Reviews

“John Wick: Chapter Two” is the sequel to the 2014 surprise hit about legendary hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves) —

Disney reworked the classic animated “Beauty and the Beast” (1991) into a live action version and came up with an

“La La Land” was the exhilarating widescreen musical that set hearts thumping in the latter part of 2016, just in

In a year of political incorrectness, “Hidden Figures” has to be the most politically correct film of the year. Based

“Lion” is a superbly directed and acted film that got great reviews but just didn’t find the audience it deserved.

The first of the Star Wars stand-alone films. Since almost everyone in the known universe has seen “Rogue One: A

“Elle” is one of the most deliciously wicked and nasty films of the year, featuring a terrifically convoluted scenario, great

“Passengers,” a sci-fi yarn about an interstellar spaceship on a 90 year mission to a distant planet that malfunctions and

As far as alien arrival films go, this has to be one of the tamest ever. No cities destroyed. No

Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is a math savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a

“Indignation” is filmic storytelling at its best. It doesn’t hurt that the film is based on a 2008 novel of

“Bad Moms” is one of the better comedies of the year, a film that doesn’t take itself, or its topic

A shining gem amongst all the drek of this year’s remakes and reimaginings. Woody Allen’s latest bout of nostalgia —

The third — and last entry –in the highly creative “Purge” trilogy, which began in 2013 with Ethan Hawke and

“A Monster with a Thousand Heads” (2016 — Mexico) is a taut and efficient mix of thriller, drama and socio-political

“The Tunnel” (2016) is a British crime drama — from the makers of the Broadchurch series — set against the

“Hail Caesar!” continues Joel and Ethan Coen’s deconstruction/reconstruction of Hollywood genres (following their takes on Westerns, spies , and music

“Zootopia” is Disney’s latest smash animated comedy adventure (more than $1 billion worldwide boxoffice) that is a delight for the

This month marks the 18th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest entertainers (and most certainly the greatest

Director David O. Russell taps his company of regulars — Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper — to tell

This science fiction actioner starts out with a bang and then peters out just past the half-way mark. In this

An incredible cinematic masterpiece by Alejandro G. Inarritu, the brilliant director of “Birdman,” “Babel” and “Biutiful.” Along with “Carol,” “The

This first of three sequels to “Star Wars” shattered box office opening-week records to become the highest grossing U.S. film

Quentin Tarantino takes his well-worn tropes — despicable characters, ultra-violence, greed, treachery, deceit — and mixes up a heady brew