Film Reviews

Review of the James L. Brooks romantic comedy capturing the shifting landscape of broadcast journalism in the late 1980s while also dissecting human vulnerability, ambition, and moral compromise.

Review of the Peter Weir Amish Crime Drama "Witness". Starring Harrison Ford.

Review of David Lean's final directorial adventure in the form of E.M. Forster’s layered and enigmatic novel about colonialism, culture, and the unbridgeable gulfs between people.

Review of the James Ivory film based on the E.M. Forster’s beloved novel "A Room With A View".

Review of the Edward Zwick war film "Glory" starring Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman.

Review of the Steven Spielberg classic, deeply human adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

Review of the groundbreaking part animated comedy by Robert Zemeckis "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". Starring Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd.

Review of the Steven Soderbergh film which examines the lives of four characters entangled in a web of repression, voyeurism, and emotional dishonesty.

Review of the Rob Reiner comedy documenting (mockumenting) the fictional band Spinal Tap.

Review of the Bernardo Bertolucci epic film "The Last Emperor".

Review of the highly rated Spike Lee film on race relations "Do The Right Thing".

Review of the Brian De Palma Crime Drama "The Untouchables". Starring Kevin Costner and Sean Connery.

Review of the 1980's gender swapping themed comedy "Tootsie". Starring Dustin Hoffman.

Review of the Stanley Kubrick Vietnam War film "Full Metal Jacket".

Review of the Sergio Leone gangster movie "Once Upon a Time in America" starring Robert De Niro and James Woods.

A review of the Oliver Stone Vietnam Movie "Platoon".

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing is both a product of its time and a film that attempted, however cautiously, to transcend it.

A View to a Kill is a flawed but entertaining entry in the Bond series, buoyed by its standout villains and high-stakes set pieces.

The Early Bird is vintage Norman Wisdom at his most lovable, chaotic, and endearing.

The Square Peg is a lovingly absurd, cleverly structured wartime comedy that captures the genius of Norman Wisdom while also poking fun at the serious world of war films.