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Apple Dumpling Gang

‘Apple Dumpling Gang’ (1975) is the apple of my eye

I grew up with “The Apple Dumpling Gang” (1975). I would have been 8 years old upon its release. It showed repeatedly at local theaters

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Nobody 2

‘Nobody 2’ captures the emotional struggle for work-life balance

The “John Wick” saga famously launched because Keanu Reeves’ character seeks revenge for the murder of his puppy. Writer Derek Kolstad’s newer saga boasts an

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Naked Gun 2025

‘Naked Gun’ 2025: By god, it is funny after all

The Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker gag-per-second style of comedy pioneered by “Airplane” (1980) and perfected with “The Naked Gun” (1988) couldn’t be trademarked, but few movies or TV

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Teaching Mrs Tingle

Coughlan goes to head of the class in ‘Teaching Mrs. Tingle’ (1999)

Because of its premise of high school students going toe-to-toe with an evil teacher, the star-making turn by Marisa Coughlan (who goes toe-to-toe with veteran

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Phantom of the Paradise

‘Phantom of the Paradise’ (1974) is De Palma’s ambitious pop opera

Brian De Palma, the greatest remixer in cinema history, follows up his Hitchcock-inspired breakthrough “Sisters” (1973) with “Phantom of the Paradise” (1974). The musical combines

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Happy Gilmore 2

Sandler fans will be ‘Happy’ with ‘Gilmore 2’

After becoming rich from his 1990s hits, Adam Sandler earned a reputation for cranking out movies with his friends – always fun for them to

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American Beauty

This is how it is in suburbia: ‘American Beauty’ still does 1999 proud

“American Beauty” (1999) shoulders the weight of being the chosen representative as the best movie of the best year in cinema history. It won the

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Venom The Last Dance

‘Venom: The Last Dance’ (2024) a sweet friendship story

The Sony branch of the Marvel multiverse has been a punchline as much as it’s been a line of movies, but the bright spot has

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EuroTrip

Fun-loving filmmakers invite audience along for ‘EuroTrip’ (2004)

As comedies disappeared from theaters during the PC era of the past 10-15 years, some throwaways from the period before that gained stature. A prime

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Jimmy the Kid

Westlake’s ‘Jimmy the Kid’ (1974) and the ‘fiction vs. reality’ conundrum

Donald E. Westlake (1933-2008) wrote more than 100 novels, so it’s no wonder he desired to have some fun and mix things up. Attacking the

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