A visually stunning cautionary tale, Louis Malle’s 1992 film Damage is seen through the eyes of Stephen Fleming (Jeremy Irons), a proper middle-aged millionaire physician turned Tory member of Parliament. He has a devoted wife Ingrid (Miranda Richardson) to whom…
Likely influenced by the popularity of Michael Jackson’s video for Thriller, teenage monster movies were all the rage throughout the 1980’s. Movies like Teen Wolf, Fright Night and The Lost Boys ruled the box office. More obscure but fondly regarded…
Fast X finds Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his family forced to tackle their most dangerous threat yet; Dante Reyes (Jason Momoa) the son of a drug kingpin they took down in Rio ten years earlier, is determined to exact…
Released in 2018, Book Club centers on four female friends who find their lives turned upside down while their book club reads the infamous “50 Shades of Grey.” Featuring an all-star cast, including Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and…
Often referred to the music videos of the 1940’s, soundies were produced during 1940 to 1946 to be seen on self-contained, coin operated16mm rear projection machines called Panorams and only cost ten cents to use. They were in bars, restaurants…
Having impressed with her directorial debut The Edge of Seventeen, Kelly Fremon Craig returns to the director’s chair for Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret an adaptation of Judy Blume’s classic novel. Margaret Simon (Abby Ryder Fortson) is a…
Chiefly responsible for “launching surfing into mainstream America,” 1959’s Gidget also help jumpstart American International Pictures’ (AIP’s) Beach Party movies with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. Never considered high art, the three Gidget theatrical films and the subsequent TV movie…
Premiering on NBC in 1986, ALF (Alien Life Form) became a bonafide hit for the network, reaching tenth place in the Nielsen ratings during the series second season. However, by the fourth season ratings plummeted and the season cliffhanger “Consider…
Based on the hard-hitting novel of the same name by James A. Michener, The Bridges at Toko-Ri is set in 1952, during the Korean War. Rear Admiral George Tarrant (Fredric March) commands Task Force 77 aboard a Naval aircraft carrier….
Another of the disaster flicks that seemed to dominate the 1970’s, Juggernaut takes place aboard a massive luxury cruise ship called the The Britannic. With twelve hundred passengers aboard, the latest voyage appears typical. No one, least of all Captain…