"2099: The Soldier Protocol" is a futuristic science fiction movie where a paraplegic prison inmate agrees to undergo scientific experiments to restore mobility to his legs but is not told the entire price of the procedure. Director Dee McLachlan put together a film whose only saving [..]

Lucille Ball takes on the role of "Mame," the story of an eccentric who become guardian of her nephew when her brother passes away. Ball is a bit too long in the tooth and not vocally gifted enough for this classic musical role. However, director Gene [..]

"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" 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 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 [..]

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 [..]

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." 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. [..]

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 [..]

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 [..]