Super/Man: Broken but Not Defeated
Christopher Reeve. Photo: CNN Films While preparing for a TV movie called Above Suspicion in 1995, Christopher Reeve did some research. He was cast as a police officer who had…
A Man in Full
When Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker (Jeff Daniels) is facing bankruptcy, both his finances and masculinity are threatened. There was reason to expect good things from this adaptation of…
The Comey Rule
As the 2016 election approaches, the FBI are investigating Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, putting Director James Comey (Jeff Daniels) in an impossible situation.…
Arachnophobia
After moving to the small town of Canaima, California, hoping to open a practice, doctor Ross Jennings (Jeff Daniels) looks into a series of mysterious deaths that might be caused…
The Martian: Left Behind
Matt Damon. Photo: 20th Century Fox If you’ve ever been to Wadi Rum in Jordan, you’ve been to Mars. The valley has been Hollywood’s favorite location for movies set on…
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…
Speed: Runaway Bus
Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. Photo: 20th Century Fox Here’s a now classic action movie that does its darnedest to make you stay away from public transportation. It starts with…
Terms of Endearment: Fighting Back the Tears
Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson. Photo: Paramount It never fails. I’ve seen this film, director-producer James L. Brooks’ first, four or five times and it always leaves me…