Britain's Channel 4 produced a made-for-television movie that takes a comprehensive look at the movement inside the United Kingdom to leave the European Union called "Brexit: The Uncivil War." Although seemingly filmed like a documentary, director Toby Haynes and teleplay writer James Graham filled the film with [..]
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
"Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" is an exciting science fiction film set in the 28th century, based on a French comic book series called "Valerian and Laureline." Director-screenwriter Luc Besson filmed the picture in English and featured Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne [..]
King Richard (2021)
Will Smith won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Venus and Serena Williams' father Richard Williams in "King Richard." This one of six nominations for a biopic that was a little boring and tedious for a 145 minute film; we really do not need [..]
West Side Story (2021)
Steven Spielberg does not hesitate to take on new and big projects of all sorts, and he did an outstanding job with a remake of the classic musical "West Side Story." Spielberg assembled an outstanding production team and cast that made this project something that would make [..]
Sand Dollar Cove (2021)
"Sand Dollar Cove" is a made-for-tv romantic comedy movie about a real estate developer rep who comes to the town of Sand Dollar Cove to negotiate buying some property. She has problems with one of the property owners, who is an eligible bachelor that she soon becomes [..]
Apex (2021)
Bruce Willis stars as an ex-policeman serving a life sentence for a crime he did not commit in the futuristic science fiction action film "Apex." This movie is just plain awful, horribly produced, directed, and written by Edward John Drake ("Breach" 2020). The screenplay is poorly [..]
Nightmare Alley (2021)
Bradley Cooper plays a smart and ambitious carnival worker in the interesting psychological thriller "Nightmare Alley." Director Guillermo del Toro ("The Shape of Water" 2017) made an exciting motion picture with little down time, a fast-moving two-and-a-half hour movie. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Kim [..]
Nightmare Alley (1947)
Tyrone Power plays a roustabout who lands a job in a carnival, only to get involved in all sorts of problems with the eccentric people working there. This riveting film noir was well directed by Edmond Goulding ("Of Human Bondage" 1944), keeping everything running smoothly like a [..]
City Heat (1984)
Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds paired up in the comedy-action-buddy film "City Heat." The facts about this movie is that there is very little comedy or action, and not much of a "buddy" relationship between these two major stars. This is due to terrible direction by [..]
Collision Course (1989)
Jay Leno and Pat Morita star in a comedy-action-buddy film where they play police officers, Leno from Detroit and Morita from Japan, forced to work together trying to recover a stolen "turbocharger." Director Lewis Teague ("The Jewel of the Nile" 1985) seemed to throw this picture together [..]