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Caught Stealing (2025)
When his punk-rock neighbor asks him to take care of his cat for a few days, bartender Hank suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of thugs who all want a piece of him in "Caught Stealing." Director Darren Aronofsky ("The Whale" 2022) put together a [..]
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)
"Den of Thieves 2: Pantera" continues the story of L. A. County Sheriff Nick O'Brien as he becomes embroiled in the pursuit of diamond thieves from Europe to Los Angeles County. Director-screenwriter Christian Gudegast ("Den of Thieves" 2018) did a good job in constructing this sequel to his [..]
Freakier Friday (2025)
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan return as the mother and daughter who continue to have identity crises in "Freakier Friday." Director Nisha Ganatra ("Late Night" 2019) put together a predictable and formulaic sequel to "Freaky Friday" (2003) where the Curtis and Lohan characters have the [..]
Hamnet (2025)
"Hamnet" tells the story of William Shakespeare and his wife dealing with the death of their eleven-year-old son. Director Chloe Zhao ("Eternals" 2021) put together an engrossing movie of historical fiction and speculation, with marvelous performances and an outstanding screenplay she co-wrote with Maggie O'Farrell, the author [..]
Woman on the Run (1950)
"Woman on the Run" is a crime drama about a woman who must find her husband, who is running from the law, to let him know he has a grave heart condition, which she just found out from his doctor. Director Norman Foster put together an [..]
Against All Odds (1984)
"Against All Odds" is a neo-noir romantic thriller movie about a former football player hired by a ruthless businessman to find his runaway mistress, who has fled to Mexico. Director Taylor Hackford ("An Officer and a Gentleman" 1982) put together a formulaic melodrama which still has loads of [..]
Murder in Coweta County (1983)
"Murder in Coweta County" is a made-for-television crime drama starring Johnny Cash as a county sheriff pursuing a wealthy landowner, played by Andy Griffith, whom the sheriff suspects of murder and other wrong-doings. Director Gary Nelson put together an absorbing movie from a good teleplay by [..]
Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)
"Tuesdays with Morrie" is a made-for-television movie telling the story of a sports writer who reconnects with a former college professor, and discovers he is afflicted with Lou Gehrig's disease. They begin to meet weekly and he (and the viewers) enjoy the old professor's insights into numerous topics [..]
The Mosquito Coast (1986)
"The Mosquito Coast" is a drama film about a man who moves his family to a Central American jungle because of his dissatisfaction with the American way of life. He desires to create utopia, and at first has some success, but eventually the project goes off the [..]
Plaza Suite (1971)
"Plaza Suite" is a Neil Simon play adapted to the movies, telling three separate stories with an all-star cast. All director Arthur Hiller ("The Out-of-Towners" 1970) had to do was go on autopilot to assemble an entertaining film, which was exactly what he did. Neil Simon himself penned [..]