"For Me and My Gal" is a classic MGM musical where Judy Garland and Gene Kelly play two vaudevillians during World War I who are on the verge of hitting it big when Kelly receives a draft notice. Director Busby Berkeley ("Fast and Furious" 1939) put together an [..]

"Moonstruck" is a romantic comedy film featuring Cher as a widow who falls in love with her fiance's estranged brother, bringing all kinds of havoc to the families and circle of friends involved. Director Norman Jewison ("Fiddler on the Roof" 1971) put together a hilarious ethnic comedy centered [..]

"American Gangster" is a crime drama with two storylines proceeding concurrently: Denzel Washington plays a Harlem drug dealer and Russell Crowe appears as a squeaky-clean policeman who eventually is assigned to go after Denzel. Director Ridley Scott ("Alien" 1979) put together a complex crime story [..]

"The Man with Two Brains" is a science fiction black comedy where Steve Martin plays a brain surgeon who is experiencing trouble in his new marriage. On their honeymoon in Vienna, they meet another doctor (really a mad scientist) who has some rather unorthodox medical practices. Director Carl [..]

"Thousands Cheer" is a musical comedy featuring Gene Kelly as a trapeze artist who joins the Army in World World II and has an idea to put on a huge show for his fellow soldiers. His new girl friend's father, an Army colonel, disapproves, so things get complicated. [..]

Gene Hackman plays a wealthy cattle rancher whose wife is kidnapped by an outlaw and held for ransom. However, she develops feelings for her captor, which complicates matters greatly in "The Hunting Party." Director Don Medford put together a second-rate western with poor writing, but still qualifies as [..]

"Coda" is a drama film about a famous pianist struggling with stage fright in the later part of his life and career. He finds strength and inspiration in a new-found friendship with a young music critic. Director Claude Lalonde has put together an entertaining film with good writing, [..]

"The Karate Kid" is a martial arts movie about an Italian-American teenager from New Jersey who moves to Los Angeles with his mother. He is the victim of bullying, and is helped out by repairman Mr. Miyagi, a martial arts master who teaches him some karate [..]

"My Blue Heaven" is a comedy movie where Steve Martin plays a gangster going into the witness protection program, awaiting testifying against fellow mobsters in an upcoming court case. He has trouble maintaining a low profile, with bad acting and an even worse New York accent, causing [..]

"All the King's Men" is a political drama about a Southern politician's rise to power, beginning as an idealistic crusader who falls into corruption after being elected Governor of Louisiana. Director-screenwriter Steven Zaillian ("A Civil Action" 1998) put together a flawed melodrama, with poor production values, bad writing, [..]