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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 [..]
Arrowhead (1953)
"Arrowhead" is a Western drama about a U. S. Army scout's suspicions of the peace overtures by the Apache Indians. He was ignored by his superiors until an Army detachment is ambushed and their colonel killed. Director-screenwriter Charles Marquis Warren put together a respectable [..]
King Arthur (2004)
"King Arthur" is a off-beat interpretation of the legendary ancient British figure. This one has him employed as a cavalry officer in the Roman Army defending Hadrian's Wall against the rebellious Scottish natives. Director Antoine Fuqua ("Training Day" 2001) fumbled the ball here with [..]
Rainbow Valley (1935)
John Wayne plays an undercover government agent helping townspeople build a vital road, which is being undermined by a gang of outlaws in "Rainbow Valley." The heavy drama begins when he confronts the evil doers. Director Robert N. Bradbury put together a fun and [..]
Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
"Inside Daisy Clover" is the story of a tomboy teenage girl who suddenly achieves big success as a Hollywood star, with the glitz and glamour of fame masking severe psychological problems. Robert Mulligan ("To Kill a Mockingbird" 1962) unfortunately employed uneven directing techniques with shallow [..]
The Santa Clause (1994)
Tim Allen is told on a visit to the North Pole that he must take Santa's place, and become the next Santa Clause, as jolly St. Nick dies falling of off his roof, must to his disbelief in "The Santa Clause." Director John Pasquin created a [..]