9 to 5 (1980)
9 to 5 is a mild, but likable office comedy that spins its laughs around a serious issue — sexual harassment and gender discrimination. In the offices run by Franklin Hart Jr. (Coleman), the...
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Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future is pure entertainment, and very successful at that. Wholly inspired and brilliantly executed, this brainchild of co-screenwriter Bob Gale and director Robert Zemeckis is chock-full of in-jokes and sight gags...
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
The formula isn’t hard to figure out: cute dog + cute kid = cute movie. It’s based on the young reader’s book of the same name by Kate DiCamillo, Because of Winn-Dixie may be...
The Notebook (2004)
I think modern movies have ruined my ability to enjoy a throwback romance like The Notebook. With every other movie sporting some sort of surprise ending, I spent half of the time bemoaning the fact...
The King of Comedy (1982)
The King of Comedy isn’t so much a comedy in the traditional sense, although it might be classified as a twisted, and quite tragic, comedy of errors. It is also a scathing satire on...
Silent Movie (1976)
Silent Movie is a wholly inspired comedy from Mel Brooks, a modern-day silent movie, complete with slapstick gags and satirical digs at modern Hollywood. That it isn’t really as funny as his previous outings...
Son of the Mask (2005)
$100,000,000 The figure you see above is what New Line Cinema reportedly paid to make this horrendously inept piece of garbage posing as family entertainment. Some sources have that figure at about $75 million,...
Creep (2004)
I’m not exactly certain why this film is called Creep, but if the creators of this disheartening dreck were to ask me for a better name, I’d tell them to remove the two E’s from...
Agnes of God (1985)
Agnes of God is, at its heart, two mysteries in one. There is a small mystery, which is the main plot of the movie, and then there is a big mystery — or I should...
Crossroads (1986)
Crossroads is an underappreciated mid-80s sleeper that has a bit of a cult following, particularly among blues fans. I used to consider it a guilty pleasure, but I’ve grown to think it has aged...