The chaotic buildup to the first episode of the classic variety series "Saturday Night Live" is the basis for filmmaker Jason Reitman's engaging account, "Saturday Night." A cast of largely unknown actors play the familiar original cast and crew. Gabriel LaBelle, best known from his role in “The Fabelmans,” plays...
The drama “White Bird” serves as a sequel and prequel to the movie, “Wonder,” based on the graphic novel by R. J. Palacio. Helen Mirren plays the French grandmother of a troubled boy. She tells him the harrowing story of her experiences as a Jewish child during WWII, hiding out...
Yearning for another movie based on a video game series? If so, you still may want to avoid "Borderlands." Director Eli Roth, best known for his gory splatter films strands Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Jamie Leigh Curtis and Mark Twain Prize winner Kevin Hart in a sci-fi action comedy...
Flimflamming advertising exec Scarlett Johannson fakes a moon landing and lands hunky NASA flight director Channing Tatum in the spacey but stylish romantic comedy, "Fly Me to the Moon." Tatum is working hard to make sure that the Apollo 11 project successfully lands and returns to Earth and Johansson becomes...
In the mood for a 2-hour therapy session? In the provocative drama "Daddio,” Dakota Johnson plays a troubled young woman who confesses all to a brash cab driver, played by Sean Penn, when the ride home from the airport is delayed by a traffic accident. “Daddio” is a very adult drama...
When they decided to reboot the "Planet of the Apes" franchise in 2011, eyes rolled. But the refreshed franchise turned out to be a winner. The fourth entry, "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes," is a rousing, eye-popping and intelligent sci-fi thriller that can stand on its own even...
