Nicolas Cage turns up again as the Captain of the USS Indianapolis, the ill-fated naval ship first given big screen notoriety via a monologue in Jaws. Equal parts wartime weepie, shark attack movie and half-baked court room drama, USS Indianapolis:…
Set just after the end of World War II in 1945, John Sturges’ Bad Day at Black Rock is a suspenseful drama, film noir and a western. Based on the short story “Bad Time at Hondo” by Howard Breslin and…
I have a reputation for enjoying some pretty bad movies. I freely admit to spinning the Barbra Streisand version of A Star is Born once a year. Yes, the story is ridiculous and sappy, but Kris Kristofferson looks good, Streisand…
A 33-year old former dancer and Broadway chorus girl, Paul and McFadden’s world is turned upside down when her live-in boyfriend unexpectedly dumps her and leaves for Italy. Once again single, Paula must find a job to support herself and…
Based on the hit Broadway play by Frederick Knott, fifty years after its initial theatrical release, the last fifteen minutes of Wait Until Dark has lost none of its memorable bite. Audrey Hepburn received her fifth Oscar nomination for her…
Shallow and predictable, When the Bough Breaks wastes a talented cast on a domestic thriller that appears to have been inspired by the success of films like Fatal Attraction and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle but the genuine tension…
Ben Affleck’s third film of 2016, The Accountant finds him playing Christian Wolff, a self-described high-functioning autistic, with incredible math abilities and even better skills with a gun. He can process years’ worth of corporate ledgers in a single night…
Efficient and well-acted, Sully centers on the extraordinary events of January 15, 2009, when US Airways pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) landed his damaged Airbus A320 on the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers aboard. The…
Taking its title from a song by Lady Antebellum, Andrea Arnold’s American Honey is a roaming tale of teenagers on the road, free of the rules that govern contemporary society, but filled with the angst born out of a life…
One of the best Hollywood comedies of the 1950’s, Father of the Bride features Spencer Tracy at the top of his game And Elizabeth Taylor looking breathtakingly beautiful. Adapted from a novel by Edward Streeter, the film opens as successful…