In 1986, Woody Allen completed his brilliant New York trilogy that he began with "Annie Hall" and "Manhattan" by delivering HANNAH AND HER SISTERS . While its core is the familiar one you might expect, with Woody playing his NYC neurotic, nebbish character to perfection as he questions the meaning of life, the world around the familiar is filled with powerful stories. Woody is the ex husband of successful actress Hannah (Mia Farrow) who is now married to Elliott (Michael Cain

Looking for a superb war-time film for viewing this Veteran's Day? ALLIED is in many ways a rarity. First, by being a big-budget, old school thriller aimed squarely at adult movie goers. The film opens in 1942, with a dialogue-free ten minute sequence in which intelligence officer Max Vatan parachutes into the Moroccan desert, making his way to a rendezvous with his undercover contact, who brings him to Casablanca. As he will throughout the beautiful looking film, Director

The best "what if?" nuclear war movie since "The Day After" rocked the ratings for ABC in 1983, A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE is another taut, thrilling film from Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty). If you're old enough to remember how "The Day After" instantly became part of the zeitgeist after airing on network TV (long before streaming and cable offered so many viewing choices) you'll see similarities in the way Bigelow tells her tale of everyday people experiencing a day that chan

Back in 1978, John Carpenter hit a horror home run with his low-budget, HUGE box office smash HALLOWEEN . Watching it again this Halloween season, I was amazed just how great this scary little film is! The film opens with a young Michael Myers stabbing his sister to death and standing slack jawed with a knife in his hand and a bloody clown suit on his body. (Those damn clowns...) Flash forward 15 years and psychiatrist Dr Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasance at his odd best) is on

Before catching the current "re-imagining", I wanted to revisit the original 1989 dark comedy, THE WAR OF THE ROSES . I remember enjoying...

CAUGHT STEALING is the shocker of the summer for me. An action-packed, hilarious, violent and surprising tale, it's packed...

I knew walking in that WEAPONS had a brilliant story hook. What I didn't expect was its smart, "Pulp Fiction"-like story structure, so...

With all the wannabe JAWS docs emerging this 50th year since it hit theaters, it's good to know the true one has finally surfaced, JAWS...

The Philippou Brothers are back. For those fearing that their debut film 'Talk To Me" was a fluke, rest easy. Or maybe not sleep well for...

JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH lives up to its name, breathing innovative fun and relentless summer dino thrills into a tired series. Gareth...

If there was an Oscar for casting, John Papsidera (Oppenheimer, Yellowstone) would win it for the absolute perfection of every actor cast...

Old fashioned, beautifully shot in its namesake islands and Hawaii, Rodgers and Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC was one of the first...

THIS is how you do a live action remake! Packed with great visual effects, John Powell's soaring, wall-to-wall music and Gerard Butler's...

Get ready for buckets of green blood, superb animation and a lethal atmosphere that seethes through PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS, from the...

A compelling mashup of "24" and "Fallout", PARADISE is a binge worthy, unexpected blast from "This Is Us" creator Dan Fogelman. I loved...

If you love the John Wick films as much as I do, the new documentary WICK IS PAIN packs a great punch. Informative, funny and...

Like most of the victims in the funny, inventive, gory and hugely enjoyable new sequel FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES , I never saw it...

I haven't seen 1994's FORREST GUMP in at least 20 years. Revisiting it this week, its simple heart is still powerful, but I was...

23 years ago, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland teamed up to kickoff one of the best horror trilogies of the modern era with 28 DAYS LATER ....

Wherever you land on the religious spectrum, from devout to agnostic, there's no denying the sheer will and power of Mel Gibson's 2004...

Built on the blood, sweat and bullets of Spielberg's brilliant Normandy beach scene in "Saving Private Ryan", Alex Garland and Ray...

"Dead or alive, you're coming with me." I have vivid memories of seeing Paul Verhoeven's first big American film ROBOCOP in a packed...

Falling under the "so unbelievable, it's gotta be true" category, LAST BREATH details one of the most extraordinary undersea rescues in...

Intelligent, slick and fun, Steven Soderbergh's new spy thriller BLACK BAG is a shiny blend of Jason Bourne intrigue and an Agatha...