I’m not here to put down James Cameron’s “Titanic” (1997). It is a well-written, well-acted soap opera that openly and honestly tugs on the viewer’s heartstrings, and its leviathan success at the box
Once it gets its motor revved up, “The War Room” rockets along at such breakneck speed that it’s difficult even to find a logical place on the DVD to hit pause for a bathroom break. This might not be
There's something comforting about seeing old, familiar faces in old, familiar roles. That's Clint Eastwood in 2002's "Blood Work," the actor back doing one of the things that appeared most natural fo
Note: In the following joint Blu-ray review, both John and Will comment on the film, with John also writing up the Video, Audio, Extras, and Parting Thoughts. The Film According to John: "Ask n
Charles Dickens was to Victorian England what Mark Twain was to America—a writer-celebrity whose work was widely read. People may know him primarily for “A Christmas Carol,” but his novels—Bleak House
One of the most-anticipated movies of 2012, “The Hunger Games” finally arrives in theaters, with record box-office receipts for a non-sequel in midnight showings, as well as a record for the highest s
I’ve always wondered about animators and visual effects artists. When they’re on their game, do they resent it when the writing team doesn’t produce at the same level—the way an NFL defense must secre
"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine. " The American Film Institute voted "Casablanca" the second-best American film ever made. "Entertainment Weekly" gave it
Critics called it “TV junk food,” but this “Happy Days” spin-off really caught on with viewers. Though “Laverne & Shirley” was a mid-season replacement, it still finished #3 in the Nielsen ratings its
"You see, Mr. Gittes, most people never have to face the fact that at the right time and the right place, they're capable of anything. " You can count the great private-eye flicks on the fingers of o
Steven Spielberg and I are of the same generation, and when we were still wearing shorts and packing cap pistols there were all sorts of horse movies and TV shows to inspire our play. Girls had “Blac
Understand my reasons for allotting 2011's "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" the final score I did. I'd give it a 10/10 for having its heart in the right place; a 6/10 for stretching that heart almo