Trainspotting
Trainspotting (Movie Reviews, Last Update Aug 2017)
Set in Edinburgh, this gritty movie follows Renton (Ewan McGregor), who's desire to get break his heroin habit is challenged by his addiction and friends.
John Wick: Chapter Two
John Wick: Chapter Two (Movie Reviews, Last Update Dec 2021)
Former hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves) finds himself in trouble again. After being compelled to participate in an assassination, he's got to watch his own back.
A Dog’s Purpose
A Dog’s Purpose (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
In this feel-good movie, a dog (voice of Josh Gad) wonders about his purpose as he lives and relives his life as a pet to various owners.
Father Figures
Father Figures (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2018)
Brothers Kyle and Peter (Owen Wilson and Ed Helms) are unprepared for the confession from their mother (Glenn Close) that she has no idea who their father was. So the boys decide to go on a road trip and track down her former boyfriends with the hope of finding their dad.
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
A forgotten child star (Brett Dalton) thinks he has a second shot at the limelight when his is sentenced to community service at a Christian church preparing to put on its annual Passion Play. Instead he is forced to take a second look at himself and the role of religion in his life.
Bleed for This
Bleed for This (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Based on the true story of Vinny Pazienza, this movie follows the boxer's promising career that was cut short by a car accident. But a true champion never gives up the fight -- and against the odds, Vinny made an unbelievable come back.
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2020)
As NASA prepares for its space missions, they need a team of mathematical geniuses. They find expertise they can count on in an unexpected place: some brilliant African-American women. Based on a true story, this film stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe.
Paterson
Paterson (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
A man named Paterson (Adam Driver) lives in the city of Paterson, New Jersey. He is a bus driver by day, and a poet by night. Although he is contentedly tied to a regimented routine, his free spirited partner Laura (Golshifteh Farahani) is always pulling at the constraints of their quiet life.
Fences
Fences (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
An African America father (Denzel Washington) struggles to know what things to protect and what things to defend against in the changing world of 1950s America.
Why Him?
Why Him? (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
A father (Bryan Cranston) always has high expectations for the man who asks for the hand of his daughter (Zoey Deutch) -- and the rich-but-socially-irresponsible Laird (James Franco) doesn't even come close. Hoping to squash any ideas about marriage, Dad sets out to prove the young man is not the right man for his little girl.
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (Movie Reviews, Last Update Nov 2016)
Between 1963 and 1966, The Beatles presented 250 concerts. This Ron Howard documentary uses historic and recently found footage, plus interviews, stories and music to showcase the British band during this prolific performance period.
Lion
Lion (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
As a five-year-old, Saroo (Sunny Pawer) was lost from his family in India. Adopted by an Australian couple (played by Nicole Kidman and David Denham), the boy grew to a man (now played by Dev Patel), yet the memories of his first family still haunted him. Against all odds, he now sets out to find his way back to his childhood home.
Loving
Loving (Movie Reviews, Last Update Oct 2020)
Based on a true story of Richard and Mildred Loving (played Joel Egerton and Ruth Negga), this film follows the unlikely history makers who find themselves challenging the laws of the State of Virginia which prohibit the mixed-race couple from getting married and living together as husband and wife.
Gold
Gold (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Kenny Wells (McConaughey) has dreams of finding gold. Following a hunch, and with a trusted geologist (Edgar Ramirez) by his side, the pair go hunting for the precious metal in the Indonesian jungle -- and find more fame, fortune and failure than anyone could have anticipated.
Denial
Denial (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Professor and historian, Dr. Deborah Lipstadt (Rachel Weisz), finds herself in a legal battle trying to prove the reality of Jewish persecution during WWII when she is accused of libel for calling the out-spoken history writer David Irving (Timothy Spall) a holocaust denier. This movie is based on a true story.