Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material including sexual content, alcohol and tobacco use, and for language.Starring Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Jaeden Lieberher, Naomi Watts and Terrence HowardDirected by Theodore MelfiSt. Vincent may not be the easiest film to watch, but it is worth every uncomfortable minute. Maggie (McCarthy), a single mother, moves into a new home in Brooklyn with...
Rated PG for mild action and rude humor.Starring Ben Whishaw (voice), Nicole Kidman, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Broadbent and Peter CapaldiDirected by David HeymanTruth be told, I wasn’t exactly thrilled to go see Paddington, but I am so glad I did. Based on Michael Bond’s widely-admired series of children’s books that began in 1958, Paddington is...
Rated PG-13 for disturbing thematic material including violence, a suggestive moment, and brief strong language.Starring David Oyelowo, Oprah Winfrey, Tim Roth, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Common and Giovanni RibisiDirected by Ava DuVernayLet’s all agree that it was a monumental task for Ava Duvernay to direct a film about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.… and I for...
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of terror, violence and destruction throughout, and thematic elements.Starring Johnny Pacar, Shaun Sipos, Bryan Dechart, Alexa PenaVega, Italia Ricci, John Pyper-Ferguson and Liz E. MorganDirected by Casey La Scala (The Grind)This low-budget film is has a big budget payoff. The Remaining is an action-packed supernatural thriller that addresses questions of life, love and belief...
Rated PG for rude humor including some reckless behavior and language.Starring Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Dylan Minnette, Ed Oxenbould and Kerris DorseyDirected by Miguel Arteta (Cedar Rapids and Youth in Revolt)Don’t let the words terrible, horrible, no good, and very bad scare you, the film is uplifting, hilarious, inspiring, and well made. Disney’s Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No...
Rated R for strong and bloody violence throughout, language and brief drug use.Starring Keanu Reeves, Adrianne Palicki, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe and Ian McShaneDirected by David Leitch and Chad StahelskiThis is Keanu Reeves’ best film since The Matrix. After the sudden death of his beloved wife, John Wick (Reeves) receives one last gift from her, a beagle puppy named...
Rated PG-13 for some sexual references, mature thematic material and historical smoking.Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode and Mark StrongDirected by Morten TyldumCertain things happen when true stories get turned into films…usually not accurate things.Real people become characters with exaggerated qualities, real events get condensed, and some things just get made up plain and simple. All this is...