What a disaster for Cary Grant to appear in the turkey of a romantic comedy film "Kiss Them for Me." The usually suave and sophisticated Grant looked very out of place in this poorly written and badly produced low-brow comedy about three Navy pilots on leave in [..]
Man in the Shadow (1957)
"Man in the Shadow" is a modern-day western crime drama where a big rancher covers up a murder on his property, aided by townsfolk who feel their community would be harmed by a loss of the ranch's business. Director Jack Arnold ("It Came from Outer Space" 1953) put [..]
Funny Face (1957)
"Funny Face" is a romantic musical comedy where Fred Astaire plays a New York fashion photographer stumbling upon a shy bookstore clerk (Audrey Hepburn) he thinks would make a great model. She disagrees vehemently, as she feels the fashion industry is nonsense. But the two start to fall [..]
Clambake (1967)
Elvis Presley stars in "Clambake," a beach party musical movie where he plays a wealthy young man who wants to experience life outside of his privileged upbringing. He trades places with a water-ski instructor, and falls in love with a woman who is ironically looking for a [..]
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
"A Face in the Crowd" is a drama movie about a radio producer who finds a seemingly talented drifter and puts him on the air. Soon, his local popularity garners him a television appearance, which he parlays into nation-wide television stardom. He uses his influence to endorse a [..]
Here (2024)
"Here" is a drama film about multiple generations of families and married couples occupying the same house over the course of a century or more. Director Robert Zemeckis ("Romancing the Stone" 1984) presents the film in a nonlinear narrative, from a script he co-wrote with Eric Roth, adapted [..]
Absolution (2024)
Liam Neeson plays an aging criminal who tries to reconnect with his family and fix mistakes from the past. However, his criminal lifestyle which he cannot let go of threatens to destroy everything he holds so dear. Director Hans Petter Molland put together a decent crime drama [..]
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
James Cagney portrayed silent film star Lon Chaney in the biopic "Man of a Thousand Faces." Cagney's dynamic performance dominated the film, guided by director Joseph Pevney ("Tammy and the Bachelor" 1957"), from an outstanding script by R. Wright Campbell, Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts, and Ralph Wheelwright. [..]
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Elvis Presley stepped into motion picture history in "Jailhouse Rock," a film designed for his talents, musical and otherwise. It was the the first rock-and-roll movie and the first rock-and-roll musical. It featured seven songs, including the title number, written by Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber. The soundtrack [..]
The Garfield Movie (2024)
"The Garfield Movie" is an animated comedy film based on the comic strip "Garfield" invented by Jim Davis. The story is about Garfield unexpectedly meeting his long-lost father, a disheveled street cat. He is then forced to leave his sedentary lifestyle and become involved in [..]