"The Big Picture" is a comedy movie about an Ohio film student trying to get his start in the motion picture industry in Los Angeles. Director Christopher Guest put together a mildly amusing film that seems to be somewhat autobiographical; this is Guest's big screen debut. [..]

In 1984, Michael Eisner became the chairman and CEO at The Walt Disney Company, bringing along Jeffrey Katzenberg with him from Paramount Pictures to revive the decaying Feature Animation unit. They succeeded, first with "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" in 1988, then "The Little Mermaid" the next year. [..]

"Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" is a science fiction comedy film about two teenagers attempt to pass the final exam in their history class by using a time machine to bring historical figures from the past. They would then interview them before a student assembly at their [..]

"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" is the third in the series of vacation movies from prolific movie-maker John Hughes. The producer-screenwriter infused the picture with enough laughs to make it a holiday favorite, screened on cable television each and every Christmas. Good direction by Jeremiah S. Chechik [..]

"Fat Man and Little Boy" is an epic war film about the Manhattan Project, the secret Allied effort to develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II. Director Roland Jaffe ("The Killing Fields" 1984), who co-wrote the screenplay with Bruce Robinson, failed to make a top-rate [..]

"Day One" is a made-for-television docudrama about the Manhattan Project, the research and development of the atomic bomb during World War II. Director Joseph Sargent ("The Karen Carpenter Story" 1989) and teleplay writer David W. Rintels not only showed the relationship between General Leslie Groves and physicist [..]

"Dad" is a comedy-drama family film about a man's relationship with his elderly father and his teenage son. These three generations of fathers and sons are superbly depicted by Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, and Ethan Hawke. The group had skillful direction, production, and screenwriting by Gary [..]

"The Chosen" is a television series whose subject is the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. Director-creator Dallas Jenkins ("The Resurrection of Gavin Stone" 2017) has put together a unique view of New Testament Biblical events of Jesus' life through personal experiences of people around him, [..]

"Cousins" is a romantic comedy about two people whose uncle and mother marry, making them step-cousins. They become romantically involved, despite being married to other people. Director Joel Schumacher ("St. Elmo's Fire" 1985) and screenwriter Stephen Metcalfe came up with an empty story billed as a [..]

"Out Cold" is a dark comedy about a butcher and his wife whose marital problems reach a boiling point, or should I say a freezing point. Director Malcolm Mowbray ("A Private Function" 1984) guided this film with good pacing and plenty of laughs, from a well-written screenplay [..]