1408 (2007)
1408 is based on the Stephen King short story of the same name, originally written for a collection of straight-to-audiobook tales called “Blood and Smoke”. Although the gist of it is the same, like...
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Quick Change (1990)
Bill Murray stars as Grimm, a man who dresses like a clown in order to fool the police when he and his two cohorts commit a bank robbery which sees them taking away a...
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Based on a true story, Josh Waitzkin is a 7-year-old boy who becomes fascinated by the game of chess after watching the locals play speed chess in a New York park. After picking up...
Barton Fink (1991)
Barton Fink isn’t the first film about writer’s block, but it may be the best. Reportedly, the story was inspired by the difficulties of crafting Miller’s Crossing and with 20th Century Fox’s constant niggling about their script...
13 Ghosts (2001)
I am not exactly sure why schlock horror director William Castle has been such a source for remaking films for today’s audiences, except the idea that his films might be better if they weren’t...
A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
A Life Less Ordinary marks the third straight collaboration between director Danny Boyle, screenwriter John Hodge, and budding superstar Ewan McGregor, following on the heels of their critically acclaimed offbeat films, Trainspotting and Shallow Grave. It would...
Big Night (1996)
There’s been quite a few good films revolving around the preparation and consumption of food, and as fine as those other films are, Big Night deserves a place right along with them. It isn’t the food...
Galaxy Quest (1999)
The plot: Eighteen years after their cult science fiction show is cancelled, the actors of TV’s “Galaxy Quest” are still together, appearing at “GQ” conventions and ribbon-cutting ceremonies, living off their association with the...
Gattaca (1997)
Sometime in the near future, as the opening credits state, human beings are genetically produced so that they have the best traits possible. It is expected that these “valid” humans succeed and become mental...
Men in Black (1997)
Like Independence Day, which also starred Will Smith, here is another popcorn movie whose sole assets are special effects and sheer energy. They both also have high doses of cheesy humor, and a half-cooked plot...