Too often movies treat children like fragile china—beautiful, but easily chipped and broken. Sometimes, kids are stronger, more loyal and resilient than we know. Maisie is one of those kids. The titl
Michael Bay is back, and if you’re a fan of his, you’ll love what he brings to the table with “Pain & Gain,” a brutally violent but occasionally brutally hilarious dark comedy action flick with so
It’s hard to fathom now, but the WWII action-drama “Combat!” aired during family hours on ABC between 1962 and 1967. That is, whole families sat down together to watch this realistic one-hour seri
Television series that gain quickly popularity during their first season almost are certain to be setup for disappointment for their sophomore effort. Audiences build up expectations regardless of wha
Arthur Hamilton (John Randolph) has always played by the rules and now he's paying for it. The 50-something banker has a respectable job, a dream house in Scarsdale, and a devoted wife (Frances Reid)
In an earthquake, everyone thinks of what goes on during. Well, duh. But in Chilean director Nicolas Lopez’s film Aftershock, the question is “What happens after the buildings fall down?” The
To a non-surfer, surfing movies always seem to have the same strengths and weaknesses. We get to meet some pretty interesting and crazy guys (by most standards of normalcy), and we get to watch them t
If you’re playing Trivial Pursuit and this question comes up—What was the first film to win a Best Picture Academy Award for Fox?—the answer is “Cavalcade,” a 1933 sweeping drama that follows on
Cinemax, in hopes of changing its image has delved into the world of primetime action drama series driven towards the core demographic of men who are 18 to 50 years old. One of those shows created by
“’The Hot Flashes’ should be appealing enough in its humor and approach to a meaningful, under-appreciated issue that it could become a mainstream hit for an older female audience”—Slant Magazine
Detective film fans can rejoice thanks to the “Charlie Chan Collection” landing on DVD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Perhaps slightly lesser known than Sherlock Holmes, but better known th
In September 2008, Criterion released three Max Ophuls films simultaneously on DVD: “La ronde” (1950), “Le plaisir” (1952), and “The Earrings of Madame De...” (1953). The following review is an edited