Denzel Washington returns as Robert McCall in "The Equalizer 3." Director Antoine Fuqua ("Training Day" 2001) and screenwriter Richard Wenk have kept the formulaic McCall vigilantism, this time in a new setting in a small town in southern Italy. McCall discovers that his new Italian friends [..]
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023)
If you enjoyed the first two films in the franchise, then "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3" is for you. Director-writer-star Nia Vardalos remained faithful to the storylines of the originals, while actually traveling to Greece to film the third installment. The story involves the Portokalos [..]
Bobby (2006)
"Bobby" is a fictionalized account of the hours leading up to the assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968. Although director-screenwriter Emilio Estevez ("The War at Home" 1996) surely had good intentions in this memorial to Kennedy, [..]
Jurassic Park (1993)
Director Steven Spielberg ("Duel" 1971) created a movie masterpiece with the science fiction thriller "Jurassic Park." Spielberg and screenwriters Michael Crichton and David Koepp tell the story of a new theme park featuring cloned dinosaurs falling victim to industrial sabotage, causing safety protocols to fail, resulting in [..]
Golda (2023)
Helen Mirren delivers an outstanding performance as Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in the biopic "Golda." Israeli director Guy Nattiv ("Skin" 2018) and screenwriter Nicholas Martin (also one of the producers) contain most of the story to the Yom Kippur War of Oct. 6-25, 1973, when Egypt [..]
The Descendants (2011)
A good script, a wonderful ensemble cast headed by a major star, and a setting in Hawaii all combine to make "The Descendants" one of the best movies of 2011. George Clooney stars as attorney Matt King, a man with a lot on his plate. His [..]
The Estate (2022)
Kathleen Turner returns to the big screen playing a dying millionaire who suddenly has numerous relatives kissing up to her to inherit some of her fortune in "The Estate." Director-screenwriter Dean Craig ("Love, Wedding, Repeat" 2020) has inculcated this black comedy with so much coarse language and [..]
The Old Way (2023)
"The Old Way" is a western drama starring Nicolas Cage as a farmer and retired gunman who goes on a mission to find the outlaws who killed his wife. Director Brett Donowho ("Acts of Violence" 2018) and screenwriter Carl W. Lucas put together an enjoyable and watchable [..]
Haunted Mansion (2023)
For some reason, Walt Disney Pictures decided to make a second "Haunted Mansion" movie twenty years after the first one was released. Director Justin Simien ("Dear White People" 2014) and screenwriter Katie Dippold created a winsome and generally entertaining new product that tells the story of a [..]
Barbie (2023)
Director Greta Gerwig ("Little Women" 2019) and her new film "Barbie" have taken the entertainment world by storm. Based on the Barbie fashion dolls by Mattel, this first live-action Barbie movie (after several animated features) tells the story of Barbie and Ken as they leave Barbieland to [..]