Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)

This movie is based on the legendary book.

A young child is found in the jungle by a pack of wolves and is raised as one of there own. But because of a threat it must return to his human family.

I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Doctor Strange, Thor movies) as Shere Khan, Christian Bale (The Dark Knight/Batman movies, American Hustle, The Fighter, Vice) as Bagheera, Tom Hollander (Pride & Prejudice, Gosford Park, In the Loop, Pirates of the Caribbean movies) as Tabaqui, Cate Blanchett (Carol, Elizabeth, The Lord of the Rings movies, Blue Jasmine) as Kaa (voice), Andy Serkis (Planet of the Apes movies, The Lord of the Rings movies, Black Panther, Flarsky) as Baloo, Peter Mullan (Tyrannosaur, Children of Men, Trainspotting, Mystery Ride) as Akela, Naomie Harris (28 Days Latter..., Moonlight, Skyfall, Collateral Beauty) as Nisha, Matthew Rhys (The Americans, The Post, Burnt, The Edge of Love) as John Lockwood, Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Immortals, Only) as Messua, Jack Reynor (Glassland, Macbeth, Free Fire, Sing Street) as Brother Wolf, Eddie Marsan (Happy-Go-Lucky, 21 Grams, The World' s End, Snow White and the Huntsman) as Vihaan, Rohan Chand (Jack and Jill, Bad Words, Love Survivor, Homeland) as Mowgli, Louis Ashbourne Serkis (Alice Through the Looking Glass, SS-GB, Taboo, The Current War) as Bhoot, Georgie Farmer (Ready Player One, Ill Behaviour, Samira' s Party) as Wolf Cub and Josh Jefferies (Ready Player One, Doctors, Horizon Zero Down, Sherlock Gnomes) as Elder Pre.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2388771/

The Bone Collector (1999)

A former NYC detective who is now paralyzed helps on a case of a series of strange murders. He helps discover who the serial killer is before it is too late.

I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Denzel Washington (Fences, The Book of Eli, Training Day, Antwone Fisher) as Lincoln Rhyme, Angelina Jolie (Maleficent; Girl, Interrupted; Changeling, The Tourist) as Amelia Donaghy, musical artist Queen Latifah (Chicago, Hairspray, Bringing Down the House, Taxi) as Thelma, Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead, Cliffhanger, Guardians of the Galaxy movies, Slither) as Captain Howard Cheney, Michael McGlone (She' s the One, Person of Interest, Hardball, Day of the Shark movies) as Detective Kenny Solomon, Luis Guzman (Traffic, Boogie Nights, Punch-Drunk Love, The Count of Monte Cristo) as Eddie Ortiz, Leland Orser (Se7en, Alien: Resurrection, Saving Private Ryan, Daredevil) as Richard Thompson, John Benjamin Hickey (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Flags of our Fathers, Flightplan, The Taking of Pelham 123) as Dr. Barry Lehman, Bobby Cannavale (The Station Agent, Ant-Man movies, Parker, Blue Jasmine) as Amelia' s Boyfriend, Ed O'Neill (Married with Children, Finding Dory, Wreck-It Ralph, Spartan) as Detective Paulie Sellitto, Richard Zeman (Brick Mansions, The Day After Tomorrow, Timeline, Heist) as Lieutenant Carl Hanson, Olivia Birkelund (Far From Heaven, Star Trek: Voyager, BrainDead, Coin Heist) as Lindsay Rubin, Gary Swanson (Vice Squad, Shadows on the Wall, Kimberly, Thump) as Alan Rubin, James Bulleit (Carlito' s Way, Wall Street, Donnie Brasco, Evil' s City) as Trian Engineer and Frank Fontaine (The Covenant, The Day After Tomorrow, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Sum of all Fears) as Grandfather.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145681/

Stargate (1994)

 A round ring is found at the Giza plateau for a young girl and her father in the 1920's. Years later, she recruits a young archeologist and members of the military to decipher the markings on it. But when they do, they realize it opens a gateway to another place. A robot scent through the gateway gets there curiosity and they send a team to explore...........

