“Stalag 17” (1953) is – thankfully for viewers who struggle with war and/or prison movies – another example of Billy Wilder’s ability to meld two
“Crimson Tide” (1995) is the apex of the Nineties action style of shaky handheld camerawork and men seeking the upper hand via authoritative voices and
“Starship Troopers” (1997), which celebrates its 25th anniversary this week, has become famous/infamous for two things: 1, its biting social commentary, and 2, its wooden
Appearing to be dour and grim in the fashion of Russian tragedies, “Love and Death” (1975) wasn’t at the top of my stack of Woody
“Bananas” (1971) is an early calling card of Woody Allen’s oeuvre (although he co-writes with Mickey Rose) as it’s driven by snort-worthy off-the-cuff lines about
The two most remarkable things about “Jojo Rabbit” (2019) are 1, that it’s a mainstream comedy about a kid who loves Hitler, and 2, that
Even by Philip K. Dick standards, “The Zap Gun” (1967) is particularly prophetic of the 21st century, but it’s also one of the harder novels
“12 Strong” is a pretty average war movie, but it has a really strong cast. Based on true events, the film centers on 12 of
“Darkest Hour” – Gary Oldman is the best part of Joe Wright’s stridently ordinary biopic about Winston Churchill. The film is a paint-by-numbers affair that shows
Michael’s “Dunkirk” review, Top 20 films of 2017, Jan. 21, 2018