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Honest Thief (2020)
Liam Neeson plays a bank robber who turns himself in to the FBI to start a new life, but is double-crossed by agents who steal his money and frame him for murder in "Honest Thief." He must then go on the run to prove his innocence. Director Mark [..]
The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)
"The Day Reagan Was Shot" is a made-for-television movie dramatizing the chaotic aftermath of the March 30, 1981, assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. Director-screenwriter Cyrus Nowrasteh expertly covered the range of factors including cabinet infighting, power vacuum caused by a missing Vice President, the resulting constitutional crisis, [..]
Mulan (2020)
Walt Disney Pictures is continuing the practice of making live-action remakes of their own classic animated films, this time with "Mulan." The redux of the popular 1998 movie of the same name has some fantastic results: Great performances, loads of action, beautiful costumes, stunning [..]
A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
Sequels are often inferior products compared to the original film. This is not the case with "A Quiet Place Part II," which contains more action sequences and moves along at a more rapid and even pace than 2018's "A Quiet Place." Credit goes [..]
Son of the South (2020)
"Son of the South" is the story of a grandson of a Ku Klux Klan member who becomes a Civil Rights activist in 1960's Alabama. Director-screenwriter Barry Alexander Brown put together an interesting story adapted from Bob Zellner's 2011 autobiography "The Wrong Side of Murder [..]
Infidel (2020)
"Infidel" is a political action-thriller about an American blogger who is arrested in Egypt by a terrorist group and imprisoned in Iran on false spy charges. His wife travels to Iran to rescue him with the help of some of the locals. Iranian-American director-screenwriter [..]
Nomadland (2020)
The Best Picture of 2020 is....."Nomadland." This story follows a 60-year-old woman who becomes a modern-day nomad, traveling the American West in her van. Director-screenwriter Chloe Zhao ("The Rider" 2017) put together a fascinating film which is not simply a travel picture, but is also a movie about [..]
Of Mice and Men (1939)
"Of Mice and Men" is a faithful retelling of John Steinbeck's 1937 novel about two itinerant farm workers struggling to survive in California in the 1930's. They hope to own their own ranch someday, but their dreams are undermined by one of the men's intellectual disability. Director Lewis [..]
Gilda (1946)
"Gilda" is a musical black-and-white film noir telling the story of a small time gambler who get a job as an assistant to a casino owner, only to find out that his boss's wife is his ex-girl friend. The sparks fly from there, directed by Charles Vidor ("The [..]
I Still Believe (2020)
"I Still Believe" is the true story of contemporary Christian music singer Jeremy Camp and his wife Melissa, who passed away from cancer four months after they were married in 2020. Directors Andrew Erwin and Jon Erwin ("I Can Only Imagine" 2018) did an excellent job in creating [..]