"Journey to the Center of the Earth" is a science fiction adventure movie telling the story of two scientists set off on an expedition to the center of the earth. They travel to Iceland to start their journey in a volcano, and are joined by another scientist and [..]
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
"Nutty Professor II: The Klumps" continues the story of Professor Sherman Klump, who has created a new youth-renewing drug and is engaged to be married. Problems start when his alter ego, Buddy Love, makes appearances and attempts to take over his life. This sequel to "The [..]
The Giant Gila Monster (1959)
"The Giant Gila Monster" is a horror B-movie that tells the story of two teenagers who disappear in small town in Texas. It is assumed that they ran off to the big city, but when their bodies are found, the sheriff knows something is up. He soon finds [..]
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Best Picture of 1959 is....."Ben Hur." This religious epic film tells the story of Judah Ben-Hur, a wealthy Jewish prince and merchant who is condemned to slavery when he defies a powerful Roman military leader, who also happens to be a childhood friend. Director William [..]
Joker: Folie a Deux (2024)
"Joker: Folie a Deux" is a musical psychological thriller film continuing the story of villain Arthur Fleck which began in 2019's "Joker." Director Todd Phillips ("A Star Is Born" 2018) at least deserves credit for continuing the nihilistic theme of his original "Joker." Co-writing the screwy screenplay with [..]
Road to Singapore (1940)
Bob Hope and Bing Crosby started their famous "Road" pictures in 1940 with "Road to Singapore." The pair play sailors being forced into undesirable marriages, and escape to Singapore by way of Hawaii. They run into Dorothy Lamour, and both fall in love with her, with hilarity and [..]
Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
Pat O'Brien's post as top billing in "Knute Rockne, All American" was eclipsed by newcomer Ronald Reagan in a secondary role as George Gipp, one of Coach Rockne's young football players who came down with a terminal illness. "Tell them to go out there with all they've [..]
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
Bob Hope is at his wise-cracking best in the 1940 comedy-horror film "The Ghost Breakers." It is the story of a Manhattan working girl who inherits a mansion in Cuba that is supposedly haunted. Director George Marshall ("The Goldwyn Follies" 1938) and screenwriter Walter DeLeon assembled [..]
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The vastly entertaining "The Thief of Bagdad" from 1940 still holds audience's attention today. This Arabian fantasy story filmed in Technicolor won Oscars for special effects, art direction, and cinematography. It was the first movie to employ the use of bluescreening, thanks to the ingenuity of producer Alexander [..]
Too Many Girls (1940)
"Too Many Girls" is not the best of Rodgers & Hart's musical comedies, but is most well known for the first film pairing of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, years before their hit television show "I Love Lucy." The story has Ball playing a young woman going to [..]