Over two hundred collective years of movie-making has paid off for the four stars of the romantic comedy "Book Club: The Next Chapter." Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candace Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen deliver corny jokes under a predicable plot in a professional manner under the guidance of [..]
Triangle of Sadness (2022)
"Triangle of Sadness" is a black comedy film about an affluent couple on a luxury cruise that hits a heavy storm and becomes stranded on a desert island, with the people struggling for survival. Swedish director-screenwriter Ruben Ostlund, in his English-language directorial debut, has constructed a film [..]
Gentle Ben (2002)
The Animal Planet cable channel jumps into the world of original programming with "Gentle Ben." This made-for-television movie was based on the series that ran for two season on CBS, from 1967-1969. That show was in turn adapted from the 1965 children's novel by Walt Morey. [..]
City by the Sea (2002)
"City by the Sea" is a crime drama about a policeman's son who gets involved in a drug related killing. This gripping drama from director Michael Caton-Jones ("The Jackel" 1997) and screenwriter Ken Hixon is a top-rate story with marvelous performances by the cast. [..]
Boat Trip (2002)
"Boat Trip" is a romantic comedy from director Mort Nathan in his feature film debut. The story is about two men who recently suffered breakups with their girl friends, and decide to go on a cruise to get over their problems. However, worse problems arise when [..]
Me and Mrs. Jones (2002)
"Me and Mrs. Jones" is a British made-for-television movie about a tabloid journalist who poses as a fundraiser to get some inside dirt on Prime Minister Laura Bowden. Things get complicated when they fall in love. Director Catherine Morshead has created an entertaining but predictable romantic [..]
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2021)
"Film: The Living Record of Our Memory" is a documentary movie about people who have contributed to the preservation of film and motion pictures through the years. Director Ines Toharia Teran interviews numerous filmmakers, motion picture preservationists, and movie archivists from around the world such as Ben [..]
Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)
"Goodbye Christopher Robin" is a United Kingdom period biographical drama film about the lives of "Winnie-the-Pooh" author A. A. Milne and his wife and son, Christopher Robin. Director Simon Curtis ("My Week With Marilyn" 2011) put together a tasteful and refined movie that not only takes a [..]
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
Eddie Murphy's long line of terrible movies continues in 2002 with "The Adventures of Pluto Nash." The storyline of a retired smuggler buying a nightclub in the American colony on the moon in the year 2080 is so ridiculous that it is laughable and is so bad [..]
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
"Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" is a chick flick at its worst: A poorly written screenplay, bad acting, and a boring story about a group of women attempting to end a mother-daughter feud of one of their friends. Director-screenwriter Callie [..]