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Sugar Cane Alley (1983)
Set in 1930 on the island of Martinique, "Sugar Cane Alley" tells the story of an elderly woman raising her grandson in the post-slavery, yet still plantation-based, sugar cane industry. She struggles to get him an education to escape the drudgery and poverty of physical labor. [..]
Out to Sea (1997)
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau team up for the umpteenth time together in "Out to Sea." Their patented comedic style of friends constantly clashing on screen that began with "The Odd Couple" (1968) continues with this film, capably directed by Martha Coolidge ("Valley Girl" 1983) and also [..]
The Holdovers (2023)
"The Holdovers" is a comedy-drama film that tells the story of an unpopular teacher at a New England prep school given the job of supervising a handful of students who have nowhere to go for the two weeks of the 1970 Christmas break. Director Alexander Payne ("About [..]
Priscilla (2023)
Producer-director-screenwriter Sofia Coppola has made a film that takes a look at the extraordinary life of Priscilla Presley. Adapted from Presley's 1985 autobiography "Elvis and Me," the movie depicts the good, the bad, and the ugly of her marriage to the rock-and-roll legend. [..]
Gloria (1980)
Gena Rowlands gives a tour-de-force performance as a gangster's girlfriend who goes on the run with a young boy being pursed by mobsters for a ledger he has in his possession. The ledger contains damaging information on them that the FBI also wants. Rowlands literally dominated [..]
The Drowning Pool (1975)
"The Drowning Pool" is a Paul Newman vehicle where he reprises his role of private detective Lew Harper from 1966's "Harper." Director Stuart Rosenberg ("The April Fools" 1969) did a good job of putting together a slick drama with good writing and top-rate performances. The screenplay [..]
Troy (2004)
"Troy" is producer-director Wolfgang Petersen's ambitious attempt to depict the ten year Trojan War in one two-hour, forty-three minute long motion picture. The screenplay by David Benioff is loosely based on Homer's timeless classic "Iliad," written sometime in the 8th century B. C. Petersen was successful [..]
Garden State (2004)
"Garden State" is a drama-comedy film directed, written, and starring Zach Braff. The star of television's "Scrubs" (2001-2010) incorporated his own life experiences into this entertaining story of a guy returning to his hometown in New Jersey for his mother's funeral. Braff's first attempt [..]
After Death (2023)
"After Death" is a documentary film chronicling the experiences of numerous persons who have had near-death experiences, and what happed to them after they died and came back to life. The film features numerous interviews and some reenactments of events. Interviewees include [..]
Hocus Pocus (1993)
"Hocus Pocus" is a Halloween comedy film about three witches from 1693 in Salem, Massachusetts, who are suddenly translated three hundred years into the future to 1993, on Halloween night. The three villainous and mischievous women cause all kinds of trouble and hijinks, contributing greatly to the [..]