Trees Lounge (1996)
Trees Lounge marks the first feature film written and directed by actor Steve Buscemi, showing that he has some talent behind the camera, as well as in front of it. This modest film falls into...
Category: Drama
Foxy Brown (1974)
A staple in any blaxploitation cinema lover’s diet, Foxy Brown is perhaps Pam Grier’s most popular in the genre. Grier is Foxy Brown personified — sexy, tough, and able to alternatively seduce or throw down...
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Everyone Says I Love You continues the long streak of light Woody Allen comedies in the 1990s, and although this doesn’t really rank as one of his finest works, it is definitely a departure...
Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
Jimmy Hollywood has always been a bit of a guilty pleasure for me, as I do concede that the main thrust of this satire is unfocused, losing itself on occasion under secondary side stories...
Finding Neverland (2004)
A heavily sentimental drama, which generally means that it will deeply affect some while missing other viewers altogether, Finding Neverland seeks to tell the tale of what inspired playwright J.M. Barrie to pen “Peter Pan”. Many...
Ray (2004)
Ray is a big-time bio-pic about one of the most popular and influential musicians of the 20th century, Ray Charles, who passed away shortly before the film’s release in 2004. Hailed as a musical genius, in...
The Late Shift (1996)
The Late Shift is a made-for-HBO feature film docudrama, based on the book by Bill Carter (who adapted this into a screenplay), that aims to give us an inside peek at the two forces...
A Perfect World (1993)
I dig Clint Eastwood, and I normally like Kevin Costner, so this pairing of the two would seem like a can’t-miss proposition. It misses. It’s a shame because there are many things going for A...
Shall We Dance? (1996) | Shall We Dansu?
Overwhelmingly charming, Shall We Dance? is about as good a film as one could expect about learning how to dance. What it means to the normally reserved Japan is complete freedom and escapism, doing something...
Reversal of Fortune (1990)
A nicely structured depiction of true-life events, based on the book by Alan Dershowitz, Reversal of Fortune takes a fascinating look into the events of Claus von Bulow’s appeal to the case involving his comatose...