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Eden (2024)
"Eden" is the true story of several European families who abandon modern society in the 1930's for an isolated life in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. The utopian dream rapidly devolves into a violent power struggle, vividly depicted by director Ron Howard ("Hillbilly Elegy" 2020). The [..]
Arabesque (1966)
Gregory Peck plays an Oxford professor who is recruited to help out in exposing a plot against a Middle Eastern politician in "Arabesque." He must unlock a hieroglyphic code with the help of Sophia Loren who seems willing to help him, but her ultimate allegiances are not clear. [..]
Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
"Jetsons: The Movie" tells the story of George Jetson being promoted to a new job as manager of a mining colony on a distant asteroid. The comedy proceeds from there well directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, who were the directors and producers of [..]
Pop Goes the Easel (1935)
"Pop Goes the Easel" is a comedy short film featuring the Three Stooges fleeing a policeman into an artist studio where they are mistaken for students. The trio successfully evade the police but cause havoc in the studio. Director Del Lord puts together [..]
48 Hours (1982)
"48 Hours" is crime drama-comedy where a San Francisco policeman obtains a 48 hour release from prison for a convict who he thinks can help him catch a pair of cop-killers. Director Walter Hill ("Southern Comfort" 1981) put together an entertaining film with good acting and good writing; [..]
Scooby-Doo (2002)
"Scooby-Doo" is a live-action comedy thriller about a group of young adult sleuths and their Great Dane, who solves crime cases. Director Raja Gosnell ("Home Alone 3" 1997) and screenwriter James Gunn put forth a respectable film version of the television show of the same name that first [..]
The Rundown (2003)
"The Rundown" is an action comedy picture about a debt collector/bounty hunter whose boss sends him to the Amazon region of Brazil to search for his missing son. He discovers the area is controlled by a tyrannical treasure hunter, with the comedy, drama, and action proceeding [..]
Time After Time (1979)
"Time After Time" is a story in which H. G. Wells uses his time machine to pursue Jack the Ripper into the year 1979. Director-screenwriter Nicholas Meyer put together a fun and exciting film with tight direction and writing. The story by Steve Hayes [..]
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
"The Friends of Eddie Coyle" is the story of a small-time criminal active in the Irish Mafia of Boston. Director Peter Yates ("John and Mary" 1969) put together a slow-moving gangster film from a mediocre screenplay by Paul Monash, adapted from the 1970 novel of the same name [..]
Paradise Canyon (1935)
John Wayne plays a federal agent who receives an assignment to infiltrate an Arizona medicine show, due to his boss' suspicion that they are a cover for a counterfeiting operation in "Paradise Canyon." Director Carl L. Pierson put together this entertaining B-movie from an acceptable screenplay [..]