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Road to Zanzibar (1941)
Bing Crosby and Bob Hope embarked on their second "Road" picture in 1941's "Road to Zanzibar." Director Victor Schertzinger must have presided over some controlled mayhem as much of the dialogue in these "Road" movies were famously improvised. Whatever the case, Frank Butler and Don [..]
The Lady Eve (1941)
"The Lady Eve" is a screwball comedy where Barbara Stanwyck and Charles Coburn play a father-daughter con artist team on an ocean cruise out to fleece a millionaire portrayed by Henry Fonda. Complications arise when Barb and Hank fall in love, at different times. Director-screenwriter [..]
Pot o’Gold (1941)
Terrible production values, mediocre music, and a ho-hum storyline are all characteristics of "Pot o'Gold." This film was based on a popular radio show whose gimmick was that anyone at home picked up the phone when the producer was calling would win one thousand dollars. [..]
Body of Lies (2008)
"Body of Lies" is an action-adventure spy thriller where Leonardo DiCaprio plays a CIA operative hunting a terrorist across Europe. Director Ridley Scott ("Alien" 1979) put together a "thriller" with a conventional plot, predicable storyline, and a big emphasis on bombings and other action scenes to [..]
Trumbo (2015)
"Trumbo" is a biographical drama film about the life of one of Hollywood's most talented screenwriters, Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), who faced blacklisting from about 1947 to 1960. Director Jay Roach ("Meet the Parents" 2000) put together a classy production basically featuring "only the facts" without [..]
Carefree (1938)
"Carefree" is the eighth film in which Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers appeared together, and also the shortest picture at only 83 minutes running time and four songs. Director Mark Sandrich nevertheless put together a quality production featuring some breezy screwball comedy. The storyline has Ralph Bellamy asking [..]
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
"Flying Down to Rio" is a musical-comedy film about a couple in Miami who relocate to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with their musical talents in tow. Director Thornton Freeland put together a pre-Code motion picture which is a little rough around the edges with a [..]
Spa Weekend (2026)
"Spa Weekend" is something of a modern-day screwball comedy which features three friends going on a spa weekend. Everything is going fine until their chaos-magnet friend joins them, with the comedy proceeds from there. Directors-screenwriters Jon Lucas and Scott Moore do a good job of putting together a [..]
The End of Oak Street (2026)
A suburban neighbor in 1982 Michigan somehow gets transported back to the age of dinosaurs which could mean "The End of Oak Street." Giant prehistoric creatures roam the streets and patrol the skies while everyone in the neighborhood and one family in particular fights for survival. Director-screenwriter David [..]
Mutiny (2026)
Jason Statham plays a bodyguard who is framed for his billionaire boss's murder and stows away on a cargo ship to attempt to clear his name in "Mutiny." Director Jean-Francois Richet ("Plane" 2023) put together a run-of-the-mill action-adventure film from an adequate screenplay by Lindsay Michel [..]