Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way. Chuck says: Do we need another fact-based, inspirational sports movie? Maybe not, but 12 Mighty Orphans is done with such sincerity, I […]

The bodyguard Michael Bryce continues his friendship with assassin Darius Kincaid as they try to save Darius’ wife Sonia. Chuck says: The Covid-19 pandemic made us miss many things we had come to take for granted. Obviously, I missed going to the movies for a variety of reasons. The spectacle that can only be achieved […]

After reluctantly agreeing to move in to a senior’s home, a woman encounters a clique of mean-spirited women and an amorous widower.   Chuck says: Chances are good your parents or grandparents have never seen “Mean Girls.”  That being the case, if they see Michael Lembeck’s “Queen Bees,” it will come off as remarkably original. […]

To pay for her education, and the chance of a better life, a young woman joins a dangerous scrap metal crew. Chuck says: Starkly rendered and powerfully told, Nicole Riegel’s debut feature looks at one young woman’s attempt to lift herself out of a dire situation not of her making. Jessica Barden gives an impressive […]