Pulse (1988)
Pulse marks Paul Golding’s debut feature directorial effort, as well as his last. His only other directorial credit was when he co-directed a three-minute short film in 1966 called Herbie with George Lucas in...
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She-Devil (1989)
Roseanne Barr stars as Ruth Pratchett, a devoted wife to her accountant hubby Bob (Begley Jr.), and mother to two precocious children. One day while attending a swank party, Bob meets and eventually has...
After the Storm (2016)
Japanese broken family drama specialist, Hirokazu Koreeda, returns with another delicate gem, After the Storm, which continues his string of modest but telling stories that revolve around how families mold us, but also how our selfish...
The Judge (2014)
Hotshot defense attorney from Chicago, Hank Palmer (Downey Jr.), returns to his small-town Indiana roots when he attends the funeral of his recently passed mother, leaving a high-profile case and a messy divorce in...
Twister (1996)
Incredible sounds and special effects are the big draws in this popular popcorn movie attraction, and it’s a good thing they are worth the price of the viewing, as the in-between banter among the...
Foxes (1980)
Foxes is a coming-of-age story revolving around four teenage girls living in the Los Angeles area, trying their best to deal with raging hormones, peer pressure, drugs, sex, booze, and family demands. Jeanie (Foster, Taxi Driver) is...
Le Divorce (2003)
Somewhere in the confines of Le Divorce is an entertaining film yearning to get out. Sadly, it is not to be, as the Merchant-Ivory team fails to deliver their usual whimsical charm, seeming uncomfortable with...
Secret Window (2004)
Note: This review doesn’t contain any overt spoilers, but film savvy readers may pick up on some things they may not want to know. Skip the next paragraph if you don’t want to take...
Out of Time (2003)
With the exception of Training Day, it’s generally a safe bet to avoid any vehicle in which Denzel Washington stars as a police officer. They usually rank as marginal entertainment (The Mighty Quinn, Devil in a...
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Although it will probably be seen as the least “Coen” of the Coen brothers’ films, Intolerable Cruelty is still unmistakably theirs. Like many of their previous films (Hudsucker Proxy, Miller’s Crossing, Barton Fink, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The...