Stand And Deliver (Movie Reviews, Last Update Mar 2020)
Edward James Olmos stands and delivers a commanding performance as real life teacher Jamie Escalante, a man who gave up a lucrative career to teach high school to underprivileged kids. Daring to do what no one had ever tried before, he challenges his students to learn complex math and compete for university entrance by writing the Advanced Placement Calculus exam.
Edward James Olmos stands and delivers a commanding performance as real life teacher Jamie Escalante, a man who gave up a lucrative career to teach high school to underprivileged kids. Daring to do what no one had ever tried before, he challenges his students to learn complex math and compete for university entrance by writing the Advanced Placement Calculus exam.
I Dreamed Of Africa (Movie Reviews, Last Update May 2009)
For the restless Paolo, Africa is the fulfillment of his life's dream. For Kuki, it's a chance to discover a world described to her by her well-traveled father, but her visions of the continent are immediately altered when she sees her new home.
For the restless Paolo, Africa is the fulfillment of his life's dream. For Kuki, it's a chance to discover a world described to her by her well-traveled father, but her visions of the continent are immediately altered when she sees her new home.
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Although it doesn't quite reach to infinity, this movie certainly goes beyond the usual made-for-video offerings.
Although it doesn't quite reach to infinity, this movie certainly goes beyond the usual made-for-video offerings.
Family Tree (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
With media attention as quiet as the film itself, Warner Brothers' Family Tree breezed through its limited theatrical debut, landing almost unnoticed as a video release.
With media attention as quiet as the film itself, Warner Brothers' Family Tree breezed through its limited theatrical debut, landing almost unnoticed as a video release.
The Cider House Rules (Movie Reviews, Last Update Feb 2012)
The rules for the Cider House were written long ago, but not until Homer Wells (Toby Maguire) comes to work at the orchard in the 1940's do the illiterate apple pickers of the run-down residence hear what the rules are.
The rules for the Cider House were written long ago, but not until Homer Wells (Toby Maguire) comes to work at the orchard in the 1940's do the illiterate apple pickers of the run-down residence hear what the rules are.
Here On Earth (Movie Reviews, Last Update May 2009)
My concern is the melodramatic ending which sends the strong message that sex is love, and that having a sexual experience is the ultimate fulfillment of one's life.
My concern is the melodramatic ending which sends the strong message that sex is love, and that having a sexual experience is the ultimate fulfillment of one's life.
Drowning Mona (Movie Reviews, Last Update May 2009)
When her Yugo mysteriously drives off the road and plunges into the river, local police Chief Wyatt Rash (Danny DeVito) knows he'll have a long list of suspects to pick from, including himself.
When her Yugo mysteriously drives off the road and plunges into the river, local police Chief Wyatt Rash (Danny DeVito) knows he'll have a long list of suspects to pick from, including himself.
Beethoven’s 3rd (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Beethoven is out of the doghouse and ready for a road trip.
Beethoven is out of the doghouse and ready for a road trip.
Scary Movie (Movie Reviews, Last Update Mar 2013)
Spoofing popular horror films, this movie follows a group of teens who accidentally killed a man, and now find themselves being stalked by a murderer.
Spoofing popular horror films, this movie follows a group of teens who accidentally killed a man, and now find themselves being stalked by a murderer.