The Firm 8/29/17
by Gideon58
Abby senses that the lavish life being thrown at them by this firm is a little too good to be true, but Mitch tries to look the other way at her concerns but it is soon revealed that this firm has a dark side...apparently a handful of attorneys who tried to leave the firm are now dead and Mitch's di...
Night Shift 8/27/17
by Gideon58
This film was pretty much the genesis of the Ron Howard/Brian Grazer/Lowell Ganz/Baboloo Mandel production company, who would later collaborate on films like Splash, Gung Ho, and The Grinch and this film definitely shows promise, but it also shows that these guys were still trying to find their foot...
Rules Don't Apply 8/26/17
by Gideon58
The film opens with the world waiting for a phone call from Hughes, who has drifted into dementia and we wonder is the story going to really commit to the theory that Hughes was crazy.
Rumble Fish 8/25/17
by Gideon58
The film almost seems to be an answer to The Outsiders, a film that dealt directly with street gangs as opposed to this film, which seems to deal with the death of same.
Romeo + Juliet 8/23/17
by Gideon58
Baz Luhrmann did his own flashy re-thinking of The Great Gatsby back in 2013, but long before that, he took on Shakespeare with his eye-popping interpretation of Romeo + Juliet, the ultimate story of star-crossed lovers that Luhrmann made palatable for the masses thanks to a contemporary setting, an...
The Nutty Professor 8/23/17
by Gideon58
I thought it was an interesting story choice that Buddy is made to look like kind of a jerk and yet, Julian still seems to cherish his time as Buddy and works feverishly to have more control over his creation, even if he is kind of an ass.
The Usual Suspects 8/21/17
by Gideon58
Stylish and intense direction, a compelling, multi-layered story, and a terrific ensemble cast combine to make The Usual Suspects one of the best films of 1995.
Mars Attacks! 8/19/17
by Gideon58
And I'm not sure if this was intentional or not, but I was also impressed by the special effects employed here, which are partially state of the art and partially semi-cheesy looking, giving the film an authentic 1950's feel that was pretty hard to resist.
Dazed and Confused 8/17/17
by Gideon58
Films like this have often looked at the class separation between geeks and stoners, brainiacs and delinquents, but this story takes an incisive look at a separation that has rarely been explored before: the separation between freshmen and seniors.
Lucy 8/16/17
by Gideon58
This film alienates the viewer from jump by setting the story in Taiwan and forcing the viewer to deal with a lot of characters who don't speak English, which adds an appropriate tension to Lucy's story in some places, making her seem more alone in this, but most of the time, it was just an annoyanc...