Sometimes it’s hard to believe there was once a time when Mickey Mouse was seen as more than just a character wandering around a theme park. With the release of Mickey Mouse […]
Movie Review: The China Syndrome – Yes, Let’s Build More “Nucular” Power Plants Part II
Written by Mike Gray, T.S. Cook, and James BridgesDirected by James Bridges I’ve heard people lately – mainly those lobbying for us to start building atomic energy plants again – stating that […]
Movie Review: Eye of the Needle – The Downfall of a Top-Spy is Almost Always a Woman
Written by Ken Follett and Stanley MannDirected by Richard Marquand I’d never been a big fan of spy thrillers, but Eye of the Needle is a film I’ve watched a few times […]
Movie Review: Silkwood – Yes, Let’s Build More “Nucular” Power Plants Part I
Written by Nora Ephron and Alice ArlenDirected by Mike Nichols I have heard arguments lately for fewer regulations on corporations – that they will do the “right thing” and the regulations are […]
Movie Review: Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds – Not As Scary As I’d Been Led To Believe
Written by Daphne DuMaurier and Evan HunterDirected by Alfred Hitchcock For quite some time I’d been terrified of this film. All I knew from my parents was that it was hideously scary, […]
Movie Review: Innerspace – A Comedic Adventure Inside the Human Body
Written by Chip Proser and Jeffrey BoamDirected by Joe Dante I can’t remember what my motivation was for renting this DVD. However, after watching Innerspace with my kids, I must say it […]
Movie Review: The Birdcage – Who Defines “Family Values?”
Written by Jean Poiret, Francis Veber, Edouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon, and Elaine MayDirected by Mike Nichols I always wonder when people talk about things as an idea or in the abstract if […]
Movie Review: The Natural – Every Man Has a Weakness
Written by Roger Towne, Phil Dusenberry, and Bernard MalamudDirected by Barry Levinson Ah yes, it’s that time of year when hope springs eternal: spring training. What better way to get myself motivated […]
Movie Review: The Manchurian Candidate – You’ll Never Look at a Deck of Cards the Same Way…
Written by Richard Condon and George AxelrodDirected by John Frankenheimer I had never seen the original version of The Manchurian Candidate until just prior to seeing the remake. The two movies are […]
A Good Baby – Good vs. Evil in Appalachia
Written by Leon Rooke and Katherine DieckmannDirected by Katherine Dieckmann Every now and then I come across a movie I never heard of and wonder why. A Good Baby is one of […]
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