The Lion King
One of Disney’s most faithful attempts to recreate their animated films doesn't seem to be looking for any new thoughts on the story of a young African lion cub who…
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
As Rey (Daisy Ridley) is in Jedi training, Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) faces threats from both the Resistance and an emperor who is supposed to be dead… The final chapter…
The Lion King: Feeling the Love
Photo: Disney In the early 1990s, during the production of the songs for Disney’s upcoming animated adventure The Lion King, West End legend Tim Rice had been hired to write…
Rogue One
Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) becomes involved with the Rebel Alliance and its quest to steal the blueprint for the Death Star; her father deliberately hid a fatal flaw inside this…
Hunt for Red October: Run Silent, Run Deep
Sean Connery. Photo: Paramount In 1988, Die Hard had been such a tremendous hit that a sequel was inevitable. The film's director, John McTiernan, was obviously considered for it. In…
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Father Philip Lamont (Richard Burton) starts investigating what happened to Father Merrin (Max von Sydow); Regan (Linda Blair) survived his exorcism, but the demon remains inside of her. This sequel…
Return of the Jedi: A Case of the Cutes
Carrie Fisher. Photo: 20th Century Fox When I told a friend of mine that I had recently reviewed the first three Star Wars movies and reached the conclusion that the…
Empire Strikes Back: Deeper Space
Photo: 20th Century Fox I went back to this old favorite certain that I would be less impressed this time and give it a lower rating. But I’m surprised to…
Star Wars: A Princess Calls for Help
Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford. Photo: 20th Century Fox Many people of my age grew up watching the Star Wars franchise. I never did; my movie nerd era…
Dr. Strangelove: Bombs Away!
Peter Sellers. Photo: Columbia When Stanley Kubrick decided to turn Peter George’s Cold War novel “Red Alert” into a movie, he must have thought the material was too outrageous to…