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Air (2023)
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon team up for their ninth movie together in the sports/business film "Air." The nearly two-hour movie tells the true story of the events surrounding the development of Michael Jordon's Air Jordan basketball shoe in the 1980's. It was the [..]
Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
"Guadalcanal Diary" is a World War II film chronicling the arrival of the first contingent of U. S. Marines on Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands to start an offensive to remove military forces of the Empire of Japan. Director Lewis Seiler ("The Big Shot" 1942) and screenwriters [..]
The Westerner (1940)
"The Westerner" is a solid horse opera about Judge Roy Bean's conflict in Texas with a drifter who defends homesteaders against Bean's cattle baron allies. Director William Wyler ("Wuthering Heights" 1939) employed excellent production values in this movie, such as loads of action sequences, beautiful cinematography [..]
Shall We Dance (1937)
Fred Astaire plays a ballet dancer who falls in love with a tap dancer, played by Ginger Rogers, just by seeing her photograph, causing all sorts of trouble in "Shall We Dance." Director Mark Sandrich ("Follow the Fleet" 1936) was at the top of his [..]
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
An unassuming greeting card writer from a small town in Vermont moves to New York City after inheriting a massive fortune from his uncle and is immediatley hounded by people trying to take advantage of him in "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town." Director Frank Capra ("It Happened One [..]
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
Ginger Rogers plays an American traveling to England to get a divorce, meets and falls in love with Fred Astaire, followed by lavish song-and-dance numbers in "The Gay Divorcee." Director Mark Sandrich ("Melody Cruise" 1933) made sure this film was a top-rate vehicle for the talents [..]
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
George Clooney plays a successful divorce lawyer who specializes in getting cheating husbands off the hook from expensive settlements, but when Catherine Zeta-Jones is denied any divorce compensation in one of his cases, she goes all-out for revenge in "Intolerable Cruelty." Director Joel Coen ("Fargo" 1996) [..]
I Love You, Man (2009)
"I Love You, Man" is a comedy film about a friendless man trying to find a best man for his rapidly-approaching wedding. Director John Hamburg ("Along Came Polly" 2004) put together an uneven "bromantic" comedy with frequent comedic lines misfiring. Blame the mediocre screenplay he co-wrote with Larry [..]
Mercy (2026)
"Mercy" is a futuristic science fiction crime drama where an LAPD detective is accused of murdering his wife. He goes on trial before an AI judge, where he has ninety minutes to prove his innocence or face immediate execution. Director Timur Bekmambetov ("Wanted" 2008) [..]
Greenland 2: Migration (2026)
"Greenland 2: Migration" continues the story of "Greenland" (2020) where Gerard Butler and family survive a comet strike in an underground bunker. In this picture, an earthquake subsequently destroys their haven in Greenland, and they embark on a perilous trek across a frozen Europe to a rumored [..]