Film Dictionary

Jessica Tandy won a well-deserved Oscar for her superb performance in this hopelessly old-fashioned, conventional comedy-drama about a stubb...

Fifth entry in the "Star Trek" saga. The special effects are excellent, but the plot is quite mediocre.

Historical drama starring Denzelm Washington and Morgan Freeman. Possibly the first film since "The Birth Of A Nation" (1915) to t...

A disturbing thriller about a corrupt cop (Richard Gere), who faces an internal investigation. Slow, but violent.

Witty, but hopelessly sentimental film about six women living, loving and dying in a small Southern town. A blend of comedy and melodrama.

Yahoo Serious plays Albert Einstein, a Tasmanian farmer, who invents rock 'n' roll, beer and the atom bomb... while falling in love ...

Pleasant animated tale about a dog who takes care of a little orphan girl. Very corny, but often entertaining. A curious mix of "Little...

Fast-paced, but disappointing, complicated and confusing sequel to the 1985 blockbuster. This time, Marty and Doc travel to the future only ...

A soft Viking warrior (Tim Robbins) finds a magic horn that takes him over the edge of the world. A poor man's "Baron Munchausen...

Preachy drama about white South African teacher's gradual realization of horrible racial injustices in his country. Conventional (i.e. w...

A young farmer (Kevin Costner) hears some voices and builds a baseball field in the middle of his cornfield. Yes, corny.

Black comedy about two servants trying to seduce their employers.

A remake of "A Guy Named Joe" (1943). The immortal Jerome Kerns' song "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" adds a touch of blac...

Not to be confused with an excellent Japanese film of the same title (also released in 1989). This is an average thriller starring Michael D...

Paul Newman stars as Louisiana governor Earl K.Long, a flamboyant populist who falls in love with a stripper.

Boring drama about the tribulations of a Chinese-American couple.

A little film about a group of first-year med students.

A single mother falls in love with her babysitter. Some jokes misfire, others loose their momentum. Only gossiping infants are funny - the i...

A successful lawyer (Jessica Lange) defends her father accused of being a Nazi war criminal. A profoundly depressing film, scripted by Joe E...

A wacky Christmas in a weird family with crazy relatives and zany neighbors. All jokes miss their punch, comic situations are ill-conceived...

Joys and sorrows of parenthood are presented in this comedy/drama.

A dreadful "Christmas miracle" movie with plenty of sugar and corn. The story concerns a lost reindeer.

Political drama about the courageous archbishop of San Salvador, who was killed by death squads in 1980 for opposing the military dictatorsh...

A sitcom feature starring Roseanne Barr as a cheated wife plotting against her former husband and his mistress.

1. ''The Unbearable Lightness Of Being'' (Philip Kaufman, USA) 2. ''Dangerous Liaisons'' (Stephen Frears...

"Salsa" (Boaz Davidson, Cannon)

The best film about the Prague Spring of 1968, Philip Kaufman's "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" is an adaptation of Milan ...