"A Dry White Season" is a drama film which takes place in 1976 in South Africa during the apartheid era. It tells the story of a school teacher who discovers that the young son of a black gardener has been killed by a corrupt policeman. He persuades [..]

"Aladdin" is an animated musical comedy fantasy film from the Arab folktale of a boy who stumbles upon a magic lamp that contains a genie who grants him three wishes. Producers-directors-screenwriters John Musker and Ron Clements put together this movie with comedy, drama, romance, colorful animation, and [..]

"City of Joy" is a well-intentioned movie starring Patrick Swayze as an unhappy American doctor seeking fulfillment helping out in the slums of India. However, producer-director Roland Joffe ("The Killing Fields" 1985) misfires at the helm of the picture with sloppy direction and screenwriter Mark Medoff did [..]

Legendary singers Ike and Tina Turner are vividly portrayed in the musical biopic "What's Love Got to Do with It." Director Brian Gibson and screenwriter Kate Lanier put together this outstanding movie that has riveting drama, marvelous musical numbers, and unforgettable acting performances. Gibson and Lanier [..]

"True Lies" is an action-comedy picture in which Arnold Schwarzenegger portrays a government agent who tries to balance his top secret spy job with his private life as a suburban husband and father. Director-screenwriter James Cameron puts all of his usual professionalism into this film, which has [..]

"Doubting Thomas" is an independent film about a white couple who give birth to a black baby. The ensuing reactions by friends and relatives lead to a big family revelation, and tests relationships, including the married couple involved. Director Will McFadden, in his theatrical movie debut, [..]

"Dolly Parton's Christmas on Square" is a holiday musical film about a wealthy woman who announces that she will be evicting the residents of a town by selling the land to a mall developer. The announcement sends the town folk into an uproar, in a story that [..]

Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone starred in the popular crime drama "Basic Instinct" back in 1992. The film did have some thrilling moments due to capable direction by Paul Verhoeven ("Total Recall" 1990) and a well-penned screenplay by Joe Eszterhas. Douglas plays a police detective who [..]

Producer-director Robert Redford ("Ordinary People" 1980) created a fine drama called "A River Runs Through It," the story of two sons of a Presbyterian minister set in the era between the two world wars (1918-1941). This motion picture seems to have everything: A marvelous [..]

"Pure Country" is a western music drama featuring the film debut of country singer George Strait. While Strait and the cast turned in respectable performances, the screenplay by Rex McGee featured a slow and convoluted storyline with unfocused direction by Christopher Cain, leading to a very unmemorable [..]