An On Golden Pond for the Douglas dynasty, not only post-stroke Kirk and Michael ("It's more difficult for him to enunciate his insults"), but also the young and obnoxious Cameron, grandson and son. It's Golden-y right through the three of them fishing in a rowboat against autumn leaves, and through …
The beginning is a squeamishly funny skit about an abnormally difficult birth and a befuddled team of doctors, and the punchline comes when the newborn babe massacres everybody in the delivery room. If this feat is hard for you to picture, it is also hard for director Larry Cohen. The …
A documentary on a documentary: Orson Welles's "lost" Latin American project, begun during wartime in a Good Neighbor spirit, and terminated, prematurely, after a change in command at RKO Studios. As told through interviews with participants and Miguel Ferrer's narration, it makes an interesting story -- not an interesting movie. …
It appeared to be the world's worst idea. Stanley Kramer, who had never before directed a comedy, used over nine million dollars, over three hours' running time, over two dozen veteran comic actors, and the wide, wide Cinerama image to create a "comedy to end all comedies" (it wasn't clear …
A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers’ life is less than wonderful. But when she wishes she’d never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe and discovers that without her, things could be much, much worse. Now the killer …
If the Grinch in you has difficulty getting past the saccharine silliness of Miracle on 34th Street, how about a Christmas film that opens with an alcoholic druggist bringing his fist so hard against his delivery boy’s head that blood flows from the lad’s ear? And for a beloved yuletide …
If the Grinch in you has difficulty getting past the saccharine silliness of Miracle on 34th Street, how about a Christmas film that opens with an alcoholic druggist bringing his fist so hard against his delivery boy’s head that blood flows from the lad’s ear? And for a beloved yuletide …
A boy named Jake Young experiences a life-changing effect when he transports back to Bethlehem on the night of Jesus' birth after an skateboarding accident right before Christmas.
Romantic-comic triangle composed of a fifty-something divorcee, her remarried but re-interested ex-husband, and her too-good-to-be-true divorced architect: “Your age is one of my favorite things about you.” The grown children have no problems of their own, and the level of affluence — not to forget level of gourmet cuisine — …
Documentary taking the position that sex trafficking can happen in every community in the U.S., with the aim of increasing awareness about online grooming, sextortion, and trafficking, along with preventative tools. The subject is studied via interviews with law enforcement, technology experts, and survivors. "Despite the darkness of this crime, …
Publicity-seeking actress rents a billboard and gets what she seeks. The one and only Judy Holliday in one of her only seven leading roles -- recommendation enough. Jack Lemmon appears in his first screen role as a bonus. Written by Garson Kanin; directed by George Cukor.
A sixteen-year-old boy, afflicted with suicidal thoughts and “stress vomit” (outdistancing Linda Blair in The Exorcist, thanks a heap), gets thrown in, during renovations, with the grown-ups on the Adult Psychiatric Floor, there to experience the full wit, wisdom, warmth, and wackiness of a mental ward. Written and directed by …