Written by Paul Haggis and Bobby MorescoDirected by Paul Haggis (Written in 2006. I didn’t want to rewrite any of my thoughts from then) Racism is prevalent in society today. It’s not […]
Movie Review: Lonesome Dove – Perhaps the Best Western Ever Made
Written by Larry McMurtry & William D WittliffDirected by Simon Wincer It was the book no one wanted. Peter Bogdonovich wanted to do a two-hour movie with Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, and […]
Movie Review: 1776 – The Founding Fathers Sing and Dance Their Way to Independence
Written by Peter Stone and Sherman EdwardsDirected by Peter H. Hunt 1776 is the Columbia Pictures production of a Broadway show by the same name, which has a decent run during the […]
Movie Review: Dead Man’s Walk – Real Heroes in the Real West
Written by Larry McMurtry and Diana OssanaDirected by Yves Simoneau I was a late bloomer when it came to appreciating the western genre in films. The first story I ever truly enjoyed […]
Movie Review: The Son – Can the American Culture Handles These Themes?
Written by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc DardenneDirected by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne For the first time in quite a long time, I am struggling with a review. To properly review and discuss issues […]
Movie Review: Eight Men Out – The Best Baseball Film Ever
Written by Eliot Asinof and John SaylesDirected by John Sayles The game of baseball back around 1919 was quite a bit different from the game we know now. There were the aesthetic […]
Movie Review: The Exorcist – Even My Horror-Fan Teenager Was Freaked Out!
Written by William Peter BlattyDirected by William Friedkin When The Exorcist first came out on DVD (back in the early days of DVD technology), it was one of those films that generated […]
Movie Review: Amadeus – Rock Me Amadeus
Written by Peter ShafferDirected by Milos Forman I confess that the year I graduated high school I probably wasn’t paying all that much attention to what I would term the more “cerebral” […]
Movie Review: The Love Bug – San Francisco in the Sixties Complete With Hippies
Written by Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi, & Gordon BufordDirected by Robert Stevenson Summers when I was younger meant a different Disney film at the local theater every week. I loved going to […]
Movie Review: Cars – NASCAR, Pixar Style
Written by John Lasseter, Joe Ranft, Jorgen Klubien, Dan Fogelman, Kiel Murray, & Phil LorinDirected by John Lasseter & Joe Ranft Pixar Studios seems to have a magic touch. Right from their […]
