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This might be just another movie about peewee football to some folks, but it really is an A Plus film with a genuinely great story about team work, rivalry and family. They definitely don't make movies like this as much anymore, unless they have undertones of religion, or they're made specifically for a religion or it's followers. Little Giants is heartwarming, with a fairly good story that keeps you both entertained and caring at the same time. The story takes place in Urbana, Ohio and it spans form the 1960s to current day (1990s) and stars Rick Moranis and Ed O'Neill as the two O'Shea brothers who have had a lifetime rivalry. What brothers haven't?

It was good to see Ed O'Neill step out of his Married with Children role as Al Bundy to take on a role that was more demanding, and more suitable for children to watch. And by the mid 90s, this was probably one of Rick Moranis' best roles to date, and he would soon semi-retire for personal reasons. The two actors actually seemed like they could be brothers, so kudos to the casting agents and the director. John Madden, of football game even makes a cameo appearance to teach some kids about different NFL plays, while he learns some new plays himself.

The film is pure nostalgia for anyone that grew up when it was originally released, and to watch it now, just takes me back, as I hope it does for others too. It's a fun film, and though it might not have won any academy awards, it's a favorite of mine. And it's a film that I think each new generation will love, given the chance. And this year is the 30th anniversary, so give a little love to Little Giants.

It's hard to believe that a government that claims to have compassion and care for their citizens, completely turns their back on a veteran and former police officer trying to make an honest living. Ok, so we know the 1970s wasn't exactly the best time in America for veterans of Vietnam, they were ostracized, spat upon and called baby killers, but Kowalski was a decent guy. Sure, he had long hair and they thought he was just another tripped out hippie, but they got it wrong.

The tone and story are darker than what people in 2024 might be use to, but that grittiness is why this film has a cult following after all. Everyone loves a story about a lone wolf up against everything, well, that's what Kowalski is doing in Vanishing Point. There are also tones of sexism and racism in this film, along with full frontal nudity, so if you're not into that, or you're afraid of those things, then don't watch.

Barry Newman does an excellent job playing Kowalski that I am honestly surprised he won no awards for his effort. Cleavon Little from Blazing Saddles co-stars as the radio DJ who gives a voice to Kowalski for his listeners. Vanishing Point gained a cult following in the years after its release, and even spawned a music tribute by Primal Scream. Two of Hollywood's biggest directors have even cited this film as inspiration, Steven Spielberg (Duel) and Quentin Tarantino (Death Proof).

The film has even inspired video game creators to include references in two games, Driver: San Francisco and Grid 2. There was even a remake of the film for television in 1997 starring Viggo Mortensen.

Sports films aren't for everyone, and maybe Will Ferrell just isn't the image of an athlete like we saw in Talladega Nights or Blades of Glory. The magic of Talladega just isn't there. Maybe its the curse of being released on leap day, or the third time doing the same trope just doesn't do it for the audience.

The film received terrible reviews and wasn't a big hit for Ferrell or his co-star Woody Harrelson. By 2024, I can venture to guess that this film has a cult following with a slim fan base. Semi-Pro was good enough to snag first place at the movie theater 16 years ago, but there wasn't much competition in 2008, it was a rather lackluster year for films. This film is fairly obscure compared to more popular Ferrell movies nowadays.

By just reading the title, or maybe having just looked at the poster for this film, you might not think its worth a watch, thinking it might be similar to Wedding Crashers. However, don't unfairly judge this movie compared to Wedding Crashers. Its really nothing like Wedding Crashers, except for the fact that some guests are using pseudonyms and creating back stories.

Starring Josh Gad as a groom to be who really doesn't have as many friends as everyone including his fiancée believes. And Kevin Hart as the man whose whole business model is to hire him out as your best man, aka The Wedding Ringer; for a fee of course, with rules attatched. Kayley Cuoco also stars as the bride to be, but seems more like a bridezilla who is way out of her grooms league.

