"A Working Man" is an action-adventure movie where Jason Stratham plays a retired Royal Marine Commando (from the U. K.) now working as a construction supervisor in Chicago. When his employer's daughter is kidnapped by the Russian Mafia, he takes matters in his own hands [..]
My Friend Flicka (1943)
"My Friend Flicka" is a western drama about a ten-year-old boy who is given a young horse to raise as his own. The boy's parents soon regret their decision as the filly is very high spirited and a bit wild. However, the boy and his horse soon become [..]
Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
"Under the Yum Yum Tree" is a romantic comedy about a landlord who prefers to rent rooms to attractive single females. He is challenged when he finds out that one of his boarders is engaged, and she has an agreement with her boyfriend to see how things go [..]
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
"Is Paris Burning?" is a World War II drama set in 1944 when the Nazi German general occupying Paris receives orders from Berlin to destroy the city if it becomes clear that Allied troops are about to invade. French director Rene Clement did an excellent job at the [..]
The Thing (1982)
"The Thing" is a science fiction horror movie about an American research station in Antarctica invaded by an extra-terrestrial lifeform that invades, then imitates, other life forms. Horror film "expert" John Carpenter ("Escape From New York" 1981) directed a film filled with scifi drama and lots of gory [..]
Aftermath (2017)
"Aftermath" is a drama film about an airplane crash and its effect on two people: The air traffic controller in charge and a man who lost his wife and daughter. Director Elliot Lester put together a movie that is an adequate retelling of a true story which is [..]
Grumpier Old Men (1995)
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau return for more cantankerous fun and games in "Grumpier Old Men." Director Howard Deutch ("Pretty in Pink" 1986) and screenwriter Mark Steven Johnson put together a perfect sequel to 1993's "Grumpy Old Men." Lemmon and [..]
The Old Oak (2023)
"The Old Oak" is a UK drama movie about a pub owner in a once-thriving mining town in the north of England who is struggling to hold on to his business, the oldest pub in the area. Meanwhile, he strikes up a friendship with a Syrian woman and [..]
The Ugly Truth (2009)
"The Ugly Truth" is a romantic comedy about a woman television producer who is teamed with a male celebrity who has less-than-modern opinions about men and women. They fall in love but their stances in life cause friction and a full-blown "battle of the sexes" erupts on the [..]
The Fifth Element (1997)
In the colorful future of the 23rd Century, a cab drive unwittingly becomes the central figure in an effort to save Earth from destruction from the villainous Zorg and his forces of evil in the science fiction action movie "The Fifth Element." French director-screenwriter Luc Besson ("The Big [..]