Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Werner Herzog’s haunting, fictionalized odyssey set in 1560 tells the tale of a group of Spaniards out to find the fabled city of El Dorado, rumored to have an unlimited wealth of gold. Klaus...
Category: Drama
Fat City (1972)
The great director John Huston scores again with one of his most understated films, a small-time character study on two boxers on opposite ends of their boxing careers. Keach plays Billy Tully, a former...
Two for the Money (2005)
Arresting but inherently flawed, Two for the Money engages with quality performances, particularly by Pacino, and yet, it’s still too bombastic in its delivery to ever take seriously enough to leave any lasting impression. In...
Somewhere in Time (1980)
Like something from out of the past itself, Somewhere in Time is an old-fashioned romance that came out at a time when such movies were no longer being made. Missing an audience at the time of...
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
There are many that tout the second chapter in the Corleone saga as superior to the original, and while I can definitely understand why I’m not necessarily inclined to agree from a personal taste...
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather is a tough film to review, as it’s almost hallowed ground to some fans out there, and many others who might argue that it’s the greatest film of all time. I’m not even...
Shall We Dance? (2004)
A superfluous remake, probably better received by viewers that haven’t seen the original 1996 version from Japan, Shall We Dance? replicates the basic story and key scenes, but the new Hollywood elements make the overall story worse —...
Campus Man (1987)
A wholly dated and forgettable 80s movie, Campus Man may have been inspired by the events of associate producer Todd Headlee’s experience at Arizona State University selling calendars, but that’s the only thing that is “inspired”...
The Star Chamber (1983)
I’m beginning to think that the only person that can be cast in the role of a cultish leader of a secret society of lawmakers that underhandedly twists the laws for his own devices...
*batteries not included (1987)
Steven Spielberg (producer of Innerspace, Back to the Future) served as the executive producer for *batteries not included, which is definitely inspired with the (at that time) Spielberg vision of friendly aliens beings, state-of-the-art special effects,...