Will the truth about The Wedding Ringer come out before the wedding day? Or will the secret stay hidden forever. Will the groom and the Wedding Ringer stay friends and break the rules? If you like wedding comedies and a good buddy movie, you'll love The Wedding Ringer.

Twenty-five years ago, there was a director named Sam Raimi who directed a spectacular sports film with romance mixed in. It stars Kevin Costner as Billy Chapel, a lovestruck pitcher for the Detroit Tigers who might just love the game more than life itself. That is until he happens to meet Jane, played by the late Kelly Preston. She is the muse he was always looking for, but she believes he's better off without her. Co-starring John C. Reilly as Gus, a Detroit Tigers pitcher and best friend of Billy Chapel.

During the last game of the season and possibly Billy Chapel's career, he reminisces about the past five years, his future after baseball, his love life and his regrets while simultaneously attempting to pitch the perfect game. With everything on the plate, what will Billy Chapel do? Watch one of the best films of 1999 and you'll agree, For Love of the Game is worth a trip to the TV diamond.

This version cannot be, and should not be compared to the 1957 penultimate court drama film 12 Angry Men, which starred Henry Fonda. That film was great for it's time, a 1950s drama full of bigotry, racism and hate, but again, it's a product of its time. This version, released in 1997 as a television film, had some similarities such as the bigotry and racism. However, the dialogue seems written straight from a jury room, the vulgarity and the way the characters act is real. It gives to the realism that the 1957 version doesn't exactly have.

Other than the use of vulgar language, the films both follow the same storyline almost word for word. And without destroying the integrity of the original 1957 version, this film gives an update to a Classic film. The biggest difference between the two films is that this version has jurors of different backgrounds and races, which the original did not. However, being filmed in 1997, a viewer may notice the jury still has no women.

There are also some great actors who took part in this film, many whom are no longer with us, like George C. Scott, Jack Lemmon, and Ossie Davis. Those were just three of the stars. The film also stars Tony Danza (Who's the Boss?), and James Gandolfini (The Sopranos). Mykelti Williamson also has a spot on the jury, but you might remember him best from Forrest Gump, he played Bubba.

There couldn't be a better day to review this annual American favorite than on Groundhog Day itself, obviously. If you're either a Bill Murray fan, comedy fan or just like the film for it's holiday allure, it's fun to watch on Groundhog Day, or any day of the year for that matter. For anyone growing up in the early 1990s, this film was pretty popular from the start, it has a great director and the story is written well enough that it's easily re-watchable. It's also part science fiction, so fans of time travel will love the film as well. Over time, the film has become a holiday staple for the holiday in which it's named, Groundhog Day.

The supporting cast includes Andie McDowell, Brian Doyle-Murray (Bill's brother), Chris Elliot (from SNL), and of course Punxsutawney Phil. The film is very comedic, but also has some very sincere moments. Great film for the whole family.

For years, Fortnite was a battle royale game that at times, could feel boring and lose players to stagnation and boredom. In 2023, that changed when when Fortnite decided to add 3 large expansions. One of those expansions, Fortnite Festival is a new music driven game in the likeness of Guitar Hero and Rock Band. The music selection isn't large at this time, but remarkably well rounded. You can buy things for the game with V-bucks, as like Fortnite, and the items are cross useable in the regular fortnite game.

I hope that eventually Psyonix will integrate guitar controller use with the game. If they treat the game right, it might last a while. Festival makes the fortnite experience more fun, but also could be more expensive.

It's the late 80s and Columbo is still at it, solving murders just one more question at a time. This time, a young movie executive, played by Fisher Stevens (from Early Edition) comes face to face with a person from his past that he thought would stay gone; Jeff Perry (Harvey from Nash Bridges). "Just one more thing, Sir!"

In his own special way and style, Lt. Columbo finds his way through the crime scene and through history as well. Always digging, always prodding with one more question! Columbo literally drives the executive to prove his own guilt in a series of questions and answers, to which the only answer can obviously be what Columbo wants to hear and what he already knows is true.

