Elizabeth (1998)
The historical drama of how Elizabeth I (Blanchett, An Ideal Husband) ascended to her throne. A Protestant bastard daughter in a religiously divided England is in line to succeed the ailing Mary Tudor (Kathy Burke, Anita and...
Category: Drama
The Red Violin (1998)
A famous violin is put up for auction in Montreal, and many interested parties are willing to spend a small fortune to get it for their own reasons. Through a series of flashbacks, the...
With Honors (1994)
With Honors is a comedy dealing with a Harvard law student (Fraser, The Scout) whose academic career seems bleak when his computer crashes, deleting his hard drive, and along with it, his thesis that he had spent...
Permanent Midnight (1998)
An adaptation of Jerry Stahl’s autobiography, a Hollywood TV writer whose life comes crashing down after becoming addicted to heroin. A very impressive dramatic debut for comedian Stiller, and a well-crafted and directed film...
Top Gun (1986)
Top Gun is a quintessential Reagan-era by-product, a pure fantasy highlighted by typical concentration on materialism and superficiality. From the synthesized score by Harold Faltermeyer to the synth-rock tunes of Berlin and Kenny Loggins,...
The Searchers (1956)
The Searchers is an entertaining Western by the quintessential oater duo of director John Ford and star John Wayne (The Quiet Man, Rio Bravo). As the years progress, the crowd grows larger that touts...
Jackie Brown (1997)
Based on the Elmore Leonard book, “Rum Punch”, a flight attendant (Grier, Foxy Brown) for a Mexican airline is smuggling up money to Compton from her criminal boss’s (Jackson, Trees Lounge) gun selling operation. She gets busted by...
The Killer (1989)
An assassin (Yun-Fat, All About Ah-Long) inadvertently nearly blinds a young lounge singer (Yeh, Peking Opera Blues) during one of his assignments. Overwhelmed by pity, he decides to take care of her and soon they fall in love. ...
Sex Lies and Videotape (1989)
Disturbing but ultimately riveting look into the lives of four people: Ann (MacDowell), John (Gallagher), Cynthia (San Giacomo), and Graham (Spader). Ann and John are married but John is sleeping with Ann’s sister, Cynthia. Graham...
Bottle Rocket (1996)
A terrific start of sorts for most of the people involved creatively in this quirky but extremely fun tale. Director Wes Anderson, who later went on to gain more respect with Rushmore, seems to have...