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Made in Italy (2020)
"Made in Italy" is a comedy-drama film about a man who rebuilds his late wife's dilapidated villa in Northern Italy after her untimely death, with the help of his estranged son. The sparks fly from there in this English-Italian movie. Director-screenwriter James D'Arcy did an outstanding job in [..]
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
Fans of the "Bill & Ted" movie series from 1989 and 1991 will love the third film in the franchise "Bill & Ted Face the Music." Though aging, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter remain faithful to the original characters thanks to director Dean Parisot ("Galaxy Quest" 1999) [..]
Downhill (2020)
"Downhill" is a dark comedy about a family's ski vacation turned upside down by, among other things, an avalanche. Directors Nat Faxon and Jim Rash did a marvelous job of instilling the film with lots of laughs mixed with some drama. They co-wrote the screenplay [..]
You Only Live Twice (1967)
"You Only Live Twice" is the fifth in the James Bond spy movie series where everyone's favorite secret agent is sent to Japan after American and Soviet spacecraft vanish mysteriously, with each nation blaming the other amidst the Cold War. Director Lewis Gilbert ("Alfie" 1966) keeps [..]
The Chase (1966)
"The Chase" is a drama film about a small town sheriff attempting to protect a recent prison escapee from a revenge-thirsty town folk. Director Arthur Penn ("The Miracle Worker" 1962) attempted to put together an action-adventure picture, but was hindered by the stiffly written screenplay by Lillian [..]
French Exit (2020)
"French Exit" is a dark comedy about a nearly penniless Manhattan socialite who moves to Paris with her aimless son to live out her final days after her late husband's inheritance runs out. She lives in her sister's apartment, with the "dramedy" proceeding from there. Director Azazel Jacobs [..]
Breach (2020)
"Breach" is a science fiction film about an interstellar ark fleeing a plague-ravaged earth for a "new earth" on the other side of the galaxy. The voyage is disrupted when a parasitic alien invades the ship and preys upon most of the 300,000 humans, turning them [..]
Virginia City (1940)
"Virginia City" is a Civil War western telling the story of a Union officer who escapes from a Confederate prison, and races westward to Nevada to stop his Rebel captors from seizing $5 million in gold to fund the collapsing Confederacy. Director Michael Curtiz ("Casablanca" 1942) and screenwriter [..]
Underwater (2020)
"Underwater" is a science fiction story about scientists trying to escape a damaged underwater research station; they run into problems when they encounter previously unknown sea monsters. Director William Eubank ("The Signal" 2014) and screenwriters Brian Duffield and Adam Cozad put together an exciting albeit predictable film we [..]
Dolittle (2020)
Robert Downey Jr. plays "Dolittle," the famous veterinarian who must go on a voyage to a South Pacific island to find a healing fruit which the only cure that can save the gravely ill Queen Victoria. Director Stephen Gaghan ("Syriana" 2005) employed amateurish writing, sloppy [..]