When it comes to crime families in movies, any contenders and pretenders that want to be taken seriously are kissing the Corleone ring of “The Godfather” trilogy. That’s not happening with the Cutler clan in Adam Smith’s “Trespass Against Us.” As a mishmash of trailer park trash puffing their chests to operate with supposed principles, they occupy the polar opposite end of the glamorous spectrum of organized crime. Call them an “Irish fugazi,” if you will, complete with their own membership rings and cracks in the hierarchy.

MOVIE REVIEW: Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation

There are certain things Tom Cruise does absolutely right and playing Ethan Hunt is one of them. Like him or not as a person outside of the multiplex, Cruise remains the undisputed and penultimate action star in the world today, if not in all of the history of cinema. He pushes the envelope like no one else and, as a producer in this series, he puts his money where his safety harness is. What he dares to do on-screen pays off in superior results.

2015, 4 STARS, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanJuly 31, 2015Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, Mission: Impossible 5, Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Jeremy Renner, Christopher McQuarrie, Ethan Hunt, J.J. Abrams, Mission: Impossible IIIComment

COLUMN: 2015 Late Summer Movie Preview

Boy, I'm just going to come out and say it. Contrary to prior expectations, there is not much worthwhile left in the 2015 summer movie season. May and June were loaded and delivered a plethora of hits. Outside of some noteworthy big hitters, the slates for July and August don't look all that strong. Here's a complete preview of the final two months and second half of the 2015 summer movie season.

CHECKLIST: 2015 Summer Movie Calendar

It's business time! Here's your complete 2015 Summer Movie Calendar. Add these to your calendar or print and slip this list on the fridge at home. As always, release dates shift all of the time, so be aware. I split my full Summer Movie Preview into early (May/June) and late (July/August) parts. The first will be coming soon! Enjoy!