"Dave" is a political comedy-drama about a man who is called upon to stand in and impersonate the President of the United States, due a strong physical resemblance, by the Chief Executive's staff, for their own diabolical purposes, unbeknownst to him. Director Ivan [..]

Robin Williams gave the best performance of his career as "Mrs. Doubtfire." He plays a divorced man who disguises himself as a female housekeeper, hired by his ex-wife, with the purpose of staying close to his children. He breathes life into this character from an excellent [..]

"Joyride" is an Irish-UK produced drama about two people on a road trip, in mostly stolen vehicles, around County Kerry in Ireland, making an attempt to escape their problems, both within themselves and with the law. One is a 13-year-old boy whose mother has just died, and [..]

"The Beekeeper" is an action-thriller film about a former government spy operative who goes for revenge on crooks who steal two million dollars from his friend, most of which belonged to a charity. Director David Ayer ("End of Watch" 2012) hired the perfect person for the title [..]

Weak and predictable comedy is very evident in "Amos and Andrew." Director-screenwriter E. Max Frye poorly used racial politics in the development of this film, the story of a black man who buys a house in an all-white small town and is mistaken for a criminal. [..]

"Groundhog Day" is a fantasy-comedy film about a man who gets caught in a time loop at the February 2 Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The movie seems repetitive and monotonous for a while, but does come to a conclusion with a good moral message, thanks [..]

Producer Lorne Michaels failed to achieve lift-off with a feature length motion picture version of his "Saturday Night Live" "Coneheads" skits. Poor direction by Steve Barron ("Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" 1990) and even worse writing by Tom Davis, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, and Dan Aykroyd sealed the [..]

"In the Name of the Father" is the true story of four people falsely convicted of the 1974 Guildford pub bombings in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Producer-director Jim Sheridan ("My Left Foot" 1989), who also co-wrote the screenplay with Terry George, guided the film smoothly enough but which [..]

"Anyone But You" is a romantic comedy loosely based on William Shakespeare's 1599 play "Much Ado About Nothing." Director Will Gluck ("Friends With Benefits" 2011) has put together an entertaining story about a couple with an on-again/off-again relationship which is exacerbated by attempted manipulations by family and [..]

The Best Picture of 1993 is....."Schindler's List," an epic historical drama from producer-director Steven Spielberg that tells the true story of a German businessman who saved the lives of some 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his manufacturing plant. Spielberg and screenwriter Steven Zaillian [..]