I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring  Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight, Escape from L.A., Executive Decision, Tango & Cash) as Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil, James Spader (The Blacklist, Boston Legal, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Homesman) as Dr. Daniel Jackson, Jaye Davidson (The Crying Game, Jiggery Pokery, The Borghilde Project) as Ra, the late Viveca Lindfors [1920-1995] (Creepshow, The Hand, Adventures of Don Juan, Run for Cover) as Catherine Langford, Alexis Cruz (Altergeist, Castle, Perception, Muy Macho) as Skaara, Mili Avital (Dead Man, Arabian Nights, Minotaur, Landing on Their Feet) as Sha'uri, Leon Rippy (Eight Legged Freaks, Deadwood, The Patriot, The Blacklist) as General W.O. West, John Diehl (The Client, Resilient 3D, Serpent in the Bottle, Out of the Wild) as Lieutenant Kawalsky, Carlos Lauchu (Spy Hard, Sutures, The Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Rock n' Roll Musical, The Box) as Anubis, Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond, Guardians of the Galaxy, Gladiator, In America) as Horus, Erick Avari (Mr. Deeds, The Mummy, Hachi: A Dog's Tale, Leve & Debt) as Kasuf, French Stewart (3rd Rock from the Sun, Love Stinks, Inspector Gadget 2, A Fall from Grace) as Lieutenant Ferretti, Gianin Loffler (Little Noises, South of Hope Street, Rauberinnen, The Shield) as Nabeh, Christopher John Fields (Jurassic Park, Apollo 13, Fight Club, Here I Am) as Freeman and  Derek Webster (Independance Day, Godzilla, NightMan, In the Dark) as Brown.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111282/

Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

This movie is about a group of four American black soldiers get trapped in a village in Tuscany during World War II and what they witnessed.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher, Glory Road, Spartan, Captain America: The First Avenger) as 2nd Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps, Micharl Ealy (Barbershop, Think Like a Man, Takers, 2 Fast 2 Furious) as Sergeant Bishop Cummings, Laz Alonso (Avatar, Fast & Furious, Detroit, The Boys) as Corporal Hector Negron, Omar Benson Miller (Ballers, 8 Mile, Shall We Dance, Above Suspicion) as Private First Class Sam Train, Pierfrancesco Favino (World War Z, Rush, Angels & Demons, Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy) as Peppi 'The Great Butterfly' Grotta, Valentina Cervi (Jane Eyre, Soul Mate, Past Perfect, True Blood) as Renata, introducing Matteo Sciabordi as Angelo Torancelli (The Boy), John Turturro (Barton Fink, Fading Gigolo, Quiz Show; O Brother, Where Art Though) as Detective Antonio 'Tony' Ricci, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception, Looper, Don Jon, 50/50) as Tim Boyle, John Leguizamo (Moulin Rouge!, Spawn, The Pest, Romeo + Juliet) as Enrico, Kerry Washington (Django Unchained, Scandal, Save the Last Dance, The Last King of Scotland) as Zana Wilder, D.B. Sweeney (The Cutting Edge, Sarah, Cross 3, Haymaker) as Colonel Driscoll, Robert John Burke (RoboCop 3, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Tombstone, Safe) as General Ned Almond, Omari Hardwick (Kick-Ass, Power, The A-Team, Being Mary Jane) as Platoon Commander Huggs and Omero Antonutti (Padre Padrone, Kaos, Alexander the Great, Charlot!) as Ludovico.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1046997/

He' s Just Not That Into You (2009)

