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 [..]

"Please Stand By" is an interesting story of an young, intelligent autistic woman living in a "group home" in San Francisco where she is continually monitored by the group leader. She is an avid "Star Trek" fan, and is writing a 450-page "Trek" script for Paramount Pictures' [..]

"Dracula Untold" differs from past Dracula pictures and gives the vampire a backstory, going from Prince Vlad of Transylvania to war hero to family man to vampire. First time director Gary Shore and screenwriters Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless seemed to be attempting to portray him in [..]

"Better Living Through Chemistry" is a dark comedy about a pharmacist whose life goes awry when he and his girl friend abuse drugs obtained from his pharmacy. Although directors-screenwriters David Posamentier and Geoff Moore do deliver a few laughs and try to be hip with some slick [..]