Drama Rated PG
“Stallone struck a deep, lasting chord with this fountainhead of clichés…”
Drama Rated PG-13
“Penn is … playing the part of Great Actor more than the part of Willie Stark.
Drama Rated R
Forest Whitaker plays Idi Amin, the Ugandan dictator whose reign of paranoia and murder haunted the country for most of the 1970s, yet The Last King of Scotland isn’t exactly a biopic. Based on Giles Foden’s novel, the movie depicts Amin through the fictional eyes of a Scottish doctor (James McAvoy) who travels to Africa
Written and directed by Susannah Grant (the screenwriter of Erin Brockovich), this is the rare chick flick that defines its heroine on her own terms, not in terms of the husband or boyfriend she wants or has. Appropriately, the movie opens with the loss of a man. After her fiance is killed in a skiing
“…mostly lingers on the sort of behavior Ricci’s Rae needs to be redeemed from.”
Another piece of pandering pap from Robin Williams, who stars as a futuristic robot that longs to become human. Even the eerie plastic body cast Williams wears for much of the film can’t keep those desperately twinkling eyes – the same ones he had in Hook, Patch Adams and What Dreams May Come – from
Drama Rated NR
A showcase for one of Hollywood’s most iconic female stars: Joan Crawford. Crawford was the right personality at the right time. Back then, Hollywood wasn’t afraid to let a woman dominate a movie, and Crawford, with her piercing eyes and authoritative voice, was born to be in charge. (She even manages to corral the
“…if not the greatest movie of all time, it’s certainly the greatest piece of movie entertainment.”
“If you’re going to redo something, redo it right.”
An emphasis on the entertainment value of art cheerfully courses through this fantasy drama, which speculates on the possible inspiration for playwright James Barrie’s Peter Pan. It’s a lush period piece full of passion and whimsy and, at its best, simple fun. All of that can be found in Johnny Depp’s performance as Barrie, a
