The Best Picture of 2005 is....."Crash," probably one of the most skillfully crafted motion pictures of all time. Producer-director Paul Haggis wove together several storylines to form the film, winning three Oscars. Haggis co-wrote the screenplay with Robert Oresco, for which they won the [..]
The Poseidon Adventure (2005)
A new version of "The Poseidon Adventure" from director John Putch is telling the same story but updates things with modern special effects and a post-9/11 emphasis on terrorism. It tells the familiar tale of the SS Poseidon capsized by a terrorist bombing, instead of a huge [..]
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
"The Birth of a Nation" moved the motion picture industry into the modern era with its innovative film techniques. Producer-director-screenwriter D. W. Griffith was the first movie director to use panoramic long shots, night photography, panning camera shots, and a carefully staged battle scene with hundreds of [..]
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Director Martin Scorsese ("The King of Comedy" 1982) has put together an epic crime drama set in the 1920's about a series of murders on the Osage Nation Indian reservation after the discovery of oil in "Killers of the Flower Moon." Scorsese has incorporated very high production [..]
The Shaggy Dog (2006)
"The Shaggy Dog" is a terrible remake of the 1959 movie of the same name that tells the story of a man who is turned into a dog. Stupid comedy scenes ensue, with Tim Allen as the unfortunate human, replacing Fred MacMurray from the very superior original. [..]
Friends with Money (2006)
"Friends with Money" is a comedy-drama story about a single woman working as a maid who has three affluent friends she spends time with. Director-screenwriter Nicole Holofcener ("Lovely and Amazing" 2001) put in enough humor to make this a watchable film in a "chick flick" sort of [..]
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
"The Da Vinci Code" is billed as a mystery thriller but in reality is a poorly written and sloppily directed story that seems to be an attack on the world of the Christian religion. Producer-director Ron Howard ("Splash" 1984) and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman put together a bloated [..]
The Black Hole (2006)
"The Black Hole" is the story of the formation of a black hold in St. Louis, Missouri, after a malfunction at a particle accelerator facility. An energy-consuming creature comes out of the black hole and wreaks havoc on the city of St. Louis. This made-for-television movie [..]
Kelly’s Heroes (1970)
"Kelly's Heroes" is a World War II heist film about some America GIs who go AWOL to rob a French bank, behind German lines, of gold bars that actually belong to the Nazis. The comedy on display in this movie is not traditional World War II fare, [..]
Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006)
Tom Selleck continues his popular portrayal of a flawed yet thoughtful police chief in "Jesse Stone: Night Passage." This second made-for-television film in the "Jesse Stone" series is a prequel of sorts as it tells the story of Stone's departure from the Los Angeles Police Department homicide [..]