Movie Reviews

Actor/musician Tom Wopat speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about his new holiday album “Home for Christmas,” for which he re-teamed with his “The Dukes of Hazard” co-star John Schneider.

Tim Mitchell’s Christmas Trees’ Jayne Mitchell speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about Christmas tree traditions, how to select the perfect tree and “assorted” other topics.

Among the new movies that were released Friday, Nov. 14 are a music-themed romantic dramedy starring Allison Miller, a faith-based Christmas flick starring Kirk Cameron and a horror-themed actioner starring Lucas Till. ‘Always Woodstock’ Allison Miller plays a struggling songwriter … Read More

Writer/director David Hayter speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about his new actioner “Wolves,” in which Lucas Till plays a high school student who begins changing into something vicious, unpredictable and wild. Forced to hit the road after the brutal murder of … Read More

Among the new movies that were released Friday, Nov. 7 are an animated adventure about a robot named Baymax, a documentary about country-music legend Glen Campbell and a dramedy about one young woman’s failure to act her age. ‘Big Hero … Read More

Director Kevin Greutert speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about his new horror flick “Jessabelle,” in which Sarah Snook plays a young woman who, returning to her childhood home in Louisiana to recuperate from a horrific car accident, comes face to face … Read More

Actress Deanna Meske speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about her role in the new romantic dramedy “Elsa and Fred,” in which Christopher Plummer and Shirley MacLaine play a man and a woman who, at the end of the road, discover that it … Read More

Hero Ventures Chief Operating Officer Doug Schaer speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about The Marvel Experience, a first-of-its-kind, hyper-reality attraction – opening Friday, Dec. 12 and running through Saturday, Jan. 3 at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale – that … Read More

Writer/director/actor Rik Swartzwelder speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about “Old Fashioned,” a romantic dramedy opening Friday, Feb. 13 in which he plays a man who must step out from behind his relational theories while Elizabeth Roberts plays a woman who must overcome … Read More

Among the new movies that were released Friday, Oct. 31 are an anthology about death, a thriller about an amnesiac and a fairy tale about a young man who awakens one morning to find horns starting to grow from his … Read More

Chairman of the (Ouija) Board Robert Murch speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about the Talking Board Historical Society.

Actress Bitsie Tulloch speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about her role on NBC’s “Grimm.”

Director Eduardo Sanchez speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about his new found-footage thriller “Exists,” in which five friends embark on a weekend of camping in the Texas Big Thicket but visions of a carefree vacation are shattered with an accident on … Read More

Among the new movies that were released Friday, Oct. 24 are “The Blair Witch Project” co-director Eduardo Sanchez’s return to found-footage horror, a cinematic scarefest centered around a Hasbro board game and a thriller inspired by a short story written … Read More

Assistant Executive Director Kristi Walsh and Creative Specialist Ryan Katz take “Breakthrough Entertainment” on a taste-test tour of Arizona State Fair. Foods include deep fried watermelon, deep fried pineapple, cheesy bacon bombs, alligator bites, bacon-wrapped jalapeno poppers, bacon-wrapped churros, bacon-wrapped … Read More

Screenwriter Casey Twenter speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about his new drama “Rudderless,” in which Billy Crudup plays a grieving father in a downward spiral who stumbles across a box of his recently deceased son’s demo tapes and lyrics. Shocked by the … Read More

Among the new movies that were released Friday, Oct. 17 are the latest cinematic adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel, a war flick starring Brad Pitt and about a father grieving his son. ‘The Best of Me’ James Marsden and … Read More

Writer/director Alex Ross Perry speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about his new dramedy “Listen Up Philip,” in which Jason Schwartzman plays an author who, while awaiting the publication of his second novel, feels pushed out of his adopted home city by the … Read More

Actress Adina Porter speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about her role in “True Blood” as well as her roles in “The Newsroom” and “The 100.”

Author John E. Mayer speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about how vampirism can become a reality – a subject he explores in his new novel “Immortal: The First Tango.”

Among the new movies that were released Friday, Oct. 10 are a new take on the origin of the vampire who started it all, an account of investigative journalist Gary Webb who courageously combated government corruption and a historical dramedy … Read More

Writer/director Corbin Bernsen and actress Lacey Chabert speak with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about their new romantic comedy “Christian Mingle,” in which Chabert plays a young woman who, in a moment of inspired desperation, fills out a profile on ChristianMingle.com hoping to … Read More

Producer Jack H. Harris speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about his horror legacy – which includes “The Blob” and “The Eyes of Laura Mars” – as well as his upcoming memoir “Father of the Blob: The Making of a Monster Smash … Read More

Writer/director Stuart Acher speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about his new comedy “#Stuck,” in which Joel David Moore and Madeline Zima play two people who, get stuck in a dead-stopped traffic jam the morning after a hot one-night stand. As they … Read More

Go for Launch Animation Studios creative director Philip A. Cruden and associate producer Lorraine Cruden speak with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about their new animated adventure “The Hero of Color City,” in which a diverse band of crayons strive to protect not only … Read More

Among the new movies that were released Friday, Oct. 3 are a thriller about the search for a missing woman, a drama about Sudanese refugees who resettle in America and a thriller about a woman who uncovers an unsettling secret … Read More

Actor/musician Alan Powell speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about his role in the new faith-based drama “The Song,” in which he plays an aspiring singer-songwriter whose life and marriage suffer when the song he writes for his wife (Ali Faulkner) propels … Read More

Actor Max Adler speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about his role in the new faith-based comedy “Believe Me,” in which he, Alex Russell, Miles Fisher and Sinqua Walls play college seniors who – desperate, broke and out of ideas – start … Read More

Comedian Bill Maher speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about his upcoming live show at Comerica Theatre.

