THE HUNT * (Gory, mean-spirited slaughter flick) This gory, mean-spirited slaughter movie is pure trash. It opens with a group of people emerging from the woods only to be picked off by rifles and bombs, leaving Crystal (Betty Gilpin) to single-handedly more

BLOODSHOT * (Unbelievably dumb action movie) Vin Diesel stars as Ray Garrison, a war hero who is killed in action but is brought back to life as a robotic killing machine who can re-enhance his body parts after they are blown away. Taken from a comic more

ONWARD * * * (Pixar scores another kid's movie) Pixar knows how to make good movies for kids. Their latest animated film has two heroes, Ian (voice of Tim Holland) and his older brother Barley (Chris Pratt) using a bit of magic to fight off dragons and more

THE WAY BACK * *½ (Underdog team and coach) You've seen it all before: Ragtag sports team gets new coach with all his baggage, finds its way and makes a big comeback. In spite of the … more

EMMA. * * * * (Joyce) * * ½ (Don) (Jane Austen's Classic Love Story) Joyce loved the latest adaptation of Jane Austen's classic love story, while I found it to be a bore. We are … more

THE INVISIBLE MAN * * * ½ (Joyce) * * * (Don) (Update of classic horror film) H.G. Wells wrote this classic horror story back in the late 1800s. In the 1930s it was made into a … more

PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE * * * ½ (Joyce) * * * (Don) (Exotic, erotic French film) The French sure do know how to make exotic, erotic love stories. Noemie Meriant plays … more

THE ASSISTANT * * ½ (Harassment in the workplace) Rotten Tomatoes critics gave this strange movie about harassment in the workplace an 89%, while audiences gave it 21%. Who is … more

CALL OF THE WILD * * (Adults) * * * (Children) (Based on Jack London's novella) Harrison Ford has the impossible task of interacting with a computer-generated dog in this adventure tale based on Jack London's novella, "e;Call of the Wild."e; I credit the more

DOWNHILL * *  (Dark, depressing family soap opera) This dark, depressing family soap opera goes downhill quite rapidly. Choosing two comedians to play serious roles is a strange choice … more

THE PHOTOGRAPH * * ½ (Love story) It is encouraging that Hollywood opened at least one love story for Valentine's Day. The Photograph stars two good-looking actors (Issa Rae and … more

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG * * * (Good lessons for kids from video game character) While we are not fans of movies based on characters from video games, we must acknowledge the good lessons for kids in this well made live action/computer-generated movie from the more