"Isle of Dogs" is a stop-motion animated film set in a Japanese city where the mayor banishes all dogs to "Trash Island" due to a canine flu outbreak. A 12-year-old boy steals an airplane to rescue his dog Spots. The unusual drama proceeds from [..]
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Best Picture of 1939 is....."Gone with the Wind." This epic historical film is no doubt the most popular motion picture of all time. It has everything: Drama, comedy, romance, disaster, sweeping historical context, big movie stars, and more. It won eight Oscars prompting awards ceremony host Bob [..]
Be Cool (2005)
John Travolta revises his role as Chili Palmer from "Get Shorty" (1995) going from movie mogul to record producer in a most terrible fashion in "Be Cool." Director F. Gary Gray ("Friday" 1995) and screenwriter Peter Steinfeld put together a misfire of a film with bad [..]
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate’s Cove (2010)
"Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove" is the fourth film in the "Willy" franchise telling the story of an Australian girl sent to visit her grandfather in South Africa. She stays with him at his rundown seaside amusement park and becomes fond of the major attraction, an orca [..]
Fight or Flight (2025)
"Fight or Flight" is a comedy-action movie about a mercenary following a high-value asset on an international flight, with both soon finding out that the plane is filled with assassins assigned to kill them both. The drama, and the non-stop martial arts action, proceeds from there, [..]
Wuthering Heights (2026)
"Wuthering Heights" is the latest version of the 1847 novel by Emily Bronte about a love affair gone awry in Victorian England between Heathcliff and Catherine. Director-screenwriter Emerald Fennell ("Saltburn" 2023) concentrates on the carnal side of the story with doses of bloodiness and gore thrown [..]
Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
"Free Willy 3: The Rescue" tells the story of Jesse, now 16 and employed on a research vessel with his old friend Randolph. They find out that a group of professional whalers are out to get Willy and his pod and they swing into action to rescue them. [..]
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The story of a teenage girl whisked away from her home in rural Kansas to the Land of Oz is one of the most beloved motion pictures of all time. "The Wizard of Oz" was a troubled production from the start, with Victory Fleming replacing Norman [..]
Defining Moments (2021)
"Defining Moments" is a comedy-drama film which follows eight strangers facing life-changing events, such as a woman who reconnects with her aging father, a man who must decide whether or not to break up with his girl friend, and a daughter discovering her dad's Alzheimer's disease diagnosis. Director-screenwriter [..]
Tammy (2014)
When Melissa McCarthy plays fast food worker "Tammy" who looses her job, wrecks her car, and finds her husband with another woman, all in the same day, she decides it's time to go on a road trip and it's with her grandmother, portrayed by Susan Sarandon. Ben Falcone [..]