I haven't had this much unhinged fun at the movies in a long time. Vintage Sam Raimi, SEND HELP is a hilarious horror adventure that's packed with laugh out loud surprises. Rachel McAdams (Doctor Strange, True Detective) kills it in a career defining role as meek, single and devoted employee Linda Liddle. Socially awkward, her most loyal companion is the parakeet she shares her tiny apartment with, making tuna sandwiches nightly for her next day's lunch. Linda is a beast at

NO ONE creates suspense on film like Director Paul Greengrass, something you know if you've seen his films "United 93" or "The Bourne Ultimatum". His telling of the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California, THE LOST BUS moves you to the front of your seat and never lets go. We meet school bus driver Kevin McKay, embodied brilliantly by Matthew McConaughey. Kevin's struggling after the loss of his father and recent divorce, caring for his mother and his 15 year old son, who wan

Although I'm not strapped into the chair that Chris Pratt spends 90% of MERCY in, I have to admit that I went into this movie ready to quip, "Yeah, I saw this when it was called 'Minority Report'! While it never nears the superiority of that Cruise/Spielberg classic, damned if this one isn't a whole lot of fun, packed with suspense, humor and buckets of action. Pratt plays Detective Chris Raven, a decorated officer and one of the champions of the near future virtual court ca

What happens when a man stands up and says, "enough is enough"? Today is the perfect day to experience one of the most powerful and moving biographical films ever made. SELMA is a perfectly crafted look at a turbulent time in our country's history that still sadly resonates half a century later. David Oyelowo is incredibly good as Dr. Martin Luther King, portraying the man's passion, spirit and weaknesses with equal skill. Oyelowo's performance is equal to Daniel Day Lewis'

A suspenseful throwback to the gritty crime dramas of the 1970's, DEAD MAN'S WIRE is taut full of suspense and based on a true story of televised revolution. Be prepared to be plunged into a cold February day in 1977. Director Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting) and his team recreate that chilly Indianapolis day, giving the entire film a palpable sense of time and place. Bill Skarsgard is a long way from Pennywise in a superb performance as everyman Tony Kiritsis, whose America

17 years ago today on January 15, 2009, the world experienced the Miracle on the Hudson. If Tom Hanks has become today's go-to actor for portraying everyday American heroes, surely Clint Eastwood is at the top of American Directors for traditional dramas. These two American Classics pair up for superb work on SULLY , the behind the scenes story of Captain Sully Sullenberger, the pilot who managed to land US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River, next to Manhattan. Shortly

One of my all-time film guilty pleasures, Ken Russell's bizarre, over-the-top blend of hallucinogenic science fiction, thriller and love story ALTERED STATES is an absolute trip. William Hurt made his 1980 film debut as a scientist more concerned with finding the root of man in his DNA than in exhibiting any social graces. Dr Jessup (Hurt) is rude, obnoxious, pious and about to discover man's origins within himself. That leaves little time for feelings. Alienating his girlf

The best afterlife comedy since "Heaven Can Wait", ETERNITY is a laugh-out-loud romance with heart, soul and wit to spare. The film opens with senior citizen couple Joan (Betty Buckley) and Larry (Barry Primus) driving to a gender reveal party for their new grandchild. Buckley and Primus are old pros, delivering every bit of comedy with panache as traffic backs up a mile behind them. When Larry dies suddenly at the party, he wakes up on a train, in his much younger body, now

To call Robert Redford's ski film DOWNHILL RACER a sports film is almost missing the point. It's actually a very quiet character study laced with excellent sports action scenes. Earlier in 1969, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" became a blockbuster across America. Those flocking to this film later in the year expecting to see the same charming, funny Redford were likely very disappointed. Playing against the charm that he'd already built in films like "Barefoot in the Pa

4 years after the mega-hit and all time classic "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", Director George Roy Hill and its stars Paul Newman and Robert Redford teamed up again and found that same movie magic with THE STING. I'm not sure there have ever been two movie stars more relaxed and effortlessly cool than Newman and Redford. Redford plays small-time con man Hooker, who crosses the wrong gangster by mistake during a street hustle. His long time partner is killed by crime