"Minions: The Rise of Gru" is the sequel to "Minions" (2015) and tells the story of Gru as an eleven-year-old planning to become a supervillain with the help of his friends, the Minions. This leads to a showdown with an evil team called the Vicious 6. Director Kyle [..]
Ship of Fools (1965)
"Ship of Fools" is a drama film about a diverse group of passengers aboard a cruise ship traveling from Germany to Mexico in 1933. Director Stanley Kramer ("It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" 1963) put together a tightly directed and engrossing film which seems shorter than [..]
The Sound of Music (1965)
The Best Picture of 1965 is....."The Sound of Music." This is one of Hollywood's most popular musicals of time, and after decades of viewing, it has stood the test of time. "The Sound of Music" is the retelling of the true story of Maria von Trapp (1905-1987) and [..]
Dinner at Eight (1933)
George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber's chitty-chatty 1932 Broadway stage play "Dinner at Eight" was turned into a film in 1933. MGM gave it the first class treatment with producer David O. Selznick and director George Cukor ("What Price Hollywood?" 1932) in charge, and Frances Marion [..]
Dancing Lady (1933)
Joan Crawford has top billing as the "Dancing Lady," co-starring in this MGM musical with Clark Gable. This show business tale tells the story of a young dancer who is bailed out of trouble by a millionaire playboy, played by Franchot Tone. He lands her [..]
I. S. S. (2023)
"I. S. S." is a contemporary science fiction thriller movie about Russians and Americans aboard the International Space Station when war breaks out on Earth between Russia and the United States. The mood is very tense as both sides apparently receive orders to take over the I. [..]
Cavalcade (1933)
The Best Picture of 1933 is....."Cavalcade." This epic historical drama tells the story of an English couple and their family, friends, and servants from 1899 to 1933, showing their involvement in the major events of the times including the Boer War, death of Queen Victoria, sinking [..]
Our Man Flint (1966)
The spy film craze of the 1960's includes James Coburn starring as master spy Derek Flint in "Our Man Flint." He is a former agent of Z. O. W. I. E. (Zonal Organization for World Intelligence and Espionage) brought out of retirement to battle three mad scientists [..]
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
"Despicable Me 2" continues the story of "Despicable Me" (2010), with retired supervillain Gru raising his three adopted daughters and being hired by secret agent Lucy Wilde to counter the plans of another supervillain named El Macho. Directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin ("Despicable Me" 2010) continue [..]
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
Kirk Douglas plays American Army officer David "Mickey" Marcus (1901-1948) who was instrumental in founding the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in 1947. Director-screenwriter Melville Shavelson ("Houseboat" 1958) was focused in the making of this picture, skillfully mixing fact and fiction (as happens in most biopics) in this engrossing [..]