A few times a year a film is released that is so bad, I almost feel terrible reviewing it. Mother’s Day is that film. It is heartless, pandering, sloppy, joyless, and so drenched in product placement it is likely already profitable before it ever hits the screen. Audiences who like a shred of cohesive story telling or characterization, or even …

Throughout the run time of the new George Clooney vehicle I kept waiting for a moment that would strike a chord with me. For a movie with an abundance of imagination, a creative eye backing it and a message about dreamers, Tomorrowland falls unfortunately flat in momentum and intrigue. The film is built on big ideas and carried out with …

Not being a fan of romance films, I always brace myself before seeing a new one. The possibility of being unwillingly manipulated by sweeping orchestral scores and saccharine stories gives me pause. On rare occasion, however, I come across a film that, while flawed, does have elements of sweet and honest love within the drama. The Longest Ride did not …