Freeze Frame

Tommy Lee Jones directs Hillary Swank in a dark Western based on the 1988 novel by Glendon Swarthout. Russ has a review.  

Russ covers the latest in the wildly popular YA sci-fi movie series starring Jennifer Lawrence.

Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show" makes his filmmaking debut with the new drama, "Rosewater."

Russ reviews the latest from filmmaker Christopher Nolan, a zippy Disney animated flick and a documentary about Edward Snowden.  

Russ Simmons gives us the latest on a couple of possible Oscar contenders open this week, including the eccentric black comedy, "Birdman" starring Michael Keaton and the dark thriller, "Nightcrawler" with Jake Gyllenhaal.

Russ covers the brutal Brad Pitt WWII flick, "Fury" and the ensemble drama "Men, Women & Children," starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Garner.

Freeze Frame with Russ Simmons reviews three films: The Judge with Robert Downey, Jr and Robert Duvall, The Notebook, an ultra bleak Czech film, not to be confused with the love story film of the same title, and Kill the Messenger, a film following a journalist in the 1980's who broke a story about a twisted CIA-sponsored program to arm the Nicaraguan contras through introduction of crack cocaine...

Russ Simmons gives us a preview of Richard Linklater's epic 12-year project, Boyhood, featuring Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, and Ellar Coltrane, as well as the new James Brown biopic Get On Up, starring Chadwick Bozeman, and Chris Pratt in the eagerly-anticipated Marvel flick Guardians Of The Galaxy.

Russ Simmons gives us a look into Scarlet Johansson's sci-fi thrill ride Lucy, directed by Luc Besson, as well as the new Rob Reiner/Diane Keaton/Michael Douglas vehicle And So It Goes. He also previews the documentary Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia, Hercules, Hellion, and more.

Fox 4's Russ Simmons gives us a sneak peek into the sequel The Purge: Anarchy, Roman Polanski's Venus In Furs, the Roger Ebert biopic Life Itself, Planes, Fire & Rescue, Sex Tape, a look into the films premiering at the KC Fringe Festival, and much more.

Russ Simmons gives us a preview of the sequel "Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes", starring Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, and Keri Russell, Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis' "Third Person" as well as a glimpse at the KC Fringe Festival.

Russ Simmons gives us a peek at Melissa McCarthy’s screenwriting debut, “Tammy”, as well as “E.T.” redux “Earth To Echo”, as well as “The Double”, “Begin Again”, and “Deliver Us […] The post Russ takes a look at Melissa McCarthy’s comedy, “Tammy” and the sci-fi flick for kids, “Earth to Echo.” appeared first on KKFI .

Russ Simmons profiles Kevin Costner's latest flick Draft Day, creepfest Oculus, Errol Morris' documentary The Unknown Known, about Donald Rumsfeld, and Rio 2, as well as Lunchbox, Rob The Mob, and much more.

Russ Simmons profiles Captain America: The Winter Soldier with Chris Evans, the Higgs-Boson documentary Particle Fever, and gives us an update on the Kansas City Film Fest happening this month.

Russ Simmons previews the latest movies opening this week: Need For Speed starring Aaron Paul, indie film Tim's Vermeer, biopic Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me, Tyler Perry's Single Mom's Club, starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Better Living Through Chemistry starring Sam Rockwell and Olivia Wilde.

FOX 4 film critic Russ Simmons breaks down for you the latest films opening at your local theater this week: sci-fi film Divergent, starring Kate Winslet, Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel, starring Ralph Fiennes, indie horror flick Enemy starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Muppets: Most Wanted, and Blood Ties starring Clive Owen and Marion Cotillard.

Russ Simmons previews anticipated sequel 300: Rise Of An Empire, the family-friendly Peabody & Sherman, French export Stranger By The Lake, and restaurant documentary Spinning Plates.

KKFI and Fox's Russ Simmons profiles Son Of God, the Oscar-nominated Japanese animated film The Wind Rises, and Nonstop featuring Liam Neeson.

Russ Simmons gives us a look at visual epic Pompeii, In Secret with Jessica Lange, Kevin Costner's Three Days To Kill, and romantic drama Barefoot.

The remakes of Robocop and About Last Night are previewed by Russ Simmons, as is A Winter's Tale with Colin Farrell, Asghar Farhadi's The Past, Chilean film Gloria, and the remake of 1981's Endless Love.

This week, Russ Simmons profiles cartoon satire The Lego Movie, The Monuments Men starring George Clooney, teen comedy Vampire Academy, and horror film A Field In England, set in 1648.

On this installment of Freeze Frame, Russ Simmons gives us a preview of August: Osage County with Meryl Streep, Her starring Joaquin Phoenix, Lone Survivor with Mark Wahlberg, and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit starring Star Trek's Chris Pine.

Russ Simmons gives his Worst Of… picks for 2013, including To The Wonder, Michael Bay's Pain & Gain, The Getaway with Ethan Hawke, and more.

On this edition of Freeze Frame, host Russ Simmons gives his picks for Best Films of 2013, including Fruitvale Station, American Hustle, A Hijacking, and more.

Russ Simmons previews Anchorman 2 with Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd, con movie American Hustle with Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, and Saving Mr. Banks with Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, as well as the Coen Brothers' latest offering Inside Llewyn Davis, and kid movie Walking With Dinosaurs.