Among the new movies that were released Friday, Sept. 26 are a comedy that takes on Christianity, a big-screen reboot of an 80’s television series and a modern-day interpretation of “The Song of Solomon.” ‘Believe Me’ Alex Russell, Miles Fisher, … Read More

Writer/director Tom Dolby speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about his new dramedy “Last Weekend,” in which Patricia Clarkson plays a matriarch who asks her adult sons to visit their gorgeous Lake Tahoe home for a final weekend before she sells it. … Read More

Producer Virginie Besson-Silla speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about Europacorp’s new animated musical “Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart,” in which a young man whose heart was replaced with a clock when he was born must avoid feeling strong emotions – especially … Read More

Coinciding with the release of the new dramedy “This is Where I Leave You,” certified counselor Erica Spiegelman speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about bereavement and family dysfunction.

Among the new movies that were released Friday, Sept. 19 are a nearly silent thriller and a pair of dramedies in which family members reunite at their childhood home. ‘Autumn Blood’ Sophie Lowe plays a self-sufficient young girl who, frightened … Read More

Actress Christie Laing speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about her role as Maid Marian on the upcoming fourth season of ABC’s hit fantasy series “Once Upon a Time.”

Dancer Sharna Burgess speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about the upcoming 19th season of ABC’s hit reality show “Dancing with the Stars.”

Actor Matthew Cardarople speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about his role in ABC’s new sitcom “Selfie,” in which he plays the assistant to John Cho’s character – a marketing expert whose help is enlisted by a self-involved 20-something (Karen Gillan) after … Read More

Among the new movies that were released Friday, Sept. 12 are a horror flick starring Peter Facinelli, a crime drama starring Tom Hardy and a prison thriller starring Jack O’Connell. ‘The Damned’ Peter Facinelli plays a man whose family is … Read More

“Elvis” Wade Cummins speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about the new faith-based musical drama partially inspired by his life “The Identical,” in which Blake Rayne plays identical twin brothers who are separated at birth during the Great Depression. Despite their very … Read More

Writer/director Michael Berry speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about his new drama “Frontera,” in which Ed Harris plays a former Arizona sheriff whose wife is killed while riding on their ranch property. It would appear that a Mexican man (Michael Pena) illegally … Read More

Actor Bryan Dechart speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about his role in the new faith-based thriller “The Remaining,” in which he, Alexa Vega, Johnny Pacar, Shaun Sipos and Italia Ricci play a group of friends who gather for a wedding only to … Read More

Among the new movies that were released Friday, Sept. 5 are a drama that takes viewers back and forth across the border, a faith-based musical drama inspired by a “what if” scenario surrounding Elvis Presley’s birth and a biographical drama … Read More

Writers/directors Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland speak with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about their new biographical drama “The Last of Robin Hood,” in which Kevin Kline portrays Errol Flynn – a swashbuckling Hollywood star and notorious ladies man who undertakes a liaison with … Read More

Writer/director Casey La Scala speaks with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about his new faith-based thriller “The Remaining,” in which Alexa Vega, Johnny Pacar, Shaun Sipos, Bryan Dechart and Italia Ricci play a group of friends who gather for a wedding only to find … Read More

Among the new movies that were released Friday, Aug. 29 are a thriller starring Susan Sarandon, a spy flick featuring Pierce Brosnan and a relationship drama with a sci-fi twist. ‘The Calling’ Susan Sarandon plays a detective who has not … Read More

Among the new movies that were released Friday, Aug. 22 are a drama about an out-of-body experience, a thriller about a self-inflicted possession and a football flick about a 151-game winning streak. ‘If I Stay’ Chloë Grace Moretz plays a … Read More

Among the new movies that were released Friday, Aug. 15 are a drama set at a juvenile reform facility, a documentary about a bunch of dinosaur bones and the third installment in Sylvester Stallone’s all-star action franchise. ‘Coldwater’ P.J. Boudousqué … Read More

Among the new movies that were released Friday, Aug. 8 are a feel-good food dramedy from the director of “Chocolat,” a found-footage flick that takes moviegoers into the storm and the latest installment in the “Step Up” franchise. ‘About Alex’ … Read More

Among the new movies that were released Friday, Aug. 1 are a raunchy comedy starring Selena Gomez, Marvel’s latest superhero cinextravaganza and a drama in which David Duchovny plays a father grieving the loss of his daughter. ‘Behaving Badly’ Nat … Read More

Actor Thaao Penghlis recently spoke with “Breakthrough Entertainment” about his new book “Places: The Journey of My Days, My Lives.” In “Places: The Journey of My Days, My Lives,” Penghlis, who pursued a career as an actor to fund his … Read More