Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1988 | 133 mins. | R Released in December of 1988, Rain Man was a surprise hit with audiences and critics alike. Nominated for eight Oscars, Rain Man collected four including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director…
(2 Movie Collection) Warner Bros. | 2000-2005 | 2 Movies | 212 min | NR First published in 1974, “Dungeons & Dragons” had been the number one role playing game for a quarter of a century as well as a…
Disney/Buena Vista | 1942 | 70 mins. | G Released in 1942, Bambi, Disney’s fifth animated feature is a masterpiece. Based on the book Bambi, A Life in the Woods Walt Disney and his talented animators created a simple yet…
20th Century Fox | 2010 | 94 mins. | R Filmmaker Danny Boyle is known for taking chances. While some have worked and others haven’t, he always brings something interesting to the table. He followed up 2008’s Slumdog Millionaire—winner of…
Paramount | 2010 | 96 mins. | PG Megamind isn’t a great film, but it’s fun and pleasant. It’s a mix of The Incredibles and Despicable Me. Megamind (voiced by Will Ferrell) is a smart but unlucky alien supervillain who…
Sony Pictures | 2010 |119 mins. | PG-13 While 2010’s Burlesque is certainly no Dreamgirls, or Chicago, it’s not Showgirls either. Truthfully, writer/director Steve Antin hasn’t infused this film with one ounce of originality. We’ve all seen the story—poor, small…
MGM |1972 | 129 mins. | NC -17 Definitely not for everyone, Last Tango In Paris may be a landmark in filmmaking, but it’s also a dirty, misogynistic soap opera. While some list it among the all time classics, it’s…
Criterion | 1957 | 96 mins. | NR A bomb at the time of its release in 1957, Sweet Smell of Success was largely thought to be a thinly veiled attack on Walter Winchell, who for decades had been the…
Touchstone Pictures | 2010 | 105 mins. | PG Kristen Bell made her name playing a high school outcast as the title character on televisions Veronica Mars. From there, in the movie Fanboys, she slipped comfortably into a Princess Leia…
MGM | 1991 | 130 mins. | R As a frequent moviegoer, I was thrilled when Thelma & Louise showed up at my local multiplex in 1991. After years of waiting, there was finally an honest-to-goodness female buddy picture that…