Elvis Presley starred in over 30 films during his legendary career, though not all stand equal in reputation. For every iconic movie like Jailhouse Rock, there are lesser efforts dismissed as formulai...
Westerns ruled the roost in 1950s Hollywood, with studios churning out movies by the dozen to meet audience demand. But not all horse operas are created equal, and many fine efforts have fallen into o...
The story of Helen of Troy has captivated audiences for millennia, and Hollywood has tackled Homer’s legend multiple times over the decades. But Robert Wise’s 1956 spectacle remains the de...
Kandahar is a welcome relief. In the saturated market of action thrillers, it’s rare for a film to bring something truly unique to the table. But with his latest outing Kandahar, Gerard Butler h...
Among the wacky niche comedies proliferating in the late 1980s and ‘90s direct-to-video market, “Ski Patrol” carved out a surprisingly enduring legacy. Centered on the misfit heroes who keep a resort ...
Among the wave of socially conscious dramas emerging in late 1940s Hollywood, director Joseph Losey’s “The Boy with Green Hair” stood out for its poignant anti-war message cloaked in a deceptively fan...
Dangerous When Wet is a 1950s musical about the power of performance enhancing drugs. There is also a hallucinatory fantasy involving Tom and Jerry swimming with Esther Williams. Does that sound inter...
Caged follows the tale of 19 year old Marie Allen who gets locked up as a result of a botched robbery. Her husband was armed, yet she’s the one taking the brunt of the fall. Did I forget to ment...
In the sea of content that streaming platforms have become, it can often feel like a Herculean task for a series to carve out a distinct identity and resonate with its audience. The 2022 series ‘...
In the grand scheme of German cinema, Reinhard Hauff’s “A Knife in the Head” (1978) emerges as a cinematic masterpiece, painting a vibrant picture of post-war socio-political upheava...