"Dennis the Menace" is a comedy film about a mischievous five-year-old boy who makes the life of his elderly neighbor miserable with his overactive personality and inadvertent troublemaking. Director Nick Castle ("Escape from New York" 1981) made an excellent remake of the famous television series, which ran on [..]
September 5 (2024)
"September 5" is a historic drama movie retelling the events of September 5, 1972, when eight Palestinian terrorists took eleven Israeli athletes hostage at the Summer Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. Members of the ABC sports crew were forced to cover hard news for the first [..]
Cabin Boy (1994)
"Cabin Boy" is a comedy movie about a spoiled rich kid whose plans for a cruise to Hawaii goes awry and he finds himself on a fishing boat that stays out on the ocean for three months. He tries to convince the captain and crew to drop him [..]
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
"Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is the story of a private detective hired to investigate an alleged adultery scandal involving the wife of one of Hollywood's biggest stars, Robber Rabbit. But when her supposed boyfriend, owner of Toontown, is found murdered, a villainous judge vows revenge on [..]
Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
"Warlords of Atlantis" is a science fiction film set in the 1800's about a group of British scientists who go on a search for the lost city of Atlantis. Director Kevin Connor seemingly threw together this B-movie in a haphazard fashion, with a low budget and [..]
Into the Blue (2005)
Paul Walker and Jessica Alba play a couple who live peacefully on the beach in the Bahamas until they discover a famous underwater shipwreck and a downed plane, with drugs, side-by-side. They are soon caught between drug dealers and the local authorities in "Into the Blue." The exciting [..]
Pale Rider (1985)
"Pale Rider" is a classic western movie which tells the story of a major land owner using a band of hooligans to terrorize a town of gold miners. Director Clint Eastwood assembled this very high quality western dealing with a good vs. evil theme. [..]
Primal Fear (1996)
"Primal Fear" is a crime drama thriller movie about an attorney who takes on a case where an altar boy is accused of murdering a Roman Catholic bishop. Director Gregory Hoblit assembled this complex thriller with more twists-and-turns than a pretzel. The marvelous screenplay [..]
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
"The Bad and the Beautiful" is a melodrama about a domineering movie producer who alienates everyone around him. Director Vincente Minnelli ("An American in Paris" 1951) put together an engrossing melodrama with several storylines going on at once, all packed into the 113 minute running time [..]
The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
"The Secret Life of Bees" is a drama film about a 14-year-old girl who flees from her abusive father with the family maid to live with the latter's family in another town. Director-screenwriter Gina Prince-Blythewood put together a charming coming-of-age story with good writing, quality production values, fine [..]