Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Po’s master, Shifu (Hoffman, Chef), decides to retire his teachings and promote his Dragon Warrior to become the teacher of the rest of the Furious Five in the ways of kung fu. His new and...
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Rain Man (1988)
Cruise (Cocktail, Top Gun) stars as self-absorbed California businessman Charlie Babbitt, who heads to the Midwest to attend his estranged father’s funeral and to see what will happen to his $3 million estate. Surely it...
Dick Tracy (1990)
Following on the heels of the ravenously successful Batman, director-star Warren Beatty (Heaven Can Wait, Bonnie and Clyde) gives us another crime-fighting detective from around the same era, full of stylish artwork, sets, and a score...
Tootsie (1982)
Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, only winning one for Jessica Lange’s nice supporting performance, Tootsie is a case of a romantic comedy where everything clicks just right. A fantastic script full of quality character touches...
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
As someone who has read (well, “audio-booked”) the first three entries into the Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) series, “A Series of Unfortunate Events”, I could easily start this review by complaining about the...
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...
Confidence (2003)
The con game has been a frequently visited subject in the realm of film, but it has almost become its own genre in the last couple of years. Heist, Nine Queens, Ocean’s Eleven, The Score come readily...
Moonlight Mile (2002)
Much of the dramatic resonance that writer-director Brad Silberling brought to MOONLIGHT MILE comes from his very own experiences, most notably his relationship with actress Rebecca Shaeffer, who was stalked and killed by an obsessed fan...
Agatha (1979)
The great mystery writer Agatha Christie did disappear for eleven days and cause quite an uproar of speculation in the press of her day. She was found in a sanitarium using the name of...
Sphere (1998)
Michael Crichton began writing “Sphere” in 1969 as a conceptual follow-up idea after his best-selling novel, “The Andromeda Strain”. He liked sci-fi stories where aliens wouldn’t resemble humans in any way. Whereas “The Andromeda...