It was great to see Fisher Stevens and Jeff Perry in earlier roles than 1996, a year in which both Nash Bridges and Early Edition both were released. It would have been interesting if Columbo had shown up on one of their latter shows.

The Jesse Stone series of tv films are based on a series of books by Robert B. Parker, starring Tom Selleck as the eponymous detective turned police chief of Paradise, Massachusetts. However, since this film was released in 2005, and eight other tv films followed until 2015, this is the second film in chronological order. Make sure to watch Night Passage first, so as to not be lost.

The supporting cast includes Viola Davis as Stone's assistant and friend, Molly; Kohl Sudduth as "Suitcase" Simpson, Stone's deputy. Reg Rogers (of Runaway Bride) co-stars as Andrew Lincoln alongside Mimi Rogers as Rita Fiore. Polly Shannon makes her second appearance as Abby Taylor, a lawyer and special pal of Jesse's.

The story has to do with a series of murders in the Paradise area, and a likely serial killer. Jesse and his team are on the hunt. Can they stop the killings in time? How close to home will the killers go? Find out in Stone Cold.

If you've ever seen the 1980 comedy film Airplane, this film is where many characterizations and plot devices are taken from. Even so popular and relevant in the late 90s it was parodied on an episode of Family Guy as well, when Peter Griffin takes over as the grim reaper and accidentally kills the pilots, and Karen Black is noted as landing the busted plane just like in Airport 75. But this film is the one that Karen Black is most known and remembered for. Airport 75 is more dramatic than the original Airport from 1970, more like a disaster film too.

The film also stars Charlton Heston, although it's not one of his more memorable roles. Helen Reddy also makes an appearance as the nun who sings, which is parodied in Airplane. And of course, George Kennedy stars in the film, as he did the other 3 Airport films. Jerry Stiller makes a small appearance if you recognize him.

Obviously this HBO show got it right about one thing, it was all about money. How much money makes it okay to supposedly be molested by Michael Jackson. One of the victims and his family had gone on TV defending Jackson in the 90s, but by the time this filming was made, the story changed. By how much? About 10 to 25 million dollars worth. Thats how much it would take apparently to make being molested by Jackson okay, according to the victims mother.

The families go on, complaining about Jackson getting married to Lisa Marie Presley, comparing that to being dumped by a long-term boyfriend. This "documentary" is nearly unwatchable, if not laughable if it weren't for the subject matter. It really makes it hard to believe someone when they say for 25 years they weren't molested by Jackson, then all of a sudden, when money is involved and needed, gosh darn it, it actually did happen according to this one sided dumpster fire.

This perpetrated so-called documentary by HBO is laughable at best. Documentaries should have proven facts and both sides should get a chance to prove their claims, but not here! They waited a full decade after the King of Pop was dead to come together and tell their stories of sexual molestation and child abuse, and therefore, there is no defense for Michael.

HBO should be ashamed. This documentary seems like it was scripted and acted. The shifty eyes of the "victims" as they look off camera to "remember" the facts! And both victims stories are too similarly worded that they seem unbelievable and coached.

In reality, Macaulay Culkin was the only person to defend Michael throughout the 90s during the ordeal and that seems to be a sore spot for the two victims. They note that Macaulay was Michaels new friend, and they felt pushed to the sidelines.

I want some proof. Where were these people 25, 30 years ago when Michael was alive?

I just recently saw this movie, mainly because Don Johnson was starring did I even want to see it in the first place, possibly because it reminded me of his heyday on Nash Bridges. I wasn't even aware until watching the movie that Diamond Dallas Page costarred, that was a surprise to say the least, and he was great as Dom, a very amusing character. Page shows he can play funny and a jerk, and be liked at the same time.

The writing wasn't the best, but there were some good scenes, and great dialogue between the cast, and they made it watchable. The character Tom, played by Chris Diamantopoulos was my favorite of all. He was very rounded, and went through a change during the movie, from a follower taking orders to a leader giving them.

