Category: Film Reviews

  • 5 Favorites #170: Hugh Grant

    Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. This week, Guy Ritchie comes out with a new action thriller with Hugh Grant…

  • Review: Anna and the King (1999)

    This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Anna and the King Rating Director Andy Tennant Screenplay Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes (Diaries: Anna Leonowens) Length 2h 28m Starring Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ling, Tom Felton, Randal Duk Kim, Lim Kay Siu, Melissa Campbell,…

  • Review: DC League of Super-Pets (2022)

    DC League of Super-Pets Rating Director Jared Stern, Sam J. Levine Screenplay Jared Stern, John Whittington Length 1h 45m Starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, Marc Maron, Keanu Reeves, Thomas Middleditch, Ben Schwartz, Olivia Wilde, Maya Erskine, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jameela Jamil, Jmaine Clement, John Early,…

  • Review: Bicycle Thieves (1948)

    This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Bicycle Thieves Rating Director Vittorio De Sica Screenplay Cesare Zavattini, Oreste Biancoli, Suso D’Amico, Vittorio De Sica, Adolfo Franci, Gherardo Gherardi, Gerardo Guerrieri (Novel: Luigi Bartolini) Length 1h 29m Starring Lemberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell,…

  • Review: The Seventh Seal (1957)

    This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. The Seventh Seal Rating Director Ingmar Bergman Screenplay Ingmar Bergman (Play: Ingmar Bergman) Length 1h 36m Starring Gunnar Bjornstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson, Inga Gill, Maud Hansson, Inga Landgré Gunnel Lindblom,…

  • Review: Central Station (1998)

    This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Central Station Rating Director Walter Salles Screenplay Marcos Bernstein, João Emanuel Carneiro, Walter Salles Length 1h 50m Starring Fernandda Montenegro, Marília Pêra, Vinícius de Oliveira, Soia Lira, Othon Bastos, Otávio Augusto, Stela Freitas, Matheus Nachtergaele, Caio…

  • Review: Galaxy Quest (1999)

    This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Galaxy Quest Rating Director Dean Parisot Screenplay David Howard, Robert Gordon Length 1h 42m Starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell, Enrico Colantoni, Robin Sachs, Patrick Breen, Missi Pyle, Jed…

  • Review: Girl, Interrupted (1999)

    This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Girl, Interrupted Rating Director James Mangold Screenplay James Mangold, Lisa loomer, Anna Hamilton Phelan (Book: Susanna Kaysen) Length 2h 07m Starring Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea Duvall, Brittany Murphy, Elisabeth Moss, Jared Leto, Jeffrey Tambor, Vanessa…

  • Review: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

    This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. The Talented Mr. Ripley Rating Director Anthony Minghella Screenplay Anthony Minghella (Novel: Patricia Highsmith) Length 2h 19m Starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jack Davenport, James Rebhorn, Sergio Rubini, Philip…

  • 5 Favorites #169: Banks, Ehrenreich, Margolyes, McDowell, Russell

    Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. This week, we have two films releasing with an array of solid actors who…

  • Review: X-Men (2000)

    This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. X-Men Rating Director Bryan Singer Screenplay Tom DeSanto, Bryan Singer, David Hayter Length 1h 44m Starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Tyler Mane, Ray Park, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos,…

  • Review: Babylon (2022)

    Babylon Rating Director Damien Chazelle Screenplay Damien Chazelle Length 3h 09m Starring Diego Calva, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, P.J. Byrne, Lukas Haas, Max Minghella, Rory Scovel, Katherine Waterston, Tobey Maguire, Flea, Jeff Garlin, Eric Roberts, Ethan Suplee, Samara Weaving, Olivia Wilde, Spike Jonze MPAA Rating R Original Preview…

  • Review: Miller’s Crossing (1990)

    This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Miller’s Crossing Rating Director Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Screenplay Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Length 1h 55m Starring Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Jon Polito, J.E. Freeman, Albert Finney, Mike Starr, Al Mancini, Richard Woods,…

  • Review: Young Frankenstein (1974)

    This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Young Frankenstein Rating Director Mel Brooks Screenplay Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks (Novel: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) Length 1h 46m Starring Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, Liam…

  • Review: The Matrix (1999)

    This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. The Matrix Rating Director The Wachowskis Screenplay The Wachowskis Length 2h 16m Starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster, Joe Pantoliano, Marcus Chong, Julian Arahanga, Matt Doran, Belinda McClory, Anthony Ray Parker,…

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