"The Apprentice" is a biographical film which depicts a young Donald Trump in the early years of his real estate career in the 1970's, as he was coming under the influence of cutthroat attorney Roy Cohn. Director Ali Abbasi skillfully put together a film that is a surprisingly [..]

"What You Wish For" is a thriller film about a hapless chef assuming the identity of an old friend who is a private chef for wealthy employers in a remote mansion in an unnamed Spanish-speaking country. As the macabre situation becomes clear, he desperately tries to find [..]

"Trooper Hook" is a western film about a cavalry sergeant who recues a white woman from Indian captivity. The situation is complicated by the fact that she has a five-year-old son by the tribal chief. The stars are Joel McCrea and Barbara [..]

"Desk Set" is a romantic comedy about a library reference clerk whose job is threatened when a computer expert is assigned to automate her department. The two are at odds even as they slowly fall in love with each other. The stars are Katherine Hepburn [..]

The principal appeal of "The Prince and the Showgirl" is the pairing of two very different entertainment icons: The pop sensation Marilyn Monroe and the very theatrical Laurence Olivier. The film seemed to run a bit long at just under two hours, due to a weak [..]

The Best Picture of 1957 is....."The Bridge on the River Kwai." This epic World War II film tells the story of British POWs, held in Thailand, ordered by their Japanese captors to construct a bridge of strategic importance. However, the British are happy to delay and sabotage the [..]

"Hellcats of the Navy" is a World War II movie about a submarine commander who makes a tough decision to abandon a combat diver. His second-in-command questions his difficult choice, as it comes to light that the two men had romantic interests in the same woman, a [..]

Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn began their legendary collaboration (both professional and private) in 1942 in "Woman of the Year." It tells the story of two journalists married to each other and the stresses and strains upon their marriage by differing political and social views. [..]

"Saboteur" is yet another Alfred Hitchcock motion picture classic. This exciting and absorbing spy thriller tells the story of a factory worker in Burbank, California, falsely accused of starting a fire at the aircraft plant where he is employed. He then goes on a cross country trek to [..]

Ronald Reagan delivered one of his most critically acclaimed performances in "King's Row." The story of a young man who has his legs amputated is actually one of several subplots in this complex, and somewhat dark, motion picture. It was unusual for the World War II [..]