Coming out of Bigelow’s film, I felt like my soul had been pistol-whipped, experiencing shame for the atrocities committed simply because of a difference in skin tone.

It isn’t so much what is left out from the books, or really what was left in. The issue is that Arcel’s tepid and unimaginative direction left me not caring one way or the other.

If the story is compelling, and the characters feel true, an audience can overlook mediocre or even poor special effects.

Dunkirk is a stunningly shot movie that somehow makes the outcome of war look horrifically beautiful.

If you are looking for a sci-fi film with a little more meat on the bone than normal, director Matt Reeves might just have it for you with his latest film War for the Planet of the Apes.

This fresh cinematic take on Spiderman is fun and funny as well as packed with a whole lot of heart.

You might find a better action movie this year than “Baby Driver,” but I wouldn’t bet on it.

Reviews of Transformers: The Last Knight, 47 Meters Down, and Rough Night.

The heights achieved by better Pixar films casts a long shadow that Lightning and his buddies fail to escape.

As a fan of the old Universal monster movies, I admit I had a good time watching the movie despite its many faults.

It’s an entertaining movie that is sure to please the masses as well as comic-book aficionados.

There are better and certaingly more faithful films depicting the Arthurian legend, but if you enjoy fantasy films, you can do a lot worse.

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer to most, but don’t tell that to Hollywood.

Like with every sequel, there will be a debate over whether latest movie lives up to or possibly even surpasses the original.

If you’re hankering for some big, dumb fun, “The Fate of the Furious” should have enough to tide you over until the summer movie season kicks into high gear.

If the goal is a pleasant time at the movies with actors we know so well they seem like old friends, well, this remake of the 1979 original is just that, pleasant.

It’s never positive when the movie you’re watching keeps reminding you of a much better film.