Watching “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” was bittersweet knowing the death of Carrie Fisher means that, after this film, Princess Leia will never grace the big screen again. The character of Leia has always been the one to hold onto hope, even in the most desperate times. She does so again in “The Last Jedi.” I felt the thrill of being in a full movie theater as the previews ended and the lights went dim. A hush settled in the room before the first strains of John William...

Still playing catchup with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the DC Extended Universe somewhat redeems itself for the failure of “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” with “Justice League.”

"Valerian" is the latest comic book movie. Too bad it doesn't really live up to it's hype.

The movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been getting darker of late but with "Spider-Man: Homecoming" we get a true comic-book movie with lots of action, light-hearted fun, and character growth.

The first superhero film to be directed by a woman, Patty Jenkins, "Wonder Woman" tells the origin story of Diana Prince, who is both compassionate, gentle, and peace-loving while at the same time strong, uncompromising where important, and unwilling to be pushed around.

As the Guardians save the galaxy again, they come to better understand what family means. Meanwhile, Baby Groot steals the show!

What marks a person of virtue? What qualities make up that person’s character? How do those qualities show themselves in daily living? "The Circle" doesn’t really answer these questions but it does raise questions about how we make choices.

When Hugh Jackman put on the adamantium claws of the mutant Wolverine for Marvel’s adaptation of the X-Men comics to film, I suspect he didn’t think he would be playing that character for the next 17 years, including a three-film arc featuring only Wolverine. “Logan ,” the last of the Wolverine films shows an aging hero, bitter towards the world but with a heart in the right place that motivates his defining moments.

Sometimes science fiction offers a creative reflection on what is truly important in life—living each moment as a gift. In the Oscar-nominated film, "Arrival," Louise (Amy Adams) shares her special gift of communication, not only through language, which she teaches as a linguist, but also through the spiritual depths of human emotions.

“Rogue One” indeed stands alone as a great Star Wars story outside the Episodes. The opening crawl of Episode IV: A New Hope says that during a battle “rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the Death Star.” “Rogue One” tells us who, what, when, where, why, and how that was done in a film to rival the best of the Episodes.