When I reviewed the American film Traffic, a fellow writer suggested I check out the version that was based on – a 6-hour British miniseries directed by Alastair Reed. In my opinion, […]
Written by Pierre Boulle, Paul Dehn, and John William CorringtonDirected by J. Lee Thompson As if things weren’t getting bad enough in the last installment of this series, Conquest of the Planet […]
I am a New Yorker There have been many essays circulating on the Internet since the events of September 11, 2001. One of the really good ones was with that title. (For […]
Written by Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, and Lauren HynekDirected by Niki Caro After seeing the trailer in theaters, Mulan (2020) was the first of the live-action* Disney re-makes I was interested in […]
Written by John SaylesDirected by John Sayles One of the most telling lines in this John Sayles film about real events is “You ain’t men to that coal company…” For that is […]
Written by Steve Koren, Mark O’Keefe, and Steve OedekerkDirected by Tom Shadyac I confess to not being a Jim Carrey fan in any of his incarnations. I never liked Ace Ventura, The […]
Episode I THE PHANTOM MENACE Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute. Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of […]
Written by Douglas Carter BeaneDirected by Beeban Kidron In many ways this movie is the typical theme of strangers come into a small town and turn it upside down, leaving it for […]
Written by Stephen King and Frank DarabontDirected by Frank Darabont The first time I ever watched Shawshank Redemption came about quite by accident. It is one of those films I’d heard about […]
Written by Kevin Jarre, David Aaron Cohen, and Vincent PatrickDirected by Alan J. Pakula Don’t look for happy endings, Tom. It’s not an American story; it’s an Irish one…. It’s an interesting […]
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