The live-action "Beauty and the Beast" is an artistic showcase as the intelligent, gorgeous Belle (Watson) yearns for a life beyond the small town where she lives with her father Maurice, well played by Kevin Kline.

Resistance is a moving film that could have been much more graphic, violent, and traumatic. Instead filmmakers create a sustained experience where audiences can identify with the characters.

“You stabbed the devil in the back. To him this isn’t vengeance, this is justice.” Again, someone makes the mistake of crossing expert hitman John Wick, in John Wick: Chapter 2, well played by Keanu Reeves, and once again, the audience journeys with Wick through his universe filled with professional killers …

LEGO Batman Movie hits a high, entertaining note that satirically skewers big business and furthers franchises plus introduces audiences to talented comedians.

A memorable example of how hate defeats itself; love binds and communities can regenerate.

In "Deepwater Horizon" the filmmakers keep the action realistic not flashy, with considerable suspense.

Walt Disney Animation Studios' latest work merges myth with strong story and memorable music where an island princess and demigod team up to save civilization.

Strong technical talents anchor a strong adapted story (sans some musical numbers) and a well cast voice cast where the realistic talking animals take center stage among exotic settings.

Sony Classical’s Allied (Music from the Motion Picture) comes recommended for strong transitions while almost every track stands out among this 16th Silvestri/Zemeckis collaboration, with hopefully more to come.

Workplace hijinx culminate into a forgettable, night-long urban story short on comedy and character development.