Movie Reviews

by Sandra Olmsted    When I teach film, I show Going’ Hollywood in the ‘30s because it laments the passing of the Golden Age of Hollywood for the lack of…

by Sandra Olmsted Director Stella Meghie revisits the drama and romance of a child with no immune system made popular with John Travolta’s 1976 protrayal of The Boy in the…

by Sandra Olmsted The retelling of the Arthurian legend, or at least the origin story, has a first delights for effects fans, but little else. Revising the legend with color-blind…

by Sandra Olmsted    The eighth installment in the Fast and Furious franchise varies vastly from an exciting and stimulating race and sometimes the movie drags, yet it does offer…

by Sandra Olmsted Director Marc Webb’s Gifted tugs on the heartstrings at many turns, yet it also has humor and purveys a sense of redemption. Unabashedly manipulative, the tear jerk…

By Sandra Olmsted Going in Style, a remake of the 1979 film, has been nicely updated by director Zach Braff and screenwriter Theodore Melfi to reflect current issues for baby…

By Sandra Olmsted In the twenty years since the last Power Rangers movie hit the big screens, the little fans have grown up and probably want to share their love…

By Sandra Olmsted    Rife with political, theological, and philosophical symbolism, this latest remake of the 1933 Kong classic takes this version on a fresh journey into the mythology of…

By Sandra Olmsted Director Amma Asante reveals the true story of Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana (David Oyelowo) and Ruth Williams of England (Rosamund Pike) with conventional filmmaking which fits…