Hercule Poirot finds himself in uncharted waters in 2017.

Agatha Christie’s super sleuth can crack any case. But can he handle a marketplace with little appetite for dense dialogue...

Every few years we’re reminded Tom Cruise is more than just a movie star. He’s a darn good actor, too.

Think “Born on the Fourth of July,” “Magnolia” and...

It’s not hard to imagine a world where “Detroit” stood in the thick of the Oscar race.

And why not? The film covers a devastating riot which left 43 people dead, hundreds...

Is anyone else burned out on dystopian dramas?

“The Hunger Games.” The “Divergent” series. “The Giver.” “Ender’s Game.”

It’s...

We all have a certain pain tolerance, but what’s our threshold for cinematic stupidity?

Consider “Rampage” as the ultimate test for the latter. Pass it, and you’ll enjoy...

The team behind “Pacific Rim Uprising” should send a cookie bouquet to Michael Bay.

The director’s “Transformers” franchise delivered a robot sequel so embarrassingly...

An ‘A’ for effort only goes so far.

The long-awaited film adaptation of “A Wrinkle in Time” lives up to the hype … visually. It’s gorgeous to watch, from...

It’s all been building to this.

By “it,” we mean a decade of Marvel Cinematic Universe adventures that made superhero films the coin of Hollywood’s realm.

“This”...

Slowly but surely Disney is getting woke.

That doesn’t mean the mega studio is going the full Social Justice route. Still, little by little woke elements are creeping into its film product.

Take...

The unhinged Resistance finally has a movie to call its own.

Films take a considerable time to go from the drawing pad to the big screen. “The Purge” franchise is much more fleet...

Forty years ago a filthy little film was unleashed upon the world.

This movie would go on to make back its meager $3 million budget 47 times. That made it one of the most profitable films ever...

Sometimes one gimmick is all you need in our comedy-starved age.

That’s not to say “The Happytime Murders” is as subversive as it wants you to think. We’ve seen R-rated...

Scott Bowers was an infamous, albeit top secret, figure during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

A former Marine who later worked at a gas station, Bowers became famous for hooking up high profile...

Nearly every progressive critique aimed at this year’s “Death Wish” reboot applies to “Peppermint.”

Only much, much worse.

The film’s body count is higher,...

Queen might be the most unlikely group in music history.

Its sound veered from opera to gospel, rockabilly to flat out rock. Queen’s signature hit, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” defies...

When we meet the Brinson family in “Wildlife,” Jerry (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Jeanette (Carey Mulligan) are sharing a tender moment.

Their only son, Joe (Ed Oxenbould) watches his...

Well, you wanted something original, right?

Only the latest dystopian yarn, “Mortal Engines,” can’t help but pilfer in the third act. Let’s give the filmmakers points...

Another year, another 12 months when TV stole film’s thunder.

We didn’t get an original episode of “Game of Thrones” in 2018. Otherwise, TV continued to dominate the pop...

This critic once declared “Transformers: The Last Knight” was more than just a terrible, awful movie. The sequel represented the most painful movie-going experience of my professional...

“Vice” is one of the most nominated films of 2018. That hardly tells the whole story.

Far-left director Adam McKay’s film chronicles the rise of Dick Cheney (Christian Bale)...