”The Last Supper” is a religious drama film about the last days of Jesus’ life on Earth. Director-screenwriter Mauro Borrelli put together a movie that is faithful to the New Testament accounts, but has low production values and mediocre performances by the cast. That [..]

”Mississippi Burning” is a crime drama about two FBI agents investigating disappearance of three agents in a rural county in Mississippi in 1964. Director Alan Parker did an amazing job in creating this engrossing thriller based on a true story. The outstanding screenplay was written by [..]

"The Blue Bird" is a fantasy movie where Shirley Temple plays a cheerless girl on a search for the Blue Bird of Happiness. Director Walter Lang ("The Little Princess" 1939) put together a motion picture with colorful sets and beautiful filming in Technicolor, which earned two Oscar nominations: [..]

Adam Sandler plays an aspiring hockey player who discovers he actually has quite a talent for golf - and can make a lot of money going on the pro golf circuit in "Happy Gilmore." Director Dennis Dugan ("Problem Child" 1990) does a good job at the [..]

"Twister" is a disaster film about a college professor and her underfunded team of students preparing a ground-breaking tornado data gathering devise developed by her estranged husband. When it is revealed that a privately funded rival is about to join the tornado-hunting season, the hubby rejoins [..]

Alfred Hitchcock's fingerprints are all over "Stage Fright," a murder mystery set in the London theater district. The film was shot in England, with screenwriters Whitfield Cook, Alma Reville (Mrs. Hitchcock) and James Bridie providing excellent dialogue. The talented cast includes [..]

"Home Alone 5: The Holiday Heist" is a made-for-television Christmas family film about ten-year-old Finn Baxter whose family recently moved from California to Maine. Finn is convinced that their new house is haunted by ghosts, so he sets up booby traps to catch them. He does not realize [..]

"Labor Day" is a drama film about a divorced woman and her thirteen-year-old son who encounter a man at the grocery story who clearly needs their help. He convinces them to let him stay at their house for a day or two until he can recover from a [..]

Kevin McAllister is upset that his parents are divorced, and he must choose where to spend Christmas. He decides to go to his father and girl friend's mansion, where an unnamed foreign royal family is scheduled to arrive, with hijinks proceeding from there in "Home Alone 4: Taking [..]

"Home for the Holidays" is a comedy drama film about a woman going to her parents home for Thanksgiving dinner, along with all of the expected (and unexpected) family problems and conflicts. Director Jodie Foster ("Little Man Tate" 1991) put together an average film with limited [..]