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When it comes to reviewing older movies, I'm at my best when some kind of "series" is involved. So, after completing my nostalgic journey through the '80s, which resulted in my watching about 90 movies and reviewing a little more than a third of ...
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is one of those pleasant, inoffensive British movies that offers a passably entertaining two hours without providing material that could be construed as edgy or stimulating. The problem may be that it's a little too p...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-05-04
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: John Madden
Cast: Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy Penelope Wilson, ...
In actuality, I get more enjoyment out of making Oscar predictions than I do watching the telecast. It's sort of like entering an NCAA Men's Basketball Championship pool. I don't spend a lot of time watching the games (unless there's a team playing...
In the normal course of things, a sequel would be unlikely for a 14-year old film whose box office performance, while profitable, wasn't exceptional. (The Best Man, made for about $9 million, grossed north of 3.5 times that during its theatrical ru...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-11-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Cast: Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Morris Chestnut, ...
The Best Man is not what it initially seems to be. Despite starting out with all the earmarks of a fairly ordinary romantic comedy, the project develops into a surprisingly effective look at a man's quest for rebirth after events topple him from a...
U.S. Release Date: 1999-10-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence, Nudity)
Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Cast: Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, ...
The Oscar triumph of Green Book and box office success of The Upside reflects a thirst among some movie-goers for stories about racial harmony. The Best of Enemies arrives into this environment intent on hydrating psyches parched by the race-re...
U.S. Release Date: 2019-04-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Racial epithets)
Genre: Drama
Director: Robin Bissell
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Taraji P. Henson, Babou Ceesay, ...
Wars, no matter when they are fought or which weapons are employed, share many common characteristics. One is that the cheapest currency is human life. Another is that even the winners pay a toll. And a third is that many soldiers, upon returnin...
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: DRAMA
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, ...
The success of Paul Hogan's Crocodile Dundee in America is about as unlikely as the success of the title character on the streets of New York City. Nevertheless, in part because of Hogan's winning smile and in part because of his unpretentious sty...
U.S. Release Date: 1986-09-26
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Profanity, Mild Violence)
Genre: ADVENTURE/COMEDY
Director: Peter Faiman
Cast: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, ...