The Royal Tenenbaums
After absentee patriarch Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) announces he has just six weeks to live, his dysfunctional family of former child prodigies and washed-up overachievers reconnects against their better judgement. […]
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Scarecrow
A pair of drifters (a young Al Pacino and a middle aged Gene Hackman) drift into each other while drifting in the countryside. They decide to drift together for a […]
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
When watching Superman III we came up with an idea for a Superman movie where Clark Kent is dating one woman and Superman another, and he keeps walking through the […]
Unforgiven (1992)
Clint Eastwood returns to the Old West, playing a former bandit seeking redemption by hunting down the man who disfigured a local prostitute, with the help of his former partner […]
Mississippi Burning
This 1988 Oscar-winner recalls a sorry period in Mississippi’s history. Alan Parker’s film is set in 1964, a time when the American president chose not to openly support violent, racist […]
Postcards from the Edge
Meryl Streep stars as Susanne, an actor approaching middle age and recently out of rehab, trying to navigate her way through the turbulent waters of the Hollywood film industry under […]
Young Frankenstein
Mel Brooks’ 1974 comedy stars the late, great Gene Wilder as Dr. Frankenstein’s grandson, who insists that it’s pronounced “Fronkensteen” and that he’s not mad like his grandfather – until he goes to Transylvania… Like […]
Superman
With the world still struggling to come to terms with just how bad Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is, we thought it would be a good idea to look back at […]
The Poseidon Adventure
A New Year’s Eve celebration on an ocean liner is brought to a watery halt when the ship capsizes. Which is still preferable to most New Year’s Eve parties. Another huge production by […]
Bonnie and Clyde
This 1967 classic tells the story of Bonnie and Clyde, the Depression-era outlaws with one simple objective: “We rob banks.” Arthur Penn’s movie humanises Bonnie and Clyde without glamorising them. […]
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