Written by James M. Tate / 2/28/2013 / No comments / 2012 , daniel day lewis , steven spielberg , tommy lee jones
DANIEL DAY LEWIS IS LINCOLN

year: 2012 cast: Daniel Day Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones, Sally Field, James Spader rating: *** While a more fitting title would be THE 13TH A...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/27/2013 / 2 Comments / 2012 , blaxploitation , christoph waltz , dennis christopher , exploitation , james remar , jamie foxx , leonardo dicaprio , quentin tarantino , samuel l. jackson
QUENTIN TARANTINO DIRECTS DJANGO UNCHAINED

year: 2012 cast: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Don Johnson rating: **1/2 Modern exploitation guru Quentin Tarantino se...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/26/2013 / No comments / comedy , dana barron , ed asner , franchise , randy quaid , sequel , tens
CHRISTMAS VACATION 2: COUSIN EDDIE'S ISLAND ADVENTURE

year: 2003 cast: Randy Quaid, Dana Barron, Miriam Flynn, Fred Willard rating: *1/2 That’s right, a sequel to a sequel where Cousin ...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/25/2013 / No comments / beverly d'angelo , chevy chase , comedy , diane ladd , e.g. marshall , franchise , randy quaid , sequel
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION

year: 1989 rating: *** The third VACATION and the second written by story creator John Hughes, CHRISTMAS is more of a reboot than a sequ...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/24/2013 / 4 Comments / 2012 , alan arkin , ben affleck , biopic , john goodman , tate donovan , thriller
ARGO

year: 2012 cast: Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Bryan Cranston rating: ** ARGO, directed by and starring Ben Affleck, receiving ...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/23/2013 / No comments / action , adaptation , deserted island , francis ford coppola , hoyt axton , mickey rooney , seventies , teri garr
THE BLACK STALLION

year: 1979 cast: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Hoyt Axton, Teri Garr rating: ****1/2 This could have been a silent film, relying on gorgeou...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/22/2013 / 1 Comment / burt reynolds , comedy. sequel , eighties , franchise , jackie gleason , jerry reed , race against time , road movie , sally field
BURT REYNOLDS RETURNS IN 'SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT 2'

What critics and most fans think of Part 2 Year: 1980 One scene in this sequel to SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT has Burt Reynolds and Sally Fiel...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/20/2013 / 1 Comment / comedy , cynthia gibb , eighties , fisher stevens , kenneth johnson , michael mckean , sequel
SHORT CIRCUIT 2 WITH DIRECTOR INTERVIEW

year: 1988 cast: Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Jack Weston, Cynthia Gibb rating: ***1/2 SHORT CIRCUIT 2 REVIEW : It's rare a seque...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/19/2013 / No comments / daryl hannah , eighties , peter gallagher , randal kleiser , romance , valérie quennessen
SUMMER LOVERS

year: 1982 cast: Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Valérie Quennessen rating: **1/2 Peter Gallagher’s handsomely hawk-like Michael Pappas, ...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/17/2013 / No comments / 2013 , channing tatum , jude law , neo noir , rooney mara , steven soderbergh , suspense
STEVEN SODERBERGH BIDS FAREWELL TO CINEMA W/ SIDE EFFECTS

Year Released: 2013 Move over Prozac, the ultimate depression drug is out there, and Rooney Mara’s Emily Taylor really needs it. Her hus...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/14/2013 / No comments / 2013 , action , bruce willis , franchise , jai courtney
A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD

year: 2013 cast: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch, Cole Hauser rating: *** “I’m on vacation,” John McClane replies (minus a...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/13/2013 / 1 Comment / drug culture , edward albert , eileen heckart , goldie hawn , paul michael glaser , romantic comedy , seventies
BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE

year: 1972 cast: Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert, Eileen Heckart, Paul Michael Glaser rating: ***1/2 Edward Albert plays Don Baker, a young b...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/12/2013 / No comments / blanche baker , david marshall grant , debra winger , gloria katz , miles chapin , romantic comedy , valérie quennessen , willard huyck
BEFORE 'HOWARD THE DUCK' THERE WERE 'FRENCH POSTCARDS'

year: 1979 cast: Miles Chapin, Blanche Baker, Debra Winger rating: **1/2 Before the husband/wife filmmaking team of Willard Huyck and G...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/10/2013 / 2 Comments / allen garfield , anthony carbone , comedy , cult , exploitation , gordon jump , kathleen lloyd , leif garret , pam kenneally , pat hitchcock , seventies , sport , tony alva
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year: 1978 cast: Allen Garfield, Leif Garrett, Kathleen Lloyd, Tony Alva, Pam Kenneally rating: ***1/2 Although promoted as a Leif Garre...
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