This movie is about the complexities of human relationships and how people don' t know how to read other people.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Morgan Lily (2012, Flipped, X-Men: First Class, Claws) as 5 yr. old Girl, Trenton Rogers (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Mr. Popper' s Peguins, Sons of Anarchy, Henry Danger) as 6 yr. old Boy, Michelle Carmichael (Someday Hero, Tumbleweeds, Reversal of Misfortune, Love Rush Lottery) as Mother, Jasmine Woods (Cold Case, Greystone, Stigma, Loving Dick) as Crying 20-Something (as Kristen Faye Hunter), Sabrina Revelle (S.W.A.T., Same Me From Love, Awake, Champaign ILL) as Consoling Freind, Zoe Jarman (Master of None, Modern Family, The Mindy Project, Coda) as Sorority Girl, Alia Rhiana Eckerman (Widow' s Song, Life at the Resort, Welcome to Universal Transport) as Sorority Girl, Julia Pennington (JAG, V.I.P., March, Rude Awakening) as Sous Chef, Renee Scott (Sacrifice, An All American Farytale) as Sous Chouf, introducing Chihiro Fujii as Tokyo Girl, Sachiko Ishida (Colony, Black Lightning: Tobias' s Revenge, Kumo, False Colors) as Tokyo Girl, Claudia DiMartino (General Hospital shows, Maternal Instinct, Pink Collar Crimes, Major Crimes) as Jogger, Carmen Gloria (Nip/Tuck, Everybody Hates Chris, The Shield, Magnus) as Army Recruit (as Carmen Perez), Traycee King (8.13, The Road Killer, Eye for an Eye, Typecast) as Army Recruit and Dele Ogundiran (Ray Donovon, Anger Management, Seven Days, The Infiltrators) as African Women (as Dele).

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1001508/

 

Brexit (TV Movie) (2019)

This is a movie about the real story of the drama unfolding in Europe of countries splitting.

I give this movie a 3 out of 5.

Starring Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game, Star Trek Into Darkness, August: Osage County, Doctor Strange) as Dominic Cummings, Sarah Belcher (Beginner' s Luck, EastEnders, The Muskateers, Lead Balloon) as Female Consultant, Malcolm Freeman (The Night Manager, The Drowning of Arthur Braxton, Bitter Harvest, Icarus Rising) as Male Consultant, Lucy Russell (Toni Erdmann, Batman Begins, Following, The Lady and the Duke) as Elizabeth Denham, Oliver Birch (Treasure Island, Peacock Season, In the Flesh, Doc Martin) as Policy Strategist 1, Ross Hatt (Silent Witness, Not Going Out, As Time Goes By, Cautionary Tales) as Policy Strategist 2, Liz White (The Woman in Black, Pride, Life on Mars, The Crimson Petal and the White) as Mary Wakefield, Simon Paisley Day (The Eagle, Sherlock, The Taming of the Shrew, Doc Martin) as Douglas Carswell, John Heffernan (Eye in the Sky, Dickensian, Foyle' s War, Ripper Street) as Matthew Elliott, Lee Boardman (Jack the Giant Slayer, Rome, London Boulevard, The Runaways) as Arron Banks, Paul Ryan (Waffle the Wonder Dog, EastEnders, Casualty, Psycho) as Nigel Farage, Kate O'Flynn (Happy-Go-Lucky, Bridget Jone's Diary, Doctor Thorne, Kingdom) as Victoria Woodcock, Tim Steed (Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi, The Imitation Game, The Death of Stalin, Poirot) as Daniel Hannan, Nicholas Day (The Wolfman, The Golden Bowl, Daniel Deronda, The Lakes) as John Mills and Tim McMullan (Shakespeare in Love, The Fifth Element, The Queen, The Women in Black) as Bernard Jenkin.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8425058/

Z for Zachariah (2015)

A group of strangers happen to meet in a post apocalyptic world and there lives are forever changed.

I give this movie 4 out of 5.

Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave, Dirty Pretty Things, Serenity, 2012) as John Loomis, Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad movies, The Wolf of Wall Street; I, Tonya; The Legend of Tarzan) as Ann Burden and Chris Pine (Star Trek movies, Wonder Woman movies, All the Old Knives, I Am the Knight) as Caleb.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1598642/