Written by Walter Hill, Harry Kleiner, and Troy Kennedy-MartinDirected by Walter Hill I don’t know whether or not it worked against the film Red Heat was released in 1988. Communism was crumbling […]
Movie Review – Captain America: The First Avenger – It’s Always Been Right to Punch Nazis
Written by Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Joe Simon, and Jack KirbyDirected by Joe Johnston There will never be anything like the Marvel Cinematic Universe again. Over the course of more than a […]
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 […]
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