Movie Reviews

Will Rogers plays a horse trainer who is caught in a long-running feud between two families "In Old Kentucky." Director George Marshall ("How the West Was Won" 1962) and screenwriters Sam Hellman, Gladys Lehman, and Henry Johnson put together a weak comedy with mediocre production [..]

"Treasure Island" is the story of a boy and friends in England going on a quest for buried treasure on an island in the Caribbean Sea. Director Victor Fleming ("Gone With the Wind" and "The Wizard of Oz" 1939) did a good job of adapting the [..]

"Morning Glory" is the story of an ambitious actress from a small town who moves to New York City determined to become a big star on Broadway. Director Lowell Sherman ("She Done Him Wrong" 1933) put together an entertaining film which is basically a showcase [..]

"Of Mice and Men" tells the story of two Depression Era drifters who work on a farm in California. Things proceed smoothly until one finds he cannot control his temper, which leads to fatal results. Director Gary Sinise ("Miles from Home" 1988) put together [..]

"Kingpin" is a sports comedy telling the story of a 1970's bowling prodigy who loses his hand, and years later meets up with the rival bowler responsible. The comedy and drama proceed from there, directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly ("Dumb and Dumber" 1994) and [..]

The first full-length silent feature film version of "The Wizard of Oz" was released in 1925, adapted from L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." Producer-director-screenwriter Larry Semon did a fair job at the helm of the movie, casting himself as the [..]

"Go West" is a silent film comedy-drama about an out-of-work young man from New York City who travels west to find his fortune. He is hired at a cattle ranch, becomes fond of a cow named Brown Eyes, and is distraught when the owner sells the [..]

The Best Picture of 2009 is....."The Hurt Locker." This film follows a bomb disposal team of three soldiers in the Iraq War who are targeted by insurgents, clearly displaying their psychological reactions to the stress of combat. Mark Boal drew upon experiences during [..]

Producer-director-screenwriter James Cameron ("Titanic" 1997) created the epic space opera film "Avatar," the story of humans in the 22nd Century colonizing the planet Pandora in the Alpha Centauri system, due to over-pollution of Earth. Conflict arises when natives realize that the invaders are destroying their civilization [..]

"The Thief of Bagdad" is a swashbuckler silent movie that tells the story of a small-time street thief who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph of Bagdad. Director Raoul Walsh and producer-star Douglas Fairbanks skillfully made this film into what is universally [..]