Former Google employee Aneesh Chaganty’s first film “Searching” has an uphill battle, thanks to disposable horror film “Unfriended.” The latest disposable feature film trend moves from iPhone-shot movies, to having everything displayed on a computer screen, webcam, FaceTime or security foota…

Apparently, people can make a movie about anything. “Tag” is the head-scratching true story about childhood friends who played the “tag you’re it” game well into their 50s.

You would think that a film titled “Marshall” would dive into who Thurgood Marshall was and his groundbreaking role in the American justice system.

Sometimes it’s hard to keep track of all the Harrison Ford ‘80s franchise reboots, “Blade Runner 2049” being the latest.

James Gray’s “The Lost City of Z” is a captivating trek through history, exploring one of the most fascinating mysteries of the 20th Century.

The ‘Fate’ of the series is secure. There will always be an audience for these films regardless of what implausibility they launch on screen or how poorly the actors deliver their lines. Universal’s mammoth franchise has even started to pull in Oscar winners like Charlize Theron (“Mad Max”) …

Zach Braff (“Garden State”) is behind the camera on this elderly buddy film, which is a remake of the George Burns picture of the same name from 1979.

Well, I found it! No, not the best film of the year, but the yearly pre-award season movie I get excited for, based on an impeccable trailer and cast (that Sigur Rós music sealed the deal).

At the rate Hollywood is turning out space films, there isn’t much left to discover in the genre it seems. Director Daniel Espinosa (“Child 44”) certainly makes a run at it though, re-teaming with his “Safe House” star Ryan Reynolds.

Disney’s third live action remake continues their quest to update the beloved cartoons for modern audiences. Oscar winner Bill Condon (“Chicago,” “The Twilight Saga”) returns to the world of the musical, introducing new songs in the fairy tale and more information on the characters.

This marks the fifth big-screen adaptation of King Kong, and only 12 years after Peter Jackson (“The Lord of the Rings”) put him back on screen.

The first major misfire of 2017 reunites the writer and director of "The Lone Ranger" (2013) for another cinematic misfortune.

If you like paying additional money to see the exact same movie you have already watched, the John Wick sequel is the perfect movie for you.

Director Peter Chelsom has had an interestingly feel-good career behind the camera.

There isn’t any brilliant filmmaking here, Michael Keaton (“Birdman”) doesn’t land the performance of the year.

Not the movie itself, but what director Peter Berg, and in part Mark Wahlberg, are doing feels exploitative, taking tragedies and turning a profit. That being said, “Patriots Day” (opening months after their Deepwater Horizon collaboration) showcases what Berg and his team does best, deliver…

In his first film since Oscar-nominated “The Impossible,” (coincidentally my favorite movie of 2012), J.A. Bayona continues his theme on suffering. Using mixed media of CGI characters, watercolor animation and live action, “A Monster Calls” is an emotional journey, perhaps even a tool for yo…

Oscar-nominated director John Madden’s career has taken interesting twists and turns since “Shakespeare in Love” won best picture in 1999.

The South American perspective of Jackie Kennedy is apparently similar to a horror movie seen through the eyes of director Pablo Larraín.

Author and first time screenwriter, J.K. Rowling says “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” isn’t a prequel to her Harry Potter story, but I think fans will beg to differ when they get goose bumps from hearing names like Dumbledore, Strange and Grindelwald.

There is no denying that Canadian Denis Villeneuve has emerged as one of the world’s most impressive rising directors.

Two-time Oscar winner Mel Gibson (“Braveheart”, “Apocalypto”) continues his 2016 comeback, this time back in the director’s chair, for the first time in a decade.

Why are these films so bad, and why do they keep getting made? When Tom Hanks did the first “Da Vinci Code” (2006) film it was a hit because of the fandom with the books, but was poorly received.

“The Accountant” has been swirled in secrecy, skipping film festivals, withdrawing from pre screenings. Unlike “The Girl on the Train” which dodged its way into a wide release, Affleck’s latest dark thriller packs an unusual punch. 

The comparisons with “12 Years a Slave” will be impossible to avoid. Both true stories focus on slaves during the early 1800s, both films distributed by Fox Searchlight, but the similarities really end there.

The latest Peter Berg/Mark Wahlberg collaboration proves the filmmaking duo have discovered a formula that has a broad mainstream appeal.

The only thing Antoine Fuqua’s version of “The Magnificent Seven” adds to the slew of remakes that came before is diversity.

“Snowden” has problems, and it starts with director Oliver Stone. The controversial, three time Oscar winner hasn’t really made a good film since 1995’s “Nixon” (ironically the last time he was nominated). His notion of more being more always distracts and takes away from whatever current ag…

The film based on the incredible forced water landing of US Airways Flight 1549, isn’t structured like the Denzel Washington film "Flight."

For all its artistry, “The Light Between Oceans” is missing something valuable, prohibiting it from achieving its full emotional potential.

The two lead performances in “Hands of Stone” are the heart of the latest historical sports film.

Remakes have become a plague on American cinema.

Galveston Arts Center will present a group show entitled "New Beginnings: The Shape of Things to Come" from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 27 in the downstairs gallery of the Center, 2127 Strand St. An artists talks event will begin at 6:30 p.m.

The sophomore script from Sheridan is the real main character in "Hell or High Water" and the most original writing I’ve seen this year.

Earlier this year, Hollywood took over the Galveston and Texas City area when Amazon’s “One Mississippi” came to town.

After leaving his post as executive chef at Santa Fe’s Haak Vineyards & Winery in December, Tyler Henderson moved to Colorado and took the title of executive chef at Plate, a local eatery in Durango.

“Suicide Squad” is DC’s answer to Marvel’s “Deadpool.” Ayer has already stated he wants to explore an R-rated sequel, which shouldn’t be hard to pull off considering the success of Marvel's R-rated venture combined with the interest in releasing an R-rated version of “Batman v Superman."

The “Bourne” series, which began in 2002 with director Doug Liman, instantly became Oscar-winner Matt Damon’s most successful acting venture. The 2004 sequel “The Bourne Supremacy” was handed over to director Paul Greengrass (“United 93,” “Captain Phillips”), who revitalized the series. Gree…

"Captain Fantastic" generates discussion, insight, self-reflection and maybe even a little magic.

Subdued thriller “The Infiltrator” is everything last year's “Black Mass” wasn’t.