Grease (1978)
“Grease” is the word, if you want a fun and vibrant time at the movies. Based on the hit Broadway play, Grease would be a bigger hit than anyone could ever imagine, setting a box...
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Breaking Away (1979)
A refreshingly different sports movie, never really following a completely conventional path, Breaking Away earned solid critical acclaim back in 1979 (5 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture). This one delivers almost strictly on the charm...
Runaway Train (1985)
Runaway Train was originally an Akira Kurosawa project called back in the mid-1960s, which would have been an American production for the famous Japanese filmmaker. The screenplay was written, but unfortunately, the project never...
D.C. Cab (1983)
DC Cab is a movie that, from all outward appearances, looks like it could be a fun, lowbrow comedy that, with the diverse group of character actors, should deliver some classic moments of hilarity. ...
Going in Style (1979)
In a society where the elderly are considered to have had all of their fun, as well as their usefulness, behind them, Going in Style offers a different slant. Here we have three men, in their...
Melvin and Howard (1980)
There are a few acclaimed films that seem very fresh and original at the time, but over time, they are forgotten by most except the people who championed them because they really weren’t as...
National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)
Here’s another review that will most likely get me in trouble with the film’s biggest fans, as Animal House is generally considered to be a comedy classic among many circles. I’ve seen it a few times...
The Pacifier (2005)
Vin Diesel plays Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe, whose squad failed to get captured scientist Harold Plummer (Tate Donovan) back alive in a covert mission. Since the mission was not a success, Wolfe’s next assignment is...
American Flyers (1985)
Kevin Costner plays Dr. Marcus Sommers, a specialist in sports medicine who is taking the time to visit his mother and brother he left in St. Louis when their father past away from a brain...
Cocaine and Blue Eyes (1983)
Based on the novel by Fred Zackel, made for NBC by O.J.’s production house, Cocaine and Blue Eyes marks an attempt at a modern noir private investigator flick, complete with voice-over narration, damsels in distress,...