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Alien: Romulus (2024)
"Alien: Romulus" is a science fiction horror film about six young space colonizers coming face-to-face with terrifying alien creatures while exploring a derelict space station. This ninth film in the "Alien" franchise is one of the best in years. Director Fede Alvarez ("The Girl in the Spider's Web" [..]
Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)
Lucille Ball plays a young woman who is flunking classes at a secretarial school, so she is surprised when a real estate agent hires her to work at his business. She does not realize that it is a front for a bookmaking operation that takes bets on horse [..]
A Tale of Two Guns (2022)
"A Tale of Two Guns" tells the story of a bounty hunter searching across the Arizona Territory for the last surviving member of an outlaw gang. Director-screenwriter Justin Lee put together this western with great scenery, sets, and costumes, but is short on storyline and action [..]
The Flintstones (1994)
"The Flintstones" is a comedy film based on the animated television series that ran on ABC from 1960-1966. The story has several subplots involving Fred and Wilma Flintstone (John Goodman & Elizabeth Perkins) and Barney and Betty Rubble (Rick Moranis & Rosie O'Donnell). Director Brian Levant ("Beethoven" 1992) [..]
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
"Devil in a Blue Dress" is a neo-noir mystery film starring Denzel Washington as a World War II veteran in 1948 Los Angeles who becomes drawn into a search for a mysterious woman. Director-screenwriter Carl Franklin ("One False Move" 1992) used a familiar motion picture storyline and turned [..]
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
"Where the Wild Things Are" is the off-beat story of a nine-year-old boy named Max who travels on a boat to an island filled with strange and mysterious creatures. They soon make Max their king, bringing on all kinds of drama and some comedy. The strange story was [..]
Get Shorty (1995)
"Get Shorty" is a comedy film about a Miami mobster who unwittingly gets involved with the production of a Hollywood motion picture. Director Barry Sonnenfeld ("The Addams Family" 1991) created a gangster comedy that has some laughs, but is dragged down by segments of the film containing boring [..]
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
"2 Days in the Valley" is a crime drama/dark comedy which tells separate stories of people of law enforcement, the criminal element, and average citizens whose lives are woven together by a string of related events. Director-screenwriter John Herzfeld ("Two of a Kind" 1983) put together this movie [..]
The Last Movie Star (2017)
Burt Reynolds plays an aging movie star invited to a local film festival in Nashville, Tennessee, where he is to receive a lifetime achievement award in "The Last Movie Star." After he arrives, he goes on a journey through his past in his nearby hometown of Knoxville. [..]
The Long Game (2023)
"The Long Game" is a drama film about five Mexican-American young men employed as caddies at a south Texas golf course in the 1950's who aspire to excel in the game of golf. They come under the tutelage of two coaches, one white and one Hispanic, hoping to [..]