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Best Foot Forward (1943)
Lucille Ball and company put their "Best Foot Forward" in this bouncy musical comedy. The storyline has the "B-movie" star invited to a military academy dance by a cadet, incurring the wrath of his girl friend. Director Edward Buzzell ("Honolulu" 1939) did a fair job at the helm [..]
Freud’s Last Session (2023)
"Freud's Last Session" is the story of a fictional meeting between C. S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud. The pair are of the opposite opinion on nearly every issue, especially the topic of the existence of God. The avowed atheist Freud greatly resents Lewis' recent [..]
Challengers (2024)
"Challengers" is a sports-romantic drama about a tennis player-turned-coach helping her champion husband get out of his recent slump by coaxing him to play in a lower-level challenger event. The situation becomes complicated when his opponent is her ex-boyfriend and his best friend from childhood. The [..]
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)
"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" is a holiday comedy-drama film about six juvenile delinquent siblings who somehow find themselves starring in their small town's Christmas pageant. They teach a shocked community something or two about the true meaning of Christmas. Director Dallas Jenkins ("The Resurrection of Gavin Stone" [..]
Hard Miles (2023)
"Hard Miles" is a sports drama about a prison social worker who puts together a team of young convicts and takes them on a one thousand mile bicycle ride, from Denver to the Grand Canyon. They learn about life and perseverance along the way. Director R. [..]
South of Heaven (2021)
"South of Heaven" is a crime drama about a convict released from prison early to spend time with his terminally ill wife. Trouble comes knocking when a former associate asks him to do "one last" job. Even orchestration of this project by Israeli director Aharon Keshales [..]
Clambake (1967)
Elvis Presley stars in "Clambake," a beach party musical movie where he plays a wealthy young man who wants to experience life outside of his privileged upbringing. He trades places with a water-ski instructor, and falls in love with a woman who is ironically looking for a [..]
Absolution (2024)
Liam Neeson plays an aging criminal who tries to reconnect with his family and fix mistakes from the past. However, his criminal lifestyle which he cannot let go of threatens to destroy everything he holds so dear. Director Hans Petter Molland put together a decent crime drama [..]
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Elvis Presley stepped into motion picture history in "Jailhouse Rock," a film designed for his talents, musical and otherwise. It was the the first rock-and-roll movie and the first rock-and-roll musical. It featured seven songs, including the title number, written by Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber. The soundtrack [..]
The Garfield Movie (2024)
"The Garfield Movie" is an animated comedy film based on the comic strip "Garfield" invented by Jim Davis. The story is about Garfield unexpectedly meeting his long-lost father, a disheveled street cat. He is then forced to leave his sedentary lifestyle and become involved in [..]