"Ruthless People" is a dark comedy movie about a couple who kidnap their former boss' wife for revenge and to extort money from him. They soon discover he does not want her and was planning to kill her anyway. The hilarity proceeds from there, from a [..]

"Dallas: The Early Years" is a made-for-television movie that is a prequel to the long-running series "Dallas," that ran on CBS-TV from 1978 to 1991. It chronicles the story of the three senior characters of the show: John Ross "Jock" Ewing, Eleanor Southworth "Miss Elly" Ewing, [..]

The Best Picture of 1986 is....."Platoon." This Vietnam War story offers a rare glimpse into the day-by-day, minute-by-minute experiences of war from the viewpoint of soldiers on the ground in Southeast Asia. Director-screenwriter Oliver Stone ("The Hand" 1981) drew upon his own experiences as a Vietnam [..]

The Best Picture of 2007 is...."No Country for Old Men." This modern-day Western crime thriller tells the story of a West Texas local (Josh Brolin) who stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong with dead bodies and two million dollars in cash. He steals the cash, [..]

"Dune: Part Two" continues the melodrama of "Dune" of 2021, telling the story of Paul Atreides, who has taken refuge with the Fremen of the planet Arrakis after the fall of his father's House Atreides. Director Denis Villeneuve ("Dune" 2021) doesn't miss a beat in this second [..]

"Ordinary Angels" is a faith-based drama movie about a hairdresser who rallies people in the community to help a widower with his daughter who needs a kidney transplant. Director Jon Gunn ("Do You Believe?" 2015) and screenwriters Meg Tilly and Kelly Fremon Craig have created quite a [..]

"Kung Fu Panda 4" is the fourth in the series of the animated martial arts comedy films that continue the story of Po, the kung fu panda guy who must find and train his successor as Dragon Warrior. A crisis arises when the evil sorceress Chameleon [..]

"Jojo Rabbit" is a war comedy-drama film that tells the story of a ten year old boy in Nazi Germany in World War II who is active in the Hitler Youth program. When he finds out that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in the attic, [..]

One of the many feathers in Steven Spielberg's large cap is the World War II drama "Empire of the Sun." This epic film tells the story of a young English boy living in Shanghai who gets separated from his parents and ends up as a prisoner of [..]

Mel Brooks' creativity knows no bounds in his many film and television projects. A good example is "Spaceballs," a parody of science fiction (and other) movies like "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Alien," "Planet of the Apes," and "The Wizard of Oz." The [..]