Directed by Rodrigo Garcia (Nine Lives) and written by Ronnie Christensen, Passengers is a mystery-cum-romance film. The plot is constructed in such a way that all the different plot points come together at the end, for a revelation that resets…
As any Star Trek fan is undoubtedly aware, the original series has been released in countless DVD formats. From its late 1990s single disc, two-episodes-per-disc DVD release, to its more recent HD presentation, the Enterprise and her crew have never…
Let’s face it, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off isn’t exactly highbrow cinema but it sure is fun. The 1986 comedy made Matthew Broderick a star, cemented director John Hughes’ (Sixteen Candles,The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink) status as the best chronicler…
Say what you will but Saturday Night Fever is probably one of the most culturally significant films of the last fifty years. Released in the United States on December 16, 1977 Saturday Night Fever not only revolutionized the movie and…
Grease is the word, baby. One of the most celebrated movie musicals ever, Grease has managed to find an audience across all gender race and age boundaries and maintain its tremendous popularity some thirty years after the film premiered in…
Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code has been translated into over forty languages and sold over 60.5 million copies worldwide, so the plot is likely a familiar one. The film begins with an old scholar being murdered in the Louvre….
Robert Rodríguez is an intriguing filmmaker. Not only does he take on the typical tasks of producing, directing and writing his films, he also frequently serves as editor, director of photography, camera operator, steadicam operator, composer, production designer, visual effects…
Written by David McKenna (Blow), 1998’s American History X is one of films every adult should see. However, like Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan, The Color Purple and a few others it’s likely a film you won’t rush to see…
Notorious tells the story of Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G./Biggie Smalls/Big Poppa, the multi-nicknamed Brooklyn rapper who rose to fame in the mid-1990s and was murdered in 1997 at the age of 24. His killer(s) remain at large but…
As a student of film history, I’m generally pretty leary of remakes. However, I try not to dismiss them out of hand because while some are terrible (1995’s Sabrina), others turn out to be a cut above the original (2006’s…