Freedom Song
Freedom Song (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
A simple request for coffee provided many African-Americans with the courage and determination to try this new tactic of non-violent demonstrations in their fight for desegregation.
Hanging Up
Hanging Up (Movie Reviews, Last Update May 2009)
Perhaps the teens and pre-teens surrounding me in the theater came to Hanging Up because the posters told them it was a comedy as well as drama.
Anna And The King
Anna And The King (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
While several adaptations tell the tale of the English widow hired by King Mongkut of Siam to teach his wives and children in the 1860's, this is a much more serious adaptation of the experiences of Anna Leonowens.
Gone In 60 Seconds
Gone In 60 Seconds (Movie Reviews, Last Update May 2009)
With Calitri's gun at his head, Memphis must agree to steal fifty cars within four days, or be shot after witnessing his brother's death in a car-crushing machine.
Bicentennial Man
Bicentennial Man (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
It's 2005, and having a robot is the latest craze in keeping up with the Jones's - or in this case the Martins.
Snow Falling On Cedars
Snow Falling On Cedars (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2013)
Although it has been nine years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, Kazuo Miyamoto (Rick Yume) knows the prejudice in his Washington State home has not eased any -- and that is a problem because he is now a suspect in a murder investigation. His only hope of a fair trail is Ishmael Chambers (Ethan Hawke), a journalist and Japanese sympathizer. But Ishmael may have other reasons for not wanting to help Kazuo.
Tourist Trap
Tourist Trap (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2009)
The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2020)
James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is using his license to kill as he chases down the evil Renard (Robert Carlyle), a terrorist trying to create havoc for the oil industry by turning a nuclear submarine into a bomb and blowing up a pipeline.
The Straight Story
The Straight Story (Movie Reviews, Last Update Feb 2012)
The Straight Story recounts the slow moving true tale of a man who rode his ride-on lawnmower across America's Midwest to visit his sick brother. Starring Richard Farnsworth, this film reiterates the old adage: Slow and steady wins the race.
Anywhere But Here
Anywhere But Here (Movie Reviews, Last Update Mar 2009)
When Adele August (Susan Sarandon) decides she's outgrown the small town life of Wisconsin, she shoves her 14-year-old daughter Ann (Natalie Portman) into their 1978 Mercedes and heads to Beverly Hills.
Galaxy Quest
Galaxy Quest (Movie Reviews, Last Update May 2019)
Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen) hasn't had much acting work since Galaxy Quest the TV series was canceled close to twenty years ago. But his career suddenly go where no washed-up celebrity's have gone before after Jason has a close encounter with some real aliens.
Music Of The Heart
Music Of The Heart (Movie Reviews, Last Update Mar 2009)
What is a popular after school activity Harlem children want to participate in? Basketball? Video games? Watching movies? While they may all be possibilities, 'Music of the Heart' proclaims that violin lessons are a desirable choice, thanks to a program started by Roberta Guaspari (played by Meryl Streep).
The Bachelor
The Bachelor (Movie Reviews, Last Update Feb 2012)
Men, like wild mustangs, are driven to various sweet patches of grass -- tall, short, dark and blonde grasses.
Stuart Little
Stuart Little (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2009)
Three To Tango
Three To Tango (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2009)