Solo: A Star Wars Story will make you want to drive faster on your ride home from the movie theater.

Yes, it's one of those movies. And yes, that's a good thing! For a rip-roaring two hours and some change Ron Howard delivers unto the world a Star Wars movie full of speed, grit, and charming smiles. From the opening seconds we are treated to everyone's favorite scoundrel making an engine purr and as the film plays out we as…

Michael Moore has the power to turn people against each other in record time if you happen to disagree on his merits as a documentary filmmaker but with Bowling For Columbine I truly believe he defined a time period of American history better than any other cinematic resource. He asks some very difficult questions here that ultimately can't be answered definitively but as a conversation starter this is perfection.
The saddest thing about it though is that 10 years later…

If someone had told me ten years ago that Ben Affleck was about to direct three standout films in a row with the third film destined for numerous Oscar nominations, I would have slapped said person hard and unleashed a barrage of expletives at him/her with a thick (and horribly fake) Boston accent. At the time no one would have thought me out of line, but sure enough, Affleck has proven me wrong in a very big way.

In many…