All articles by Matthew Passantino

This latest chapter in the durable “Rocky” series is elevated by individual character moments but ultimately feels like a perfunctory continuation of a familiar story.

Breathtaking action, crackling dialogue, and a commanding performance from Viola Davis mark director Steve McQueen’s arthouse heist flick as something special.

A non-linear structure keeps things a bit emotionally distant but the performances are all affecting in this new drama from writer/director Joel Edgerton.

This latest telling of the Dr. Seuss holiday classic is bright and colorful and will provide entertainment for the family but doesn’t do much to justify its existence.

This biopic of singer Freddy Mercury and powerhouse British band Queen never quite captures the majesty of its titular song, but as musical entertainment it’s fine enough.

Jonah Hill’s directorial debut is a nostalgic trip down memory lane that plays more like a time capsule than a fully realized film.

Despite being an indisputable technical achievement, the story of Neil Armstrong’s historical trip to the moon makes for an uneven movie experience.

This false, mawkish, and unabashedly contrived offering from Dan Fogelman (creator of TV’s “This Is Us”) boasts a bevvy of famous faces but not much else.

Director Paul Feig mostly succeeds in fusing noir and comedy together in this sleek and wildly engaging hybrid.

This clunky update of an 80s staple offers nothing new and exciting, while bogging itself down in forced humor and chaotic action scenes.