Director Zhang Yimou’s latest film is a monster film set in China during the Song dynasty “The Great Wall” tells the story of a warrior (Matt Damon) who is confined within the legendary Great Wall. While being held captive, Damon’s character learns the secrecy that lies behind one of the biggest spectacles of the...
Director Chad Stahelski’s latest film is a neo-noir action-thriller sequel to 2014’s “John Wick.” “John Wick: Chapter 2” continues the story of the legendary assassin. In this installment, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is required to leave retirement and return to his hitman lifestyle by a previous acquaintance. This former...
Director Theodore Melfi’s latest film is a biographical drama that stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe as three women who acted as the brains behind one of the greatest jobs in NASA history. “Hidden Figures” tells the remarkable true story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary...
For this “Reel Mood of the Week,” seek out three different kinds of encounters and see how the varying characters will handle them. “Arrival” As a wise wizard once said, “Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.” When...
Four different productions will come to theaters this weekend to demonstrate that it takes a battle to build upon who you really are. “Doctor Strange” No, “Guardians of the Galaxy” isn’t the weirdest production that Marvel has for the world. When a car accident mangled the hands of surgeon Stephen Strange (Benedict...
For this “Reel Mood of the Week,” we’re welcoming five films that have a mystery at their core. “Boo! A Madea Halloween” Tyler Perry’s alter-ego will (hopefully) show the ghosts that they are fools for messing with her in the eighth installment of the “Madea” series. All the chaos began when she is asked to look after a...
For this “Reel Mood of the Week,” take a look at (and go see) these five films that feature numbers capable of summoning a great time when the previews ended. “The Accountant” 2011: This is the year that the screenplay for “The Accountant” was featured in The Black List, a roster of most-liked projects that are yet (and...
Different kinds of systems are in place to rattle our characters, but with determination they might just make it—might. “The Birth of a Nation” The most radiant star out of Sundance Film Festival tells the story of Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a slave-turned-leader after he witnesses the scale and brutality of slavery in...
For these characters, the moves after chaos breaks loose are vital if they want to get out alive, win the title, beat the betrayers and avoid having their souls taken. “Deepwater Horizon” April 20, 2010 — the titular oil rig off the Gulf of Mexico exploded and created one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history, maybe...
The characters in this week’s films will defy what they have been told to do. Take a look and pick a beyond-the-law adventure! “Storks” Storks don’t deliver babies anymore, but a series of events led to one appearing in the factory where Junior (Andy Samberg) works. Always wanting to impress his boss, Junior will do...
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