Alfred Hitchcock was not known for remaking other people’s films, but one example is 1929’s “The Manxman.” It follows a 1916 version, based on an
“Spaceballs” (1987) is funny from start to finish, connecting on a high percentage of jokes and generally having an appealing sense of humor to carry
Since the beginning of movies, there have been boxing films. The sport was so quickly recognized as cinematic that by 1927, when writer-director Alfred Hitchcock
Ten films in, and the “Planet of the Apes” saga is still worth going ape for. Wes Ball, director of the “Maze Runner” films, brings
“Scream” (1996) is the most influential film in horror history because it not only reignited the dormant slasher genre to the point that it’s now
“The Good Girl” was my No. 1 movie of 2002 because I admired how writer Mike White and director Miguel Arteta captured how depressing the
Alfred Hitchcock released “The 39 Steps” – his prototypical light thriller about an innocent man on the run, and a woman caught up in a
“A Simple Plan” (1993) is the consummate novel about cause and effect, choices and consequences, and the differences between inner thoughts and outward appearance. In
“Napoleon Dynamite” (2004) has a simple but ingenious concept: Tell a typical coming-of-age story, but have almost everyone be super awkward in their performances. Like
Watch Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog” (1927) to get the suspense of Marie Belloc Lowndes 1913 novel “The Lodger.” If