Only the Brave
Only the Brave (Movie Reviews, Last Update Feb 2018)
This drama is based on the true story of the elite crew of firemen from Prescott, Arizona who battled a wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona in June 2013. The film stars Josh Brolin, Jeff Bridges, Miles Teller and Jennifer Connelly.
Breathe
Breathe (Movie Reviews, Last Update Mar 2020)
Dreams of living happily-ever-after end for of Robin and Diana Cavendish (Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy) when Robin contracts polio. But Diana refuses to accept that he will have to live out his few remaining days in the hospital. Based on a true story, this movie shows how her love and his defiance forever change his future life, as well as the fate of other polio patients and paralyzed people.
Professor Marston & the Wonder Women
Professor Marston & the Wonder Women (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jan 2018)
William Moulton Marston (played by Luke Evans) was a psychology professor who created Wonder Woman. This movie explores his personal life and how the source of his inspiration for comic book character came from the secret and unconventional relationship between himself, his wife (Rebecca Hall) and his mistress (Bella Heathcote).
Goodbye Christopher Robin
Goodbye Christopher Robin (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jan 2018)
Winnie the Pooh may be a household name, but the lives of the young boy who owned the lovable teddy bear and the man who penned his tales, are not as familiar. This movie tells the true story of Christopher Robin (Will Tilston/ Alex Lather) and AA Milne (Domhnall Gleeson), exposing the sadder side of the fame that came from the classic children's stories.
The Foreigner
The Foreigner (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jan 2018)
Quan (Jackie Chan) may look like an insignificant immigrant, but when his teenaged daughter is killed by a bomb, skills learned in his past life come back as he attempts to find the terrorists behind the explosion. But the vengeful father runs into interference from a British government agent (Pierce Brosnan) who has his own secrets.
Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jan 2018)
Tyler Perry don's his female persona Madea in this Halloween sequel. With Bam and Hattie (Cassi Davis and Patrice Lovely) in tow, the trio take on the supernatural creatures of a haunted campground. But its anyone's guess whether the human or inhuman group is the most frightening.
Victoria & Abdul
Victoria & Abdul (Movie Reviews, Last Update Dec 2017)
In her later years, Queen Victoria (played by Judi Dench) became very friendly and motherly with Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a young man sent from India to serve in the royal household. This movie dramatizes their relationship and the kerffuffle caused by the monarch's preferential treatment of the dark-skinned foreigner.
Brad’s Status
Brad’s Status (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jan 2018)
Brad Sloan (Ben Stiller) takes his son (Austin Abrams) on a tour of colleges the 18-year-old could possibly attend next year. The trip causes the father to reflect on his own life, questioning his past choices and regretting his present status. Although he is supposed to be thinking about the boy's future, he can't help also pondering his own.
Marshall
Marshall (Movie Reviews, Last Update May 2020)
When a black man (Sterling K. Brown) is wrongfully accused by a white woman, a black lawyer named Thurgood Marshall (played by Chadwick Boseman) steps in to defend him. This movie is based on a true story, and is one of the cases that propelled Marshall to his historic role as a civil rights activist.
Stronger
Stronger (Movie Reviews, Last Update Dec 2017)
Based on a true story, Stronger follows the life of Jeff Bauman (played by Jake Gyllenhaal), who was a victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Yet with help from friends and family, he finds reason to hope in the face of great tragedy.
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Happy Death Day
Happy Death Day (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jan 2018)
If you had to pick one day to live over again, would you chose a birthday? Well, Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) wishes that wasn't the case for her because she has somehow gotten stuck reliving her big day ... and has discovered she gets snuffed out before the candles.
Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049 (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jan 2018)
A new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling) discovers a dark secret that has could jeopardize his struggling society. The only hope for the future appears to be tracking down Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former blade runner who disappeared thirty years earlier.
Bumblebee
Bumblebee (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2019)
The best of the often tedious "Transformers" franchise, "Bumblebee" is set in 1987 and features an injured Autobot hiding out in a California junkyard in the form of a VW Beetle. Bumblebee is found and repaired by a girl named Charlie (Hailee Seinfeld) before the duo are caught up in the struggle with the Decepticons.
The Big Sick
The Big Sick (Movie Reviews, Last Update Sep 2017)
Cultural expectations and differences are a big problem for Kumail (Kumail Nanjiani), a Muslim man born in Pakistan, and Emily (Zoe Kazan), a Caucasian, American woman. Their affair remains a secret until Emily becomes seriously sick and Kumail meets her parents (Ray Romano, Holly Hunter) in the hospital waiting room.