Mad Men: A Love Letter Laced With Acid

Photo: AMC Walking down Madison Avenue in New York City is a dream where you can fantasize about the glamorous lives of those who work inside the tall buildings. But…

Whiplash: Blood, Sweat and Tears

J.K. Simmons and Miles Teller. Photo: Sony Pictures Classics Famous jazz drummer and bandleader Buddy Rich had a short temper. His outbursts were caught in secret recordings made in the…

Lost Weekend: Life in a Bottle

Ray Milland. Photo: Paramount The story of The Lost Weekend didn’t start out too well. Audiences laughed during the first preview in Santa Barbara, and some wrote on their cards…

The Passion of the Christ 

One can’t help but admire how Mel Gibson made this ridiculed project into the most talked about movie of the year, and a box office hit to boot. The religious…

Braveheart: Creating a New Wallace

Mel Gibson. Photo: Paramount As the story goes, American writer Randall Wallace made a trip to Scotland and came upon a statue at the entrance of Edinburgh Castle. Since the…

The Newsroom 

Aaron Sorkin’s return to television was touted as a classic network drama made for cable, taking us behind the scenes of ACN, a fictional cable news network, where a legendary…

Rocky V 

After the last movie's big fight in the Soviet Union, Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) returns home with a brain damage and few financial assets; he starts training a young, promising boxer…

Rocky IV 

Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) wants a comeback in the ring and decides to fight an intimidating Soviet boxer (Dolph Lundgren); the disastrous consequences pull Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) into the biggest…

Rocky III 

Heavyweight champ Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is challenged by a young, very aggressive fighter (Mr. T) and fails to see that the right attitude plays a huge part in winning……

Rocky II 

After the sensational fight that almost ended Apollo Creed's (Carl Weathers) career, the champ feels humiliated and demands a rematch; Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) refuses… at first. After two box-office failures,…