Mostly murky with a strong chance of boredom is the forecast for “Geostorm” (Warner Bros.). Never, perhaps, has the potential wiping out of life on Earth seemed so ho-hum.
Movie: ‘Geostorm’
Novel reflects author’s broad knowledge of Christian-Jewish relations
Hear My Voice” is a well-written, readable novel that traces the lives of three women born during World War II and the Holocaust.
Movie: ‘Same Kind of Different as Me’
Based on real-life events, the drama “Same Kind of Different as Me” (Paramount), recounts how wealthy art dealer Ron Hall (Greg Kinnear) came to form a seemingly unlikely friendship with Denver Moore (Djimon Hounsou), a volatile but fundamentally decent homeless man.
Movie: ‘The Snowman’
The thriller, “The Snowman” (Universal), director Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of Jo Nesbo’s best-selling crime novel is a Nordic whodunit that plods wearily across the frozen landscape of its unconvincing mystery story.
Book illustrates challenges facing today’s small family farms
“This Blessed Earth” chronicles all the challenges of farming and more, while delving into the rapidly changing world of small family farms.
Movie: ”Til Death Do Us Part’
“‘Til Death Do Us Part” (Novus) takes a deep dive into the shallow end of the melodrama pool with predictable results.
Movie: ‘The Foreigner’
Jackie Chan takes a sharp turn from his typically genial screen personality to become the vengeful father of a London terrorist victim in “The Foreigner” (STX).
Movie: ‘Professor Marston and the Wonder Women’
ans of the comic book superheroine Wonder Woman (and of the recent blockbuster film) are advised to steer well clear of “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women” (Annapurna).