"Burnt Offerings" is a horror film about a house trying to take possession of its summer vacation renters. Though the formulaic storyline make the movie somewhat predictable, the plot moves along smoothly with good performances by big name stars. It is easy to watch due to [..]

"The Gumball Rally" is an action-comedy movie about a coast-to-coast road race from a garage in New York City to the parking lot at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. Producer-director Charles Bail and screenwriter Leon Capetanos put together a just plain terrible film with inane [..]

Director Max Baer Jr., previously known as Jethro on "The Beverly Hillbillies" and son of a famous boxer, made his big screen debut in "Ode to Billy Joe," the story of a teenager and his girlfriend based on the 1967 hit song by Bobbie Gentry. Baer [..]

"Family Plot" is a black comedy movie about an elderly woman who hires a psychic and her boyfriend to find her long-lost nephew. She does not realize that the psychic is a fake, and her boyfriend is merely a cab driver. The hilarity proceeds from there, in a [..]

"Bugsy Malone" is no doubt a one-of-a-kind motion picture. It is a British musical gangster film featuring only child actors, with singing voices dubbed in by adult performers. The talents of Jodie Foster and Scott Baio were on full display, with Foster becoming a big star [..]

"Silver Streak" is a comedy film where Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor team up to stop a murderer on a train from Los Angeles to Chicago. The muddled plot from director Arthur Hiller ("The Out-of-Towners" 1970) and screenwriter Colin Higgins contains numerous distractions including blue language and [..]

"Silent Movie" is Mel Brooks' attempt to salute the silent film era. However, the director-screenwriter falls flat on his face with this monumental dud of a motion picture. The 87 minutes were so boring due to lackluster direction and bad writing that viewers could fast-forward the whole thing [..]

"The Outlaw Josey Wales" tells the post-Civil War tale of a farmer who is out for revenge for the murder of his wife and son by Northern sympathizers. He becomes an outlaw and gathers a group of off-beat companions who get into all kinds of trouble. [..]

"James Dean" is a made-for-television movie drama about the short life and career of 1950's screen idol James Dean. The film's teleplay author, William Bast, roomed with Dean before fame hit, so apparently he has insights into the actor others do not possess. [..]

The Best Picture of 1976 is....."Rocky," the rags-to-riches story of a small-time club boxer who rises to get a shot at the world heavyweight championship. The film was the brainchild of Sylvester Stallone, who wrote the screenplay and seems to personify the title character. Director John Avildsen ("Save [..]