I was a teenager in the early 1980s when “new wave” music hit, and living on Long Island, I had a front-row seat to the second British Invasion thanks to WLIR. Yet, […]
Movie Review: Can’t Buy Me Love – Patrick Dempsey Half-Naked!!!
Written by Michael SwerdlickDirected by Steve Las Of all the teen movies I’ve watched through the years, and especially in the 1980s, there are only a few that really resonated with me. […]
Movie Review: Maverick (1994) – Better Than Most Television Shows that Become Films
Written by Roy Huggins and William GoldmanDirected by Richard Donner It seems at times that Hollywood can’t come up with original films lately. Many seem to be remakes of other films without […]
Movie Review: The Sandlot – Baseball the Way It Should Be
Written by David Mickey Evans and Robert GunterDirected by David Mickey Evans Not every good movie about baseball has to be told at the Major League level. Baseball has long been a […]
Movie Review: Mrs Brown – Judi Dench Deserved the Oscar For This
Written by Jeremy BrockDirected by John Madden When most people think of Queen Victoria, they usually think of the moral standards she upheld as part of her reign, which was considerably long. […]
Movie Review: Little Women (1933) – Traditional Take on a Classic Novel
Written by Louisa May Alcott, Sarah Y. Mason, and Victor HeermanDirected by George Cukor After having watched a more recent screen adaptation of the book Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, I […]
Movie Review: Miracle (2004) – The US Versus the World, 1980
Written by Eric GuggenheimDirected by Gavin O’Connor I remember the Olympics in 1980 quite well, being more impressed with Eric Heiden’s performance than anything else. The U.S. Hockey team didn’t even grab […]
Movie Review: Patriot Games – Jack Ryan is Better Than Ever as Harrison Ford Takes Over
Written by Tom Clancy, W. Peter Iliff, and Donald E. StewartDirected by Phillip Noyce Patriot Games was the second of the Jack Ryan films based on the books by Tom Clancy. Harrison […]
Movie Review: Dennis the Menace (1993) – I Can’t Express How Much I Disliked This Film
Written by Hank Ketcham and John HughesDirected by Nick Castle John Hughes will long be regarded as a great filmmaker, mostly for his teen angst films of the 1980s. Dennis the Menace […]
Movie Review: Roxanne – Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah in a Romantic Comedy
Written by Edmond Rostand and Steve MartinDirected by Fred Schepisi Earlier in his career, Steve Martin had what seemed to be a magic touch. He had a series of successful films with […]
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