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For an author of long-form fiction, the writing process isn't merely technical. As absurd as it might seem, the writer bonds with his or her characters to the point where they can become as "real" as any flesh-and-blood person. This is especially t...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-12-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Mature Content)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: John Lee Hancock
Cast: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley, ...
Devastating. If, for some reason, I was asked to write a one-word review of Saving Private Ryan, that would be the term I would use. As was true of director Steven Spielberg's other masterpiece, Schindler's List, the impact of this motion pic...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-07-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: WAR
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Matt Damon, ...
The dumb, raunchy comedy is not a new genre - in one form or another, it's far older than cinema. (What else would one call Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales?) However, as far as the modern incarnation is concerned, its genesis can be traced back to...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-02-09
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Violence)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn, Jack Black, ...
Do we stand at the brink of an abyss? Could it be that all of the disaster movies invading theaters are closer to reality than anyone might like to expect? When humanity's end comes, could it be from something as seemingly minor as the absence of a...