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A FEW GOOD MEN At 30 And The Death Of The Courtroom Drama
A FEW GOOD MEN At 30 And The Death Of The Courtroom Drama

A Few Good Men remains one of the most beloved courtroom dramas of all time, and Rob Reiner’s heady legal classic is now 30 years old.

BATMAN (1989): Why Burton Does The Dark Knight Best
BATMAN (1989): Why Burton Does The Dark Knight Best

Out of all of the Batman movies I have seen, the 1989 version is the best, and director Tim Burton captures the moody magic of Batman with a deft hand.

Once A Cop: The End Of Identity In THE PLEDGE
Once A Cop: The End Of Identity In THE PLEDGE

Retirement from the force isn’t just the end of his career — it’s the annihilation of his entire identity.

Stanley Kubrick Films Ranked
Stanley Kubrick Films Ranked

As the 40th anniversary of The Shining nears, we have watched and ranked all of Stanley Kubrick’s theatrical releases.

REDS: The Forgotten Anti-Capitalist Epic of the 1980s
REDS: The Forgotten Anti-Capitalist Epic Of The 1980s

Warren Beatty’s Reds may be the final prestige picture that ideologically represents New Hollywood. Read our retrospective review of the 1981 epic.

Dinglehoppers, The Batmobile & Giant Pancakes: A Look At The Films Of 1989

If you were alive in the 80s, you know that this decade brought the ultimate…

Iconic Character Breakdown: The Joker
Iconic Character Breakdown: The Joker

The Joker is one of the most popular and most frequented DC villains to hit the screen – Kristy Strouse looks at his evolution over the years.

The Two Jakes: One Movie Too Many?
THE TWO JAKES: One Movie Too Many?

The Two Jakes may be an inferior sequel to Chinatown, but this Jack Nicholson-directed follow up is more intriguing than its reputation suggests.

Why Did My Mother Like THE SHINING?

Frank H. Wu’s mother, an immigrant from China via Taiwan, used The Shining to teach about right and wrong to her young son.

Words vs. Moving Pictures, Vol. 2: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Words vs. Moving Pictures, Vol. 2: ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST

It’s been quite some time since my last volume of Words vs. Moving Pictures, in which I discussed Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird and compared it to the 1962 film. Since then, it has taken me a long time to try to find another book and subsequent movie adaptation that would be worthy of discussion.