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'Free Trip To Egypt' is a wonderful movie about a brave experiment in overcoming people's pre-conceptions and prejudices to help find common ground.

‘The Bookshop’, starring Emily Mortimer and Bill Nighy, may be a movie about books, but its one of the most beautiful films you’ll see this year.

The Book Club is a movie my wife and I have been wanting to watch since it was in theaters back in May 2018.  Starring four legendary actresses (Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda and Mary Steenburgen), the film has to be good right? The film centers on four women–lifelong …

Director Stefano Sollima takes the helm in this 3-star crime sequel as James Brolin ('Deadpool 2') and Benecio del Toro ('Traffic') return in their roles as key players in drug cartel wars with Taylor Sheridan returning to write the screenplay.

The basketball comedy 'Uncle Drew' (2.5 stars) prompts audience participation for the on and off court antics as Boston Celtic NBA star Kyrie Irving expands this character beyond the Pepsi Max commercials in a solid story where he teams up with a local coach/talent scout to rally his former teammates for a tournament at Rucker Park in Harlem, New York.

Pixar Animation’s 20th film, the animated action adventure film 'Incredibles 2,' is a great family adventure (3 stars) with impressive visuals and action sequences with minor language, social commentary, and character development shortcomings.

'AVA' is a beautiful and sensitive look at the life of one teenage woman on the verge of adulthood in modern Iran.

Clint Eastwood directs this drama then thriller 'The 15:17 to Paris' based on real life events where three friends who stopped a terrorist attack on an Amsterdam-Paris Thalys train in 2015.

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail by Steve James nominated for an Academy Award in the Documentary Feature Category sends an alarm to every thinking citizen in our culture. Indeed, the film reminds Americans of what remains crucial for a democracy to function. Equitable justice and accountability must thrive. Often it …

There are too many gems to fit into this fine film as Sorkin’s quick-fire methods and timing works well.