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Hidalgo (2004)
Viggo Mortensen plays a cowboy who enters his horse "Hidalgo" into a three thousand miles survival race across the Sahara Desert. The action gets hot and heavy thanks to capable direction by Joe Johnston ("Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" 1989) and a passable screenplay by John Fusco. [..]
Welcome to Mooseport (2004)
Gene Hackman plays a newly-retired U. S. President who moves to his vacation home in Maine but gets talked into running for the local mayor job in "Welcome to Mooseport." This formulaic and predictable political comedy does have some laughs, thanks to passable direction by Donald [..]
Ray (2004)
Jamie Foxx's masterful performance as legendary singer Ray Charles (1930-2004) is a true tour de force, earning him the Oscar for Best Actor in "Ray." Director Taylor Hackford ("An Officer and a Gentleman" 1982) covered Ray's entire life including his childhood in poverty in Georgia, becoming [..]
CODA (2021)
The Best Picture of 2021 is...."CODA." This is the story of a high school age woman, a child of deaf adults (CODA) and the only hearing member of her family, who attempts to help her father's struggling fishing business while pursing her aspirations to become a singer. Director-screenwriter [..]
Toy Story 3 (2010)
"Toy Story 3" follows Woody, Buzz, and the gang facing an uncertain future as owner Andy leaves for college. They are accidentally donated to a daycare center, and soon discover that it is actually a prison. The drama proceeds from there, well directed by [..]
Vanity Fair (2004)
"Vanity Fair" is a period piece movie following Becky Sharp, a witty, lower class woman in early 19th century England, who uses her charm and sexuality to climb the social ladder. This film covers many of her thrills, chills, and spills, sloppily directed by Mira Nair ("Mississippi [..]
Toy Story 2 (1999)
"Toy Story 2" is an animated comedy-drama motion picture continuing the story of young Andy's toys where Woody is stolen by a toy collector to sell to a museum. Buzz Lightyear and friends embark on a mission to bring Woody back to Andy. Director [..]
Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)
"Yours, Mine & Ours" is a comedy film where a widowed Coast Guard officer with eight disciplined children marries a free-spirited artist widow lady with ten chaotic children. Their attempt to blend the two families creates complete chaos, accompanied by a scheme by the kids to [..]
Toy Story (1995)
"Toy Story" is the first fully computer animated motion picture telling the story of a group of sentient toys. owned by young Andy Davis, who pretend to be lifeless when humans are around. Some drama develops when they are set to move to a new house, and Andy [..]
The Lake House (2006)
"The Lake House" is a fantasy romance movie about a relationship that develops between a male architect who lived in his lake house in 2004 and a woman doctor living there in 2006. They are only able to communicate by leaving letters to each other in the house's [..]