If Shia LaBeouf went through even half the crap depicted in “Honey Boy,” it’s amazing he lived to tell the tale. Viewers may find it...

If you’re going to script a successful whodunit, you’d better have a good solution -- and you’d better stay one step ahead of the...

With “The Irishman,” Martin Scorsese strikes me as an old pro who specialized in violent gangsters and is now reevaluating his legacy....

Until the credits rolled in “Midway,” I was sure the character of hotshot pilot Dick Best had been invented for dramatic effect. But I...

I left “Harriet” thinking, “I’ve just seen the woman who’s going to win this year’s Oscar for Best Actress.” That would be Cynthia Erivo,...

Here’s the main question with “El Camino”: Does this sequel to “Breaking Bad” give fans their fix? And the answer is: Yes. Absolutely....

When the credits rolled on “Gemini Man” and I saw the name Ang Lee, something clicked. Lee is the two-time Oscar-winner who directed...

“Brittany Runs a Marathon” is not really about running or marathons; but it certainly is about Brittany. Based on a true story, this...

“Ad Astra” isn’t nearly as good as I thought it would be. Heavily hyped on social media for the past several weeks, the new space opera...

“Overcomer” has one triumphant strength, and her name is Aryn Wright-Thompson. As a struggling high school runner in this latest from the...

Considering the fact that Shakespeare is the world’s most famous and beloved writer, it’s amazing how little we know about him. Oh sure,...

The latest screen version of “Hamlet” opens with Ophelia declaring, “I have always been a willful girl, and followed my heart, and spoke...

When I penned this review in the summer of 2019, I opened by predicting that it would mark the first step in a come-back year for Shia...

At first, “Blinded by the Light” seems like another film about classic rock-- a la “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Rocketman” and “Yesterday”; but...

As of this posting, an unheralded little 2019 movie called “The Peanut Butter Falcon” holds a 96% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes; and...

If a family member -- say a spouse or grandparent -- is diagnosed with terminal illness, should you tell the person? I dare say most...

Gorgeous, funny, thoughtful and entertaining, Disney’s reboot of “The Lion King” nonetheless has one substantial flaw: It isn’t as good...

I’m not a huge fan of screenwriter Richard Curtis, as I didn’t care for the loose sexuality in “Love, Actually” or “Four Weddings and a...

“Missing Link” is the first film I’ve seen this year that made me want to start my best-of list. This animated gem from the reliable...

If you can stomach the nonstop swearing and bad behavior, “Shaft” is a fascinating cultural artifact. In the ongoing debate about modern...