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 [..]

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 [..]

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 [..]

Barbara Stanwyck plays a "Night Nurse" who is sent to care for two ailing children of an affluent family, and begins to suspect foul play in the youngsters' health problems. No one believes her, and her only ally is a bootlegger whom she treated in the hospital. [..]

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 [..]

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 [..]

Director-screenwriter Quentin Tarantino revolutionized filmmaking with his movie "Pulp Fiction." It tells tales of crime in Los Angeles seemingly not connected, with non-linear storylines, extended dialogue, dark humor, and, on the negative side, excessive violence and vulgar language, including racial slurs. However, the 154-minute movie is [..]

"Flipper" is an innocuous family film about a boy who forms a friendship with a dolphin whom he names Flipper, while on vacation in Florida. Director-screenwriter Alan Shapiro kept the film on an even keel, with what may be a formula storyline that is predictable but entertaining [..]

"Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" is a story of game show host and producer Chuck Barris and his claim to have been a spy and assassin for the CIA in addition to his show business career. It has been denied by the CIA and not confirmed or [..]

"The Bounty Hunter" is an action-comedy picture telling the story of a bounty hunter who has been hired to bring his wife to justice after she has skipped bail. This formula script has nothing new but is adequate entertainment based on the comedic abilities of stars Jennifer [..]