A shy, lonely boy growing up in 1942 rural Mississippi blossoms when his mom gets him his first friend, a sweet, energetic Jack Russell Terrier he names Skip. Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane and Kevin Bacon star in this film adaptation of Southern author Willie Morris’ 1995 autobiography – a wonderfully sentimental, heartwarming coming-of-age story about […]
Reese Witherspoon’s film debut, as a teenage girl in 1950s rural Louisiana battling her older sister for the affection of the handsome new boy next door, is a sentimental slice of Americana. An exceptionally strong cast (Sam Waterston, Tess Harper) gives this emotion-packed film a big heart and an ending that will linger long after […]
It is ironic that, just as one of the world’s greatest living minds, astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, remained trapped in a body that prevents speech and physical movement, this film about his extraordinary life is trapped in a pleasantly mundane biopic that limits and glosses over the many complexities of his marriage and achievements. Regardless, the […]
A sci-fi flick for the most hardcore of sci-fi fans, this film, about eight astronauts on a hail Mary type mission to restart our dying Sun, is a visually mesmerizing, albeit trippy ride, as the crew battles a series of unfortunate incidents that challenges their will to survive as well as their sanity.
This action adventure film, based on a novel I had never heard of, suffers from an identity complex – it’s not sure if it wants to be a Hunger Games knockoff, a Matrix knockoff or a twisted Goonies knockoff. But regardless, it IS a knockoff, with a nonsensical plot that feels like it was created […]
This is a clever, stylish period piece starring a young Mel Gibson as a Australian correspondent covering the 1965 military unrest in Indonesia while falling for a British Embassy attaché (Sigourney Weaver). Linda Hunt made history as the first Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner to portray a male character for her scene-stealing portrait of Gibson’s […]
A hilarious romantic comedy featuring Ryan Reynolds as a lovable high school nerd turned Hollywood record label hotshot who tries to reunite with his crush while stuck in his hometown for the holidays with his ridiculous Britney Spears-ish “star” Anna Faris, who steals the show. It’s completely silly but cute and has loads of laughs.
Interesting characters and a compelling albeit farfetched story made the futuristic sci-fi film Divergent a hit. This snoozefest of a sequel falls far short however, featuring an even goofier plot and cheesy dialogue that filmmakers were unable to dress up with excessive violence, underutilized stunt casting (Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer) and gobs of special effects. […]
This remake of the early 80s American TV series, about some Georgia rednecks trying to evade to local authorities, is embarrassment to the filmmaking industry.
This clever, cheeky spoof of the early era of James Bond movies is just as entertaining and twisted as it is aware of its self-mockery, featuring what may be the highest body count in recent film history.