Christa Banister

In an era where modern-day police ethics are regularly called into question, Triple 9 only fuels the fire as there's nary a good guy dressed in...

The athletic achievements of Olympic legend Jesse Owens are nothing short of remarkable, but Race is so much more than your average sports movie or...

Providence is best described as a faith-based romance in the Nicholas Sparks vein, a just-in-time-for-Valentine's film for Christians. But a...

In what's easily one of the Coen Brothers' zaniest movies about Hollywood's inner workings since Barton Fink, the audience is transported back to...

Nicholas Sparks has repeatedly tried to recapture the lightning in a bottle of The Notebook. The Choice may have emotional stakes but delivers...

The Kung Fu Panda movies have been a consistently fun and family-friendly cinematic diversion for eight years now, proof that a simple,...

Rick Yancey's book has to be far better than this resulting movie. How else to explain how such a bloated dystopian mess got greenlighted in the...

Despite having enough material for three separate movies, this story about a harried female inventor satisfies on multiple levels thanks to the...

Blanchett may be considered an Oscar frontrunner for her performance, but Carol, about a lesbian love affair in the 1950s, is pretty scant on...

This movie would've been so much better if the leads had switched roles. As it is, it's neither edgy enough for the comedy crowd, or friendly...

Like a well-staged morality play that’s far more entertaining than preachy, this film asks the big questions The Wolf of Wall Street never quite...

It could've been timely satire. Instead, it falls flat in every possible way: shockingly unfunny with a point of view so tepid and timid that...

Not only pays homage to the original Rocky with plenty of knowing winks, but raises the bar with a solid storyline, memorable performances and even...

Director and female lead Angelina Jolie Pitt turns an intriguing-enough premise into a sumptuously-lit slog of a movie where the most exciting...

Considering how sophisticated animated movies have become thanks to Pixar, one still couldn’t help wondering if something based on a comic strip...

Normally, an element of surprise is a real asset in storytelling, but this sequel clutters a script that already wasn't making much sense in the...

Lacks the production values of Heaven is for Real, but follows its source material more closely. But a plodding pace and a surprising shortage of...

The script may only scratch the surface on more significant matters, but it’s fun to see these actors out amid jaw-dropping scenery in a story that...