my definition of summer includes at least one shark project, and I need no special 50th anniversary release date for Jaws to celebrate fins on screen.

The team aims for humor and rapport between the lead performers.

Subject of an Emmy-winning television movie and a groundbreaking leader in understanding the disparate subjects of animal behavior and human autism, Temple Grandin makes a worthy documentary topic.

Knowing his niche audience well, filmmaker Wes Anderson sticks to what works for his crowd in The Phoenician Scheme.

Director Danny Boyle sticks with gut-level fear

Strong films come from three small projects abut schools gone wrong

More than creative killing, Ballerina aims at putting a woman in a starring role.

It is a truth universally acknowledged in rom-com movies that adding Jane Austen to the mix helps your project.

Director Craig’s effective weapons come from moving his camera especially well in high speed chases through that title cornfield.

Stars and location make Another Simple Favor easy on the eyes.

The story allows room for messaging amidst its basic entertainment thrusts of classic horror and great music.

Playing gamblers who also take risks with same sex relationships, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Jacob Elordi shine in a wistful look at characters trying to adapt to a world that wants to reshape them.

Drop may drop the ball when it comes to total credibility but it plays the thriller game well enough to provide mindless entertainment.

Spy games play more like word puzzles than football contests in Black Ba

A warped postcard to the city of Oakland, Freaky Tales celebrates its location more like a love letter from a psycho.

Despite the potential for saccharine cuteness, the filmmakers reflect realities in a world where doggie demands prove both difficult and rew

The Penguin Lessons stays firmly in the realm of mild family fare demanding little from its students or viewers.

As in Parasite, Mickey 17 shows director Bong quickly shifting gears, twirling between satire and social commentary

My Dead Friend Zoe director Kyle Hausmann-Stokes mines his own military experiences for a moving story about trauma and healing

My seasonal tradition has me determining which kind of wine I should drink while watching each of the best picture nominees