• May 21, 2019
• At Home, Comedy, Crime

In what’s perhaps a strangely appropriate role, Robert Redford – in what he says might be his final foray on the big screen after an illustrious decades-long career –...

• August 20, 2015
• At Home, Drama

I loved watching Inside Daisy Clover with my mom when I was little, but the only part that really stuck with me was Daisy (Natalie Wood) sticking her head...

• August 31, 2013
• Adventure, At Home, Drama, Western

If I may be so bold as to quote myself, I believe I said that seeing all the corruption in Serpico made me want to go live in a...

• September 26, 2012
• At Home, Drama, Romance, Western

The Horse Whisperer opens with a scene of cheerful tranquility as Grace and Judith (Scarlett Johannsen and Kate Bosworth) lead their horses out for a snowy morning ride. It...

• April 29, 2006
• At Home, Drama

A long time ago there was a spoof of a Japanese television show on Saturday Night Live. In it, a father commanded his son to do his homework, and...

• November 19, 2005
• At Home, Mystery, Thriller

I must admit that based on the title, I never had any interest in seeing Three Days of the Condor. For me, it conjured vague impressions of a missile...

• September 19, 2005
• At Home, Comedy, Crime, Drama

I have spent my entire life thinking of The Sting as the movie where Robert Redford and Paul Newman play cards for two hours. It never really occurred to...

• April 19, 2005
• At Home, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

I might as well admit that I don’t usually love the kind of movies that play at film festivals. Even though I have the utmost respect for independent films,...

• March 19, 2002
• Action, At Home, Drama, Thriller

Tagline: No castle can have two kings. I’m thinking that there aren’t that many movies out there that are predictable from the onset that are as enjoyable as this...