"Speed" is an action thriller film about an LAPD officer out for revenge on one of his fellow policeman. He decides to arm a public bus with a bomb if its speed drops below 50 miles per hour, with the nonstop action proceeding from there. In his big [..]

"The Spirit of St. Louis" is a biopic film about the life of Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974), concentrating on his historic first solo transatlantic flight from New York to Paris. James Stewart delivered an excellent performance in his usually folksy manner, which drew a handful of negative reviews claiming [..]

"Fireproof" is a drama film where Kirk Cameron plays a firefighter who is a hero on the job but whose marriage is on the verge of collapse. He seeks help from his father, a devout Christian who gives him a book called "Love Dare" which challenges [..]

"Captains Courageous" is the classic story of a spoiled rich kid who falls overboard from a ship and is rescued by a group of fishermen, where he is pressed into service to earn his keep. Director Victor Fleming ("The Wizard of Oz" & "Gone With the Wind" [..]

"Waikiki Wedding" is a Bing Crosby vehicle where he plays a publicist for a pineapple company who gets into trouble when the winner of the company's contest fails to find romance in the islands, as advertised. So he is under pressure to provide it for her fast, with [..]

"Topper" is a comedy film about a young couple who die in a car crash, but find they cannot get into heaven because of a lack of good deeds. So they decide to "haunt" their stuffy former boss and help him loosen up and live a little, [..]

"Inside Man" is a crime drama about a demoted police detective who is given the opportunity to go undercover and kill the mob's most ruthless killer. However, the challenge proves much too daunting and he begins to unravel emotionally. The heavy (and predictable) drama proceeds from [..]

"The Prince and the Pauper" is the story of nine-year-old Prince Edward VI of England and his interactions with a look-alike indigent named Tom Canty. Both are tired of their lot in life and decide to switch identities, with the high drama proceeding from there. Director William Keighley [..]

The Best Picture of 1937 is....."The Life of Emile Zola." The film is about French writer and journalist Emile Zola (1840-1902), and his defense of Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus, falsely imprisoned by the French government for being a spy. Many in leadership and in society turned against Zola [..]

"Donovan's Reef" is a comedy-adventure film where three friends (John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Jack Warden) team up to help Warden's character deal with his daughter, who is coming for a visit from Boston and hoping to seize control of his shares in a company of which she is [..]