Directed by Michael Crichton, Pursuit, a 1972 made-for-TV thriller, was based on his novel Binary. A highly atmospheric story, it’s just a few days before the President of the United States is set to address the Republican national convention in…
Based on the Stephen King novel, Firestarter may not be a masterpiece, but more than thirty years after its theatrical release, it’s still entertaining. While the pyrotechnics and special effects occasionally threaten to overtake the narrative, a memorable performance from…
I’ve been a fan of both Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin for as long as I can remember. 9 to 5, the 1980 film they co-starred in, alongside Dolly Parton, remains a personal favorite. So naturally, I had high hopes…
Jodie Foster has had a career any actor would envy. Beginning her acting career at age five with guest appearances on numerous television shows such as Mayberry R.F.D., The Courtship of Eddie’s Father and Gunsmoke. By the early seventies, Foster…
I was first introduced to The Subject Was Roses sometime in the late 1980’s if I recall correctly one of the cable networks was doing a birthday salute to the film’s star Patricia Neal, and this one was on the…
“He wanted to die with me, and I dreamed of being lost forever in his arms.” Narrated from the point of view of fifteen-year-old Holly Sargis (Sissy Spacek) Terrence Malick’s Badlands can be seen as a kind of modern day…
A lively caper inspired by true events, Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can never takes itself too seriously. Though classified a drama, the story contains enough comedy to keep viewers giggling at every turn. It also helps that the…
The Double never opened at any movie theaters in my town. I never saw a trailer for it before seeking one out on the internet. One would think a movie starring Richard Gere and Topher Grace would do respectable business…
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, Gettysburg tells the story of four hot days in the summer of 1863, that changed the tide of the Civil War. A densely packed 271-minutes, and featuring…
Paramount Pictures | 2009 | 105 mins | Rated PG-13 Throughout the history of film, Hollywood has a history of creating knockoffs. Filmmakers and executives don’t restrict the art of the art of the knockoff to the movies themselves; sometimes…