Category: Film Reviews

Bambi Rating Director James Algar, Sam Armstrong, David D. Hand, Graham Heid, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Norman Wright Screenplay Perce Pearce, Larry Morey, George Stallings, Melvin Shaw, Carl Fallberg, Chuck Couch, Ralph Wright (Story: Felix Salten) Length 1h 09m Starring Bobby Stewart, Donnie Dunagan, Hardie Albright, John Sutherland, Peter Behn, Tim Davis, Sam Edwards, Paula…

7th Heaven Rating Director Frank Borzage Screenplay Benjamin Glazer, Katherine Hilliker, H.H. Caldwell (Play: Austin Strong) Length 1h 50m Starring Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Albert Gran, David Butler, Marie Mosquini, Gladys Brockwell, Emile Chautard, Ben Bard, George E. Stone MPAA Rating Approved Review On the cusp of the sound era, 7th Heaven came to define…

The Birds Rating Director Alfred Hitchcock Screenplay Evan Hunter (Story: Daphne Du Maurier) Length 1h 59m Starring Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Tippi Hedren, Veronica Cartwright, Ethel Griffies, Charles McGraw, Ruth McDevitt, Lonny Chapman MPAA Rating PG-13 Review If you’ve never had an unhealthy fear of winged creatures, you’ve probably never seen The Birds,…

Boogie Nights Rating Director Paul Thomas Anderson Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson Length 2h 35m Starring Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Heather Graham, Nicole Ari Parker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzman, Philip Baker Hall, Thomas Jane, Robert Ridgely, Robert Downey Sr., Nina Hartley, Melora Walters, Alfred Molina,…

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Rating Director Stanley Kubrick Screenplay Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, Peter George (Book: Peter George) Length 1h 35m Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Peter Bull, James Earl Jones, Tracy Reed, Jack Creley, Frank Berry, Robert O’Neil,…

Misery Rating Director Rob Reiner Screenplay William Goldman (Novel: Stephen King) Length 1h 47m Starring James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen, Lauren Bacall, Jerry Potter MPAA Rating R Review What would you do if you met your number one fan? What would happen if you pissed them off? Misery attempts to scare the…

Deadtime Stories Rating Director Jeffrey Delman Screenplay Jefffrey S. Delman, J. Edward Kiernan, Charles F. Shelton Length 1h 33m Starring Scott Valentine, Nicole Picard, Matt Mitler, Cathryn DePrume, Melissa Leo, Kathy Fleig, Phyllis Craig, Michael Mesmer, Brian DePersia, Kevin Hannon, Timothy Rule, Anne Redfern, Casper Roos, Barbara Seldon, Leigh Kilton, Lesley Sank, Lisa Cain, Jeff…

Killer Klowns from Outer Space Rating Director Stephen Chiodo Screenplay Charles Chiodo, Stephen Chiodo Length 1h 28m Starring Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, John Vernon, Michael Siegel, Peter Licassi, Royal Dano, Chris Titus, Irene Michals, Karla Sue Krull MPAA Rating PG-13 Review For some, the 1980s were the pinnacle of horror, not from…

Raiders of the Lost Ark Rating Director Steven Spielberg Screenplay Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, Philip Kaufman Length 1h 55m Starring Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliott, Alfred Molina, Wolf Kahler, Anthony Higgins MPAA Rating PG Review With his megahit Jaws literally defining the blockbuster, Spielberg further proved that he…

Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rating Director Rupert Wyatt Screenplay Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver Length 1h 45m Starring Andy Serkis, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary, Richard Ridings, Chris Gordon, Devyn Dalton, Jay Caputo, James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, Tyler Labine, Jamie Harris, Ty Olsson, David Hewlett MPAA…

Planet of the Apes Rating Director Franklin J. Schaffner Screenplay Michael Wilson, Rod Serling (Novel: Pierre Boulle) Length 1h 52m Starring Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison, Robert Gunner, Lou Wagner, Woodrow Parfrey, Jeff Burton, Buck Kartalian, Norman Burton, Wright King, Paul Lambert MPAA Rating G Review…

Terminator 2: Judgment Day Rating Director James Cameron Screenplay James Cameron, William Wisher Length 2h 17m Starring Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Rober Patrick, Earl Boen, Joe Morton, S. Epatha Merkerson, Castulo Guerra, Danny Cooksey, Jenette Goldstein, Xander Berkeley MPAA Rating R Review Seven years and three movies later, James Cameron returned to the…

The Terminator Rating Director James Cameron Screenplay James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd, William Wisher Jr. Length 1h 47m Starring Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen, Rick Rossovich, Bess Motta, Earl Boen MPAA Rating R Review There was a time when James Cameron was one of the most economical directors working. After…

Little Shop of Horrors Rating Director Frank Oz Screenplay Howard Ashman Length 1h 34m Starring Levi Stubbs, Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, Tichina Arnold, Michelle Weeks, Tisha Campbell, Jim Belushi, John Candy, Christopher Guest, Bill Murray, Stanley Jones MPAA Rating PG-13 Review The fantasy of many poor men and women is to…

Little Shop of Horrors Rating Director Roger Corman Screenplay Charles B. Griffith Length 1h 12m Starring Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Dick Miller, Myrtle Vail, Tammy Windsor, Toby Michaels, Leola Wendorff, Lynn Storey, Wally Campo, Jack Warford, Merri Welles, John Shaner, Jack Nicholson MPAA Rating Not Rated Review For many, their first introduction to…