Articles by Paul Hall

We’ve seen the revenge narrative played out on film a number of times before, but rarely is it a story where a woman is taking revenge on those who have taken everything she holds dear. Peppermint is that movie, and so much more. Riley North (Jennifer Garner) is working hard to raise her beautiful daughter Carly (Cailey Fleming). Her husband Chris (Jeff Hephner) longs for more money as his day job is not providing the funds he had hoped it would for his family. That search just may lead him to the wrong type of people, and he’s still not […]

In the film Operation Finale from director Chris Weitz, we explore the planning and execution of the Mossad’s attempt to capture a notorious war criminal and bring him to trial. Adolf Eichmann (Ben Kingsley) stayed in the shadows for years. Some believed that the architect of some of the most sinister actions in the history of the Nazis had killed himself as so many had. One day, through an innocent slip of the tongue, Eichmann is discovered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Israeli people long for justice, so the Mossad (Israel’s national intelligence agency) sends a team to Argentina to […]

To say something is impossible is a bit of a stretch. I’ve lived my life with the mantra that anything is possible. But we know that one team of agents is used to proving that mantra true in a number of films through the years, and they are at it again in the film Mission: Impossible — Fallout. Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is back for a sixth installment in the Mission: Impossible movie franchise based on the character made popular in the hit television series. And we are glad to see Hunt again as he leads the cast through the […]

Dating has been the topic of many films throughout history — the classic tale of the man or woman who isn’t quite good enough for the rest of the family has been repeated with some decent success. Now, it’s time to experience that general story in the film Crazy Rich Asians, based on Kevin Kwan’s global bestseller. Nick Young (Henry Golding) has a beautiful relationship with girlfriend Rachel (Constance Wu). She is everything he could want in a girl, and he wants to take her to his best friend’s wedding in the East. Although Rachel thinks that means Queens, it […]

The Meg from director Jon Turteltaub and Warner Bros. presents movie fans with some ridiculous throwback fun on a grand level. What if the bottom of the ocean as we know it today is not really the bottom of the ocean? That’s exactly what researchers aboard the Mana One are trying to figure out. When an expedition heads down and breaks through the layer of gasses underwater, it reveals another world teeming with creatures long thought extinct. Little could the crew know the danger that was waiting there. One of the creatures that quickly makes contact is a Megalodon, an […]

Many have heard of the magical place called the Hundred Acre Wood. It has long been home to Winnie the Pooh and all of his friends. In the movie Christopher Robin from Walt Disney, Pooh is coming out of his home to enlist the help of his longtime friend Christopher, but it just may be Christopher who needs saving. As Pooh (voiced by Jim Cummings) wakes one morning, he realizes all his friends are missing. What can he do to find Tigger, Eeyore, Owl, Roo and all of the inhabitants of the Wood? Even though he hasn’t seen his old […]

It’s been 14 years since we had a film featuring the first family of superheroes, but they are back and ready for action in the animated film Incredibles 2 from director Brad Bird. Supers, as the superheroes are known, have been shoved underground. There is no place for them in society as the people are tired of the destruction they leave in their wake. The Incredibles just want to continue their mission to help those less fortunate, but when the superhero program is shut down once and for all, they must start a new life. Enter Winston Deavor (Bob Odenkirk) […]

Skyscraper starts fast and refuses to tap the brakes throughout. Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson) runs his own security firm. A friend put in a good word and Sawyer is soon investigating a new building in Hong Kong, the world’s largest. If they get his seal of approval on the various fire and security systems, they’ll be able to open the rest of the building to the public. But sinister forces are at work behind the scenes. Sawyer has one last area to check before he signs off on the project, but that gets compromised and fire breaks out at the […]

Travel with me to a galaxy far, far away. To a time that was a long time ago. Expand the Star Wars universe as we get the origin story for the classic character Han Solo in the new Solo: A Star Wars Story from director Ron Howard. Early in the Star Wars timeline, we are greeted by a young Han (Alden Ehrenreich), who simply dreams of becoming a pilot. But not just any pilot — the best pilot around. He acquires knowledge and flight skills by joining the Imperial forces and hones his craft. While on a mission, he comes […]

Dinosaurs walking the Earth. The original dream of John Hammond has been featured in four films to date. From Jurassic Park in 1993 to Jurassic World released in 2015, moviegoers have experienced the rise and fall of a couple of parks, witnessed dinosaurs running amok and been introduced to multiple individuals who shared Hammond’s vision. In the latest film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the dinosaurs are facing a threat posed by a series of volcanic eruptions on the abandoned island of Isla Nublar. And if those eruptions continue, they just might eliminate all life that remains on the island. While […]