress and travels to Paris to obtain said frock. The hilarity proceeds from there with sparks flying in her dealings with upper [..]
Uncharted (2022)
Mark Wahlberg and Tom Holland team up to find lost treasure from Ferdinand Magellan's voyage of 1519 in "Uncharted." This fast-moving action adventure picture was well directed by Ruben Fleischer ("Venom" 2018), with a tightly written screenplay by Rafe Lee Judkins, Art Marcum, and Matt Holloway. It is [..]
Vengeance (2022)
"Vengeance" is a dark comedy film about a New York journalist who travels to Texas for the funeral of an ex-girl friend. Things take a turn for the serious when he realizes she may have been murdered. The film is an engrossing crime drama as [..]