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Many things have been written about The Electric State, few of which are complimentary. I’m here to say that, unfortunately, most of them are true. Many failings can be laid at the feet of those who contributed to the development of this film. I...
U.S. Release Date: 2025-03-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Stanley Tucci, ...
Once upon a time, Disney was the king of animation. Today, in the realm of CGI and 3D, they remain at the top only by virtue of a partnership with Pixar. Hand-drawn animation - the kind responsible for many of Disney's most beloved classics - is ...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-11-21
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: ANIMATED/FAMILY
Director: Kevin Lima
Cast: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, ...
The release of Eraser begs the question: haven't there been enough action films already this summer? With the likes of Twister, Mission Impossible, The Phantom, Dragonheart, and The Rock floating around, do we really need Eraser? Probably not, b...
U.S. Release Date: 1996-06-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: ACTION
Director: Charles Russell
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, ...
Evil Dead Rise, the fifth big-screen outing for Sam Raimi’s Deadites (they also had a three-season run on cable TV) tries to answer the question of whether The Evil Dead are strong enough on their own right to engage the viewer without the domin...
U.S. Release Date: 2023-04-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Lee Cronin
Cast: Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Gabrielle Echols, ...
As bold and dazzling a spectacle as Evita is, it's missing a soul. This brash, glitzy, energetic entertainment has the power to hold an audience enraptured, but, at the same time, there's a sense that what we're experiencing is just candy for ...
U.S. Release Date: 1996-12-25
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: MUSICAL
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce, ...
Eye of the Dolphin is a family drama that will appeal to anyone who likes movies with the hard edges blunted and the narrative bumps smoothed. There's real heart to be found in the story but it comes along with borderline saccharine sentimentality,...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-08-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Drugs)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Michael D. Sellers
Cast: Carly Schroeder, Adrian Dunbar, George Harris, ...
Fame was released at the dawn of the 1980s – a high school/coming-of-age film arriving in the forefront of a genre that exploded during the decade. This was a pre-John Hughes movie and, as such, is barely recognizable as what the “teen movie�...
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-05-31
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Irene Cara, Maureen Teefy, Paul McCrane, ...
Like most intelligent movies that dare to demand that the movie viewer think by pondering the question of predestination versus self-determination, First Snow is a downbeat affair. The interest here isn't whether the main character will circumvent...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-03-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Mark Fergus
Cast: Guy Pearce, Piper Perabo, William Fichtner, ...
Based purely on the misleading trailers that herald First Sunday's arrival in theaters, one might be forgiven thinking this is another dumb comedy about individuals characterized by a shortage of brain cells. However, while the film occasionally f...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-01-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: David E. Talbert
Cast: Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, Katt Williams, ...
When it comes to comedians, everyone has their favorite. Mine is John Cleese. In fact, he has held that place in my esteem since the first time I watched an episode of Fawlty Towers on PBS, some twenty years ago. Up to that point, I knew Cle...
U.S. Release Date: 1988-07-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity, Violence)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Charles Crichton
Cast: Kevin Kline, John Cleese, Michael Palin, ...