Based on the same novel as Michael Mann’s 1986 film Manhunter (which starred Brian Cox as Hannibal Lechter) Red Dragon finds Anthony Hopkins (Who won an Oscar for 1991’s Silence of the Lambs) returning to the titular role. Edward Norton…
Stephen King is one of the most successful writers ever, but films based on his books have been lackluster at best. While The Shining and The Shawshank Redemption often appear on lists of the greatest films ever made, others like…
At first glance, Strays appears to be a fun family movie. Instead, Strays is a raunchy comedy. The child friendly concept of talking dogs is turned upside down, filling their language with constant swearing and discussions of drugs and sex….
Rosemary’s Baby, Roman Polanski’s satanic nursery-rhyme shocked audiences when it was released in 1968. Based on Ira Levin’s book of the same name, the story concerns a young couple, Rosemary (Mia Farrow) and Guy Woodhouse (John Cassavetes), who move into…
16-year-old Kenny (Wes Stern) has one thing on his mind: girls. Summer break means he and his friends Mike (Rick Kelman) and Tommy (Wink Roberts) have nothing but time to engage in their fantasies about the opposite sex. The trio…
DreamWorks Animation’s latest offering Ruby Gilman, Teenage Kraken seemed prime for success, given its prime June release date and legions of kids at home for summer break. Surprisingly, the film flamed out, earning $43 million worldwide, barely half of its…
Warner Brothers has brought The Exorcist to 4K to celebrate the films fiftieth birthday… The Exorcist is one of the few movies the genuinely scares me, no matter how many times I watch it. I’m among that group of people…
Released in 1962 and based on a novel by Jan de Hertog, The Spinal Road stars Rock Hudson as Anton Drager, an egotistical young doctor in the 1930’s, who maneuvers his way to leprosy-ridden Indonesia to work under famed doctor…
In a career that spanned nearly sixty years and included two Oscars and four Golden Globe awards, Gene Hackman is consider one of the great actors of his era. He appeared in some of the biggest films of the 1960’s…
Directed and co-written by Abraham Polonsky (with Ira Wolfert who wrote the novel the film was based on), 1948’s Force of Evil is a an early example of what became a typical gangster film staple: the bad guys trying to…