"Magnificent Obsession" is a classic melodrama about a playboy's irresponsible behavior costing another man his life. He soon falls in love with the man's widow, and the soap opera proceeds from there. Director Douglas Sirk ("Meet Me at the Fair" 1953) put together a first-class [..]

"Bringing Down the House" is a comedy movie about a recently divorced attorney attempting to get back into dating and meets a woman online he thinks he might be interested in. However, she is not what she seems, in fact, is the complete opposite, and the comedy and [..]

"A Complete Unknown" is a musical biopic about the career of Bob Dylan. Director James Mangold ("Walk the Line" 2005) put together an entertaining look at Dylan, emphasizing his relationship with Joan Baez and his venture into electric music which aggravated his folk music fan base. The expected [..]

"Primal" is a action-adventure film about a big game hunter, played by Nicholas Cage, who captures a valuable white jaguar for a zoo, as well as two rare snakes and troop of monkeys. His dream of a big payday is interrupted by another dangerous cargo - [..]

"Prospect" is a science fiction film that tells the story of a father-and-daughter team of prospectors who travel to a remote forested moon of an unnamed planet to search for valuable gems. A series of conflicts with fellow prospectors leads to numerous problems; and the [..]

An opera singer's flight to Vienna for a concert is delayed just before Christmas and she ends up staying in a bed-and-breakfast in a remote area of England in "A Very British Christmas." She gets more than she bargained for when she becomes involved with the owner, a [..]

"Black Widow" is a crime drama film about a woman murdered in the home of a Broadway producer, who is, of course, the prime suspect. However, with a large all-star cast, there are numerous other candidates for the job. The melodrama proceeds from there, well assembled by director-screenwriter [..]

The singing of Doris Day and Frank Sinatra light up the big screen in "Young at Heart." They sing and act their way through this entertaining film, which is well directed by Gordon Douglas ("Them!" 1954) and superbly written by Julius J. Epstein and Lenore J. Coffee. [..]

"The Barefoot Contessa" is a drama film about the life of a fictional Spanish movie star. Director-screenwriter Joseph L. Mankiewicz put together a film that is typical art house cinema fare - a poorly written story that has long and boring sequences with empty dialogue and [..]

John Wayne heads an all-star cast in the disaster movie "The High and the Mighty." The story of a DC4 airliner that runs into trouble flying from Honolulu to San Fransisco was expertly directed by William A. Wellman ("Wings" 1927), with an excellent screenplay by Ernest K. [..]