"Last Chance Harvey" is an old-fashioned love story where a man finds an unexpected romance while attending his daughter's wedding in London. Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson turn in their usual sterling performances with some good on-screen chemistry, despite the glaring age and personality differences. [..]

"Pittsburgh" is a "mockumentary" comedy movie where actors Jeff Goldblum and Ed Begley Jr. play themselves, with Goldblum attempting to put together a summer theater production of "The Music Man," helped out by Begley. The duo have good chemistry together, with the banter between the two proving [..]

"The Big Lebowski" is an off-beat comedy where Jeff Bridges plays a ne'er-do-well who is mistakenly mugged by people who think he is a millionaire of the same name. The wacky humor from such unusual situations was expertly written by brothers Ethan and Joel Coen, directed by [..]

"Fargo" is an outstanding black comedy film about pregnant police chief Marge Gunderson who investigates a series of related murders. The writing by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen is excellent, with crisp direction by the former and outstanding production efforts by the later. [..]

Tom Cruise stars as "Jerry Maguire," a flamboyant sports agent fired by his management agency who then attempts to persuade his clients to stick with him. The results are great entertainment due to expert direction and writing by Cameron Crowe ("Fast Times at Ridgemont High" 1982), who also [..]

"Conspiracy Theory" is an entertaining story about a New York City taxi driver obsessed with conspiracy theories who somehow becomes involved with an attractive Justice Dept. official. The principal actors are Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts, who drive this film's success. Producer-director [..]

Producer-director-screenwriter Michael Mann ("The Last of the Mohicans" 1992) has put together a plodding crime drama film called "Heat." The story of a troubled relationship between an LAPD officer and an active career criminal is so long at 170 minutes that it is something of a miracle [..]

"Prince of Foxes" is the story of Italian nobleman Andrea Orsini and his sometimes underhanded work for Cesare Borgia (son of Pope Alexander VI). This exciting drama was intended as a vehicle for Tyrone Power, a major star at 20th Century Fox in the 1940's and 1950's. [..]

"Ghost Town" is a comedy starring Ricky Gervais as a dentist who can see and communicate with ghosts. Although the film, directed by David Koepp ("Secret Window" 2004), who also co-wrote the screenplay with John Kamps, has some very funny moments, it suffers because of the similarity [..]

Producer-director-screenwriter Alan J. Pakula created an exciting and fast-moving film adapted from the complex political novel "The Pelican Brief" by John Grisham, published in 1992. Julia Roberts plays a law student who goes on the run when a legal brief she writes becomes a political hot potato. [..]