Casino Royale

Sir James Bond (David Niven) is persuaded to come out of retirement to destroy the criminal organization SMERSH; as the new M, he gives every agent the name "James Bond"…

Frost/Nixon: A President’s Disgrace

Michael Sheen and Frank Langella. Photo: Universal Ladies and gentleman, welcome to a bout not easily forgotten. In one corner we have David Frost, a TV presenter looking to enter…

Patton: Worrisome Warrior

George C. Scott. Photo: 20th Century Fox When I mentioned on Facebook the other day that I had been watching Patton, a friend of mine at work said that he…

Fatal Attraction: Lock Up Your Pets

Glenn Close and Michael Douglas. Photo: Paramount Modern audiences might find it hard to understand why this film was such a hit in the late 1980s, but that's to be…

Beverly Hills Cop III 

When Axel Foley's (Eddie Murphy) boss is murdered in Detroit, he goes back to Beverly Hills to bring the killer, a security head for an amusement park, to justice. A…

Beverly Hills Cop II

Upon learning that a friend (Ronny Cox) of his has been shot, Detroit cop Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) goes to Beverly Hills once again to find the culprits, who happen…

Beverly Hills Cop: Action-Comedy Blueprint

Eddie Murphy. Photo: Paramount For decades, there were rumors about a fourth Beverly Hills Cop movie being planned and I don't think anyone greeted the news with enthusiasm. But there…

Planet Terror 

A deadly biochemical agent is released into the air, turning its victims into zombies; a group of survivors in Texas try to save themselves. Director Robert Rodriguez's homage to old…

Gitmo 

When Swedish citizen Mehdi Ghezali was released from Guantanamo Bay, Swedish media adopted a suspicious attitude toward him. This upset filmmakers Erik Gandini and Tarik Saleh enough to go to…