"Sarah's Oil" is the true story of Sarah Rector, a young African-American girl in 1910 Oklahoma who inherits land which contains large deposits of oil. Greedy oil barons and speculators try to seize the property. However, Sarah's good friend, wildcatter Bert Smith, helps her and her parents navigate [..]

"Dog Man" is an animated superhero comedy film about a policeman and his dog who are injured in a terrible accident. A state-of-the-art surgery fuses them together to for Dog Man, a new superhero who immediately springs into action to stop feline villain Petey the Cat [..]

"Afterburn" is a futuristic science fiction movie taking place ten years after Earth's technology was decimated by a solar flare. The story centers on a treasure hunter who works for wealthy clients seeking objects that survived the apocalyptic event, in this case the invaluable Mona Lisa [..]

"Deep Cover" is a British action-comedy movie telling the story of three improve actors recruited by police for undercover work in London's criminal underworld. They soon discover they are in over their heads as they run into unexpected difficulties. Director Tim Kingsley ("The Darkest [..]

"A Minecraft Movie" is an adventure-comedy film about four eccentric people who get pulled into a mysterious parallel universe which thrives on imagination and, apparently, bizarre behavior. Director Jarod Hesse ("Napoleon Dynamite" 2004) put together a film based on the video game Minecraft. It is [..]

One of the most entertaining movies of the year is "The Roses," a black comedy about a picture-perfect couple who begin experiencing cracks in their marriage when his career nosedives and her ambitions take off. Director Jay Roach ("Bombshell" 2019) put together an engrossing and witty [..]

When his punk-rock neighbor asks him to take care of his cat for a few days, bartender Hank suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of thugs who all want a piece of him in "Caught Stealing." Director Darren Aronofsky ("The Whale" 2022) put together a [..]

"Den of Thieves 2: Pantera" continues the story of L. A. County Sheriff Nick O'Brien as he becomes embroiled in the pursuit of diamond thieves from Europe to Los Angeles County. Director-screenwriter Christian Gudegast ("Den of Thieves" 2018) did a good job in constructing this sequel to his [..]

Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan return as the mother and daughter who continue to have identity crises in "Freakier Friday." Director Nisha Ganatra ("Late Night" 2019) put together a predictable and formulaic sequel to "Freaky Friday" (2003) where the Curtis and Lohan characters have the [..]

"Hamnet" tells the story of William Shakespeare and his wife dealing with the death of their eleven-year-old son. Director Chloe Zhao ("Eternals" 2021) put together an engrossing movie of historical fiction and speculation, with marvelous performances and an outstanding screenplay she co-wrote with Maggie O'Farrell, the author [..]