Susan Ellingburg

It’s not the best Star Wars movie ever, but certainly not the worst. This "non-series" prequel to Episode IV offers plucky characters, impressive...

A powerful story of love and loss. The acting is as good as you’d expect and the story is much more interesting than the trailer suggests. Making...

If you ever see Casablanca or a Hitchcock film and mourn, “they don’t make 'em like that anymore,” then I have good news: they just did. Allied has...

When two simple people who simply want to live in peace find themselves in the middle of a landmark Supreme Court case, their story unfolds with...

This thinking person’s alien movie is less about creatures from space and more about how humans communicate. Arrival cleverly and unexpectedly...

This action movie/bromance/Bible-era tale is a spectacle in the style of old Hollywood. It's more of a retelling than a remake of the 1959 classic...

You don't have to be a music lover to appreciate this inspiring story of a woman who believed in the power of music—and the men who worked to make...

Reasonably suspenseful with nary a dull moment, this is not one of those action movies with snappy asides and flashes of humor.

Not so much a remake as a re-imagining. It's fairly fun in a fluffy kind of way, but there's no plot to speak of and the effects are nothing to...

Nope, it's not a superhero story and if you think the "fantastic" in the title means "great," think again. This odd, thought-provoking film is not...

Not the most amazing movie of the summer, but fun enough to be a good excuse to sit in an air-conditioned theater for a couple of hours.

A smart, stylish movie that fools the eye even as it delights it. Prepare to watch closely—you’ll still be caught looking, but it’s all part of the...

A fast-paced, entertaining adventure that gets just about everything right. With all due respect to superheroes, Money Monster is my favorite "sit...

“I'm going, but I don't want to see 'my friends' fight," said my companion. The battles are epic and the quips keep coming, but this dark story...

A new but predictable entry in the "one man's memories in another man's body" genre. The cast list is impressive but the movie is ho-hum. Take your...

Gamers will love this first-person frenzy of violence and death; everyone else probably not so much.

Thanks to strong performances, a story that's funny and touching in turns, and an uplifting message, all but the most cynical will leave the...

Tina Fey is engaging in this insightful story of a safe, boring TV producer who transforms herself into an intrepid war correspondent. In time...