Uncle Buck (1989)
The last of writer-director John Hughes’ teen films, though it probably is more remembered as one for younger kids, Uncle Buck once again casts John Candy as another troublesome adult who stumbles his way through life, causing...
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Goodfellas (1990)
Characterizations are the key to this fantastic mob story, perhaps only rivaled by The Godfather as the best of them all. Violent, compelling, daring and rich, Scorsese (The King of Comedy, The Last Waltz) crafts Nicholas Pileggi’s...
Jersey Girl (2004)
Jersey Girl sees a new, more mature Kevin Smith, both as a writer and director, but as he makes the transition from funny to a serious filmmaker, there appear to be some growing pains involved...
Dumb & Dumber (1994)
The Farrelly brothers’first film seems to be their least eccentric, and that’s saying quite a bit. Dumb & Dumber is the kind of comedy you watch, not because you want to see a good movie,...
Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
This quirky comedy stars Robert De Niro (Goodfellas, Midnight Run) as Wayne “Mad Dog” Dobie, a timid police photographer who saves the life of a local crime boss, Frank (Bill Murray,Groundhog Day), during a robbery....