"Tim" is a romantic drama movie about a relationship between a middle-aged woman and her developmentally impaired 24-year-old gardener. Australian filmmaker Michael Pate wrote and directed this interesting film that featured intriguing performances from the two stars, movie veteran Piper Laurie and relative newcomer Mel Gibson, who [..]

"Civil War" is a dystopian film depicting a team of four journalists driving across the United States during a civil war that has overtaken the nation. Director-screenwriter Alex Garland ("Ex Machina" 2014) has set the film in the near future, and has America divided into four factions, and [..]

The Best Picture of 1979 is....."Kramer vs. Kramer." This legal drama tells the story of a couple's divorce and its impact on their young son. It also covers the evolution of their post-divorce relationship as single parents, fathers' rights, and work-life balance. Director-screenwriter Robert Benton [..]

"Smokey and the Bandit II" was not as good as the original 1977 film, but is fun entertainment nonetheless. Burt Reynolds and Sally Field return as the Bandit and Carrie aka Frog. Jackie Gleason got more screen time to display his comedic skills, not only in [..]

"Private Benjamin" is a comedy film about a sheltered young woman from a wealthy background who impulsively joins the U. S. Army after her husband passes away on their wedding night. Goldie Hawn is in her comedic element as the leading lady clashing with her captain, expertly [..]

"Virus" is a science fiction movie that tell the story of a U. S. government-created virus that kills off most of the world's population. This film from Japanese director Kinji Fukasuku has a good plot and decent acting, but had limited screenings in America and elsewhere, and [..]

Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor were reunited for the second time in "Stir Crazy," the story of two friends sent to prison for a crime they did not commit, and, as expected, comedy ensues. Director Sidney Poitier ("Buck and the Preacher" 1972) used his considerable experience [..]

Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra deliver good performances and great chemistry in the 1961 disaster film "The Devil at 4 O'Clock." Director Mervyn LeRoy ("Mister Roberts" 1955) tightly supervised this story of a priest (Tracy) and three convicts (led by Sinatra) leading a group of children away [..]

The real star of "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" is not Godzilla or Kong, but the main attraction is the special effects. In fact, the FX is the only thing this movie has going for it, as it does not have a discernable plot or storyline and [..]

"Honeysuckle Rose" is a romantic western drama that tells the story of a country music singer who becomes involved with a woman on the road that is not his wife. The fireworks and the melodrama proceeds from there. Director Jerry Schatzberg ("The Seduction of Joe Tynan" [..]