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His Secret Family (2015)
"His Secret Family" is a thriller movie about a woman who discovers her husband's hidden past. She finds herself in danger when she confronts him, with the heavy drama proceeding from there. Director-screenwriter Michael Feifer put together a flawless thriller which is nonetheless formulaic [..]
The Death of Stalin (2017)
"The Death of Stalin" is a black comedy about the power struggle among Soviet Politburo members following the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953. Director Armando Iannucci put together an engrossing and entertaining film with good production values, memorable performances, and witty dialogue from the [..]
The Escape of Prisoner 614 (2018)
"The Escape of Prisoner 614" is a western comedy which tells the story of two deputy sheriffs who lose their jobs because of poor arrest records. However, they pursue an escaped convict to try and win their badges back. The sheriff is less than [..]
The Offer (2022)
"The Offer" provides a comprehensive look at the development and production of the landmark film "The Godfather." The ten part miniseries series from Michael Tolkin ("The Rapture" 1991), which premiered on the Paramount+ streaming channel in April, 2022, clearly portrays the difficulties with casting and production, [..]
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
It took 36 years, but Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer finally came out with a sequel to "Top Gun" (1986) called "Top Gun: Maverick." The storyline has Cruise's Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell instructing younger Navy pilots. Their new set of skills are soon tested in an unexpected military [..]
Zootopia (2016)
"Zootopia" is a computer-animated movie about a bunny rabbit police officer and fox con artist teaming up to investigate the disappearance of various animals of Zootopia. Directors Byron Howard and Rich Moore put together a colorful and imaginative feature-length cartoon film from an excellent screenplay by [..]
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Ben Affleck makes his directorial debut in "Gone Baby Gone," a hard-hitting crime drama about two investigators searching for a missing four-year-old girl. Their search is complicated by police corruption, child abuse, moral dilemmas in their local Boston neighborhood, and more. Affleck generally did [..]
Great Expectations (1946)
"Great Expectations" is the story of a poor orphan boy named Pip who discovers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he become a gentleman. So the boy gets an allowance, a free education, and life experiences making for an interesting story which director David [..]
Flow (2024)
"Flow" is an animated film telling the story of a cat caught in a great flood and finding refuge on a small boat with four other animals (golden retriever dog, secretary bird, beaver, lemur), who must cooperate to survive. Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis created a unique and innovative [..]
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
The Best Picture of 2022 is....."Everything Everywhere All at Once." Confusion reigns, on purpose, in the comedy-drama film from directors-screenwriters Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (known as "the Daniels"). They deliberately blend and bend the conventional motion picture boundaries in this story of a [..]