If you look back through cinematic history, movies that
expose or debate some sort of injustice have always risen to the top. I’m not
talking about documentaries, since an overwhelming percentage of those films
exist solely to shine a light on an existing problem or abuse of power. I’m

There are so many excellent movies about singers and bands,
both fictional and real. If you’ve ever walked out of a theater or pressed
“stop” at the end of a movie about the fictional kind, you’ll likely understand
why I had to make this list. Sometimes it actually pains

To celebrate the excellent, moving Creed II coming to the Box and On Demand, I pulled together a list of some of the best boxing movies. Do you know what they all have in common besides people punching each other for sport? Awards. They’re like awards magnets, I tell

Sometimes you’re in the mood for a “normal” comedy, but
sometimes you just need something straight-up silly. As in, absurd. Goofy.
Ridiculous.

If silliness is what you seek, I have 5 movies that fit the
bill delightfully.

The Favourite – If you watched

From the fake family in We’re the Millers to the blended brood in the Daddy’s Home movies, writer-director Sean Anders has mined comic gold out of family dysfunction. But Instant Family, now available from Redbox on DVD, Blu-ray and On Demand, hits closer to home for him. It’s based

Since my “Coming in February” post, we’ve survived the polar
vortex, wind chills of -50 here in Chicago, too many feet of snow to mention, and
a broken furnace (OK maybe that last one only applies to my household). So …
yeah. I am OVER winter already. Luckily, Punxsutawney

So … did you watch?

The Academy Awards® — or 
the Oscars — were last night, and before the telecast even began,
everyone knew the evening was going to be an interesting one. It was the first
time since 1989 that the show, which is seen

I’ll never tire of movies that shine a light on
strange-but-true crimes I wouldn’t have known about otherwise. Here 4 that tell
exceptionally twisted tales, including one that is currently up for 3 Academy Awards.

Foxcatcher – Speaking of Academy Awards,this bizarre story that culminates in

Who among us hasn’t wanted to be famous? There’s a reason that
an actual Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp for adults has been in existence for
over two decades!

But if you can’t BE a famous musician, the next best thing
is watching a movie

Where to even begin when talking about a powerhouse actress
like Viola Davis, who’s one of only 24 people ever — in the world — to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting? (That means
she’s earned an Oscar, Emmy and a Tony!)

Some of you reading

Sometimes when things here on Earth get too depressing or
overwhelming, it helps me to remember that we are but small, insignificant
specks in the vastness of our galaxy. And what better way to get that
perspective than to watch a movie about space?  

Here

Over the last decade it might have seemed like the Young
Adult (YA) genre — both for books and movies — was exploding, but the reality
is that it’s always been huge. (Another reality is that it’s estimated 70% of
YA books are actually read by people who are

I love it when a movie keeps its characters — and its
audience — on their toes. Cat-and-mouse movies do just that by featuring the
kind of suspenseful plots, protagonists and antagonists that guarantee almost
unbearable tension and jaw-dropping twists.  

If you’re in the mood

Ah, the ‘90s. I have much love for the decade during which I
graduated both high school and college. Which means I also have much love for
movies that are set in the ‘90s. Here are 5 that’ll make you say “Dude …
sweet.”

Hackers –

Several times a year I write about a crop of new movies that
are based on true stories. Because as the saying goes, truth is stranger (and
therefore more entertaining) than fiction. You can definitely expect another
post like this in the new year, since several awards contenders depict

And now it is time for the speech I make every year: What
I’m about to list out are my favorite movies. I’m not saying that these are the
best movies of the year — these are
simply the ones that affected me the most. I feel strongly that

To quote a character from my all-time favorite TV show (LOST), “No one does it alone.” That’s probably why some of the most action-packed movies revolve around teams trying to accomplish a goal. Here are 4 with particularly memorable teams:

The A-Team – I

Karen Allen has played integral roles in some of the most
popular and cherished films of the last 40 years, including National Lampoon’s Animal House, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Starman and The Sandlot, which has become something of a touchstone film for
Millennials. Scrooged,

There are so many beloved Christmas movies. You’ve got your ‘40s classics like It’s a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street. Then there are several animated favorites from the ‘60s such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas and Frosty the

What year are we in right now? I feel like I traveled back
in time to the early ‘90s because Julia Roberts is once again everywhere. Not
that that’s a bad thing.

For those of you too young to remember, the A-list actress had her big

Yes, you’re reading the title of this post correctly. Even though I write for Redbox, and Redbox in the business of renting and selling movies, and part of my job is to help you find movies you might enjoy, I have my limits. There are some movies I just can’t

If you’re like me, sometimes you want to get the ol’ heart pumping but are too lazy to actually work out. Thankfully we have action movies to assist in such situations. Here are 4 that will satisfy even the most hardcore adrenaline junkie:
 
Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Any