Movie Reviews

"The Philadelphia Story" is a screwball romantic comedy about a spoiled socialite whose wedding plans are thrown into jeopardy upon the arrival of her ex-husband and a nosy investigative reporter. She falls in love with all three! Talk about problems, well directed by George Cukor [..]

Clark Gable and Joan Crawford star in the outstanding melodrama "Strange Cargo." Gable and friends play escaped prisoners on a ship who team up with Crawford, a jaded cabaret singer. Director Frank Borzage ("7th Heaven" 1927) put together this film which is suspenseful from start [..]

Bob Hope is at his wise-cracking best in the horror-comedy film "The Ghost Breakers." Director George Marshall ("The Goldwyn Follies" 1938) and screenwriter Walter DeLeon assembled this fast moving picture based on a 1909 play of the same name about a woman and her friend who [..]

"The Odyssey" is an action film telling the story of Odysseus, an early Greek king, who embarks on a long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War, encountering all sorts of strange creatures. Director-screenwriter Christopher Nolan ("Oppenheimer" 2023) adapted the story from Homer's ancient [..]

"Knute Rockne, All American" is a sports drama about the true story of the legendary Notre Dame football coach. Director Lloyd Bacon ("The Oklahoma Kid" 1939) put together an excellent film about how football teams are developed and what the game means for players and coaches. The [..]

"Foreign Correspondent" is an exciting spy thriller from the Master of Suspense himself, Alfred Hitchchock. It tells the story of an America reporter who uncovers an enemy conspiracy in Europe just before World War II. The sterling screenplay was penned by Charles Bennett and Joan [..]

A musical vehicle for Tony Martin. A showcase for cinematic beauty Rita Hayworth. A light and breezy Depression Era musical-comedy. All are accurate descriptions of "Music in My Heart," the story of a Broadway understudy who gets his first show biz break just as [..]

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" follows a fully isolated Peter Parker as he works as a street hero with no superpowers in a New York City that no longer remembers who he is. This is due to Dr. Stephen Strange casting a spell which caused the entire world forget [..]

"The Brink of War" is a historical political drama film about the Reykjavik Summit (October 11-12, 1986) between U. S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev. Director-screenwriter Michael Russell Gunn did an excellent job on this historical piece with good production values, too-rate writing, and memorable [..]

The Great Depression Era has been vividly depicted in the drama film "The Grapes of Wrath." The plot follows the trials and tribulations of the Joad family from the eviction from their Oklahoma farm to "the land of milk and honey" in California. Director [..]