Christopher Walken plays a man who moves in with his ailing father and a grown son he barely knows in "Around the Bend." Director-screenwriter Jordan Roberts put together a convoluted family melodrama that struggles to hold the audience's attention for the short 85 minute running time [..]
The Core (2003)
"The Core" is a science fiction disaster movie about scientists traveling to the earth's core hoping to restart the planet's rotation, which they plan to do by setting off nuclear weapons. This unlikely scenario in real life makes an acceptable premise for a low-expectations modern-day "B" movie, which [..]
Jane Eyre (1943)
"Jane Eyre" is a drama film about an orphan girl raised in an unloving home headed by her cruel aunt. In adulthood, she takes on a governess job in a wealthy home, and falls in love with the lord of the manor. [..]
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
"Journey to the Center of the Earth" is a science fiction movie about a professor and his nephew on holiday in Iceland when they get trapped in a large cavern with their tour guide. As the trio follow their only escape route which runs deep below the Earth's [..]
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
"Mufasa: The Lion King" is the story of Mufasa, the father of Simba and King of the Pride of Lions. This computer-animated photo-realistic film is both the prequel and the sequel to "The Lion King" (2019), which is itself a remake of the 1994 animated movie [..]
Green and Gold (2025)
"Green and Gold" is a drama film about a Wisconsin farmer who bets on the Green Bay Packers to save his farm. Anders Lindwall, in his first job as a movie director, put together a passable film with themes we have seen before. The direction is a bit [..]
The Day the Earth Blew Up (2024)
Porky Pig and Daffy Duck become the Earth's only hope when they uncover a secret alien mind-control plot at a local bubble-gum factory in "The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie." This clever animation feature film debut for Porky and Daffy was well [..]
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
"Lilo & Stitch" is an animated science fiction movie about a Hawaiian girl from Kauai who adopts a dog not knowing that he is really a genetically-altered alien from another planet. She also does not know that he is on the run from the intergalactic police. [..]
The Benchwarmers (2006)
"The Benchwarmers" is a sports comedy about a millionaire who helps three inept adults compete in a little league association by sponsoring their team. This horrible dud of a movie never really gets off the ground due to a terrible premise and bad production values due to sloppy [..]
The Graduate (1967)
"The Graduate" is a romantic comedy-drama about a college graduate returning home to his parents to find himself seduced by a bored middle-aged housewife, whose daughter he soon falls in love with. The sparks fly from there, tightly directed by Mike Nichols ("Who's Afraid of [..]