Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Based on the inspirational, true story of Medic Desmond T. Doss (played by Andrew Garfield), this movie recounts his service in the WWII battle at Hacksaw Ridge, on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Here the conscientious objector risked everything to save his fellow soldiers, without any weapon to protect his own life.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) becomes a fugitive and operates above the law when he discovers a conspiracy that has sullied his name and that of a trusted friend (Cobie Smulders). Violence ensues as the pair attempt to uncover the truth.
Friend Request
Friend Request (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jan 2018)
The simple act of denying a friend request from a little-known classmate makes Laura (Alycia Debnam-Carey) the enemy of this casual acquaintance with murderous intentions.
Star Trek 50th Anniversary TV and Movie Collection (News and Views, Last Update Jul 2017)
Queen of Katwe
Queen of Katwe (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
A talent for the game of chess gives an impoverished girl (Madina Nalwanga) from Uganda a chance to change her world. This movie is based on a true story of Phiona Mutesi.
I’m Not Ashamed
I’m Not Ashamed (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Rachel Joy Scott was the first student to be killed in the Columbine high school shooting in 1999. This movie, starring Masey McLain, attempts to share her story and her faith. The script is based on Rachel's journals and information from her friends and family.
Anthropoid
Anthropoid (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
During WWII, SS General Reinhard Heydrich was The Reich's third in command. To stop his reign of terror in Czechoslovakia, Czech and Slovak soldiers determine to assassinate him. They call their top secret plan: Anthropoid. Based on real events, Cillian Murphy plays Josef Gabcík, and Jamie Dornan plays Jan Kubis.
The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Based on the true story of Nat Turner (Nate Parker), this movie follows the literate black slave's attempt to preach peace to his angry fellows, until even he can no longer tolerate the mistreatment their people are enduring under white masters. Then he turns his talents to leading a rebellion.
The Blair Witch Project
The Blair Witch Project (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
No one knows what happened to three film students (Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, Joshua Leonard ) who decided to make a documentary film about the Blair Witch who supposedly lived in a wood in Maryland -- until their footage was found a year later.
Office Christmas Party
Office Christmas Party (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
In an attempt to convince his boss (and sister) that he is capable of running a branch office, Josh (Jason Bateman) decides to host an office Christmas party that will impress her, as well as woo a potential client. But the big, brawling bash that ensues may prove just the opposite.
Cafe Society
Cafe Society (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
When Bobby (Jesse Eisenberg) leaves the Bronx to look for job opportunities in California, his mother arranges for him to connect with his Uncle Phil (Steve Carell) -- a mover and shaker in the 1930's Hollywood scene. This Woody Allen film also stars Kristen Stewart as the romantic interest.
Considering Love and Other Magic
Considering Love and Other Magic (Movie Reviews, Last Update Sep 2018)
While coping with the grief of her younger brother’s suicide, 17-year-old Jessie Wilson (Maddie Phillips) takes on a tutoring job with an unusual student. Tommy (Ryan Grantham) claims to be the trapped-in-time, fictional creation of an aging author (Sheila McCarthy) who penned his story in 1952. Whether he's real or imagined, helping Tommy seems to be helping Jessie.
A Miracle on Christmas Lake
A Miracle on Christmas Lake (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Christmas has never been a very merry time for Bobby Whiteside (Kristian Jackson). While trying to deal with the desertion of his father and the death of a friend, the teen shovels a skating path across an icy pond... and discovers a magical hockey rink.
Swiss Army Man
Swiss Army Man (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Hank (Paul Dano) is stranded in the middle of nowhere. The only other human being he can find is a dead body (Daniel Radcliffe). Although a morbid thing to do, the lonely man drags the corpse along with him as he tries to make his way home.
Rough Night
Rough Night (Movie Reviews, Last Update Sep 2017)
After a crazy bachelorette party in Miami, a male stripper is found dead. And five party-harty girl friends (Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon, Zoë Kravitz, Jillian Bell, and Ilana Glazer) may know more about what happened than they want to admit.