By LYNN BARKER Front Row Features Fans of the “Fast and Furious” film series will love the impossible stunts and tear up at a touching tribute to late actor Paul Walker in “Furious 7.” As Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) always says, “This is about family” and, this time, it really is. A baddie’s relativ [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features From the creators of “Madagascar” comes the animated sequel that was also a recent box office hit. In DreamWorks’ “Penguins of Madagascar,” viewers can enjoy their favorite winged super-spies—Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private in an all-new adventure. This tim [...]

By LYNN BARKER Front Row Features After his string of sci-fi actioners, it’s great to see Will Smith take on a sexy male lead again. Despite a few unintended scenes telegraphing who is being conned by whom, “Focus” succeeds in being a mostly smart and entertaining crime caper film. Writer/directo [...]

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic This so-so sendup of silly ’70s spy movies has enough fun with the genre to make up for its logic flaws, an inconsistent tone and many lost-in-adaptation lapses. “Kingsman: The Secret Service” is not as zippy, clever or exciting as  [...]