Directed by Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Hacksaw Ridge) from a screenplay written by first time scribe Jared Rosenberg, Gibson does a capable job with Flight Risk, a largely paint-by-the-numbers actioner. Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery stars as Madolyn Harris, an Air Marshal
Despite his status as one of the finest comedians of all time, Richard Pryor’s personal life was far from funny. For his second and final turn as a director, Pryor mines his own life for 1986’s Jo Jo Dancer, Your
One of the most opulent films ever produced, director Miloš Forman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The People Vs. Larry Flynt) shot Amadeus primarily in France, Austria, and the Czech Republic. Though most of the scenes take place indoors
Andrei Tarkovsky’s final film, The Sacrifice, is a fitting epitaph for a great artist. While it’s not an easy movie to get through, nearly every frame is a piece of art, the script is thoughtful, and the performances are universally
Civil War veteran Ethan Edwards (John Wayne), who fought for the Confederacy, returns home to Texas and the family ranch several years after the war has ended. Nobody has any idea why Ethan is home, but he quickly finds himself
Submarine based films have existed since the silent era. In all, around 150 films have been made on the subject from 1910-2010. This means to really stand out, filmmakers have to do something inherently different. While I’m not sure 2002’s
Amiable and meandering, Teacher’s Pet has Doris Day moving away from her oft unmarried, virginal executive refusing the sexual advances of a successful white man. Instead, the focus is on education as a means to success. With 51% of World
A film squarely for adults, Conclave is based on Robert Harris’s 2016 novel of the same name. While many of the films centered on religion have been fodder for the horror and thriller genres, Conclave explores the ancient, secretive process
Filmed in early 1971 at England’s Shepperton Studios, stars Susan George as Amanda, a college student who agrees to babysit Tara (Tara Collinson) three-year-old son of Helen (Honor Blackman) so that she and her fiancé Jim (George Cole) can meet
Released in 1954, Akira Kurosawa’s fifteenth film, Seven Samurai is often considered his best work That’s saying something, since he’s also responsible for such classics as Rashomon, The Hidden Fortress (George Lucas’s inspiration for Star Wars), Yojimbo, High and Low,