The interaction between Mimi and Ana was pretty interesting as well, and a highlight of the movie. I thought that this was kind of a throwback to the cheesy action-comedy flicks of yesteryear, and I loved it. The ending was good in my opinion. I was genuinely surprised at what happened, and how it happened. And it makes me wonder if they will make a sequel.

Long before live action remakes were based on every single animated movie and coming out every other day, there was Geppetto, the original live action version of Pinocchio starring Drew Carey. At the time, Carey was a big star, he had his own tv sitcom, The Drew Carey Show and a variety show, Whose Line?, which also starred Geppetto castmate Wayne Brady.

Drew Carey definitely shows he has a wide range of acting skills, and he's pretty amusing in musicals, and has the moves to back it up. Also starring in this little gem is Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, fresh off her stint as Elaine from the hit show Seinfeld. The late 90s and early 2000s Wonderful World of Disney television films were a great place for nostalgia and fun. They need to bring that back to Sunday nights. Make good television movies again, Disney!

Undoubtedly, if you saw the first Fortress film with Bruce Willis, you'll probably be inclined to see this one as well. The story, I'm sorry to report, is weaker this time around. It's barely anything new, and honestly the first film would have been a great standalone piece itself, but the sequel here makes them both suffer. The script might as well have been what was cut from the first film for time. Just to be frank, the story is pretty bored. You'd probably have a better time banging your head on a brick wall for 97 minutes.

The actors do their best with what they have. The new characters are unnecessary and entirely unwarranted, only making sense to make a new plot device and that's just lazy. Chad Michael Murray, in my opinion, played the villain very well again. He has a bright future in these sort of roles of that's what his heart desires. Sadly, this is one of Bruce Willis' final films before his untimely retirement, and he'll surely and sorely be missed.

Seriously, folks, let's not compare this film to the exceptional Die Hard, that movie was a masterpiece of filmmaking; it'd be like comparing a sidewalk chalk drawing to a Rembrandt, there is no real comparison. One film was made on a tremendous budget, and this film was made with the approximity of Steven Spielberg's pocket change. For the budget this movie had, and the amount of films that Bruce Willis was cranking out at the time, it really wasn't that bad. It wasn't the greatest, but it also wasn't terrible.

Chad Michael Murray, I thought was great as the villain. He pulled off the role in style with some great acting. He was the stand out character in the whole film. Even though he was the bad guy, he played the part so well, you almost wanted him to win. The cliffhanger ending sets up the sequel, but who will be back? Also, it's sad to see that this is one of the final films that Bruce Willis will be participating in after a long and steady career in front of the camera. Gonna miss him.

It's been twenty-five years since the theatrical release of Brett Ratner's iconic buddy cop film Rush Hour starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. These two guys are the worst matched pair on the case, and a young girls life hangs in the balance. Even after all these years, Rush Hour is still as quotable as ever, even if you can't hear the words coming out either Jackie's or Chris's mouths. Other than the two stars, the film has a pretty well rounded cast; Tom Wilkinson, Chris Penn and Philip Baker Hall.

The film has an interesting and intriguing story, but for anyone younger than 30 might not understand the whole Hong Kong situation at the start of the film. At one time, it was under British Imperial rule, and it was given its independence in 1997. The chase scenes through Hollywood were fun to watch, and were probably very hard to choreograph. A lot of work went into the stunts on this film to give it the realistic feeling of martial arts meets west.

It is really hard to believe that this was a made for television miniseries in 1976. It's a great account of the Manson family gang and the crimes they committed for years leading to the Tate and La Bianca murders in 1969. And of course, the title is infamous for being related to the Beatles because it's the name of their song from 1968, and ironically, Charles Manson aspired to be a singer.

The film really goes into great depth and detail, with great writing and good direction. The narration and introduction by George Dicenzo is great as well, this lends insight, and he has a great voice for narrating. The acting from Steve Railsback, who plays Charles Manson, plays the part so well that you'd believe it was actually Manson and not an actor. Written by Vincent Bugliosi, who was the prosecutor at the time, and if you like the movie, read the book.

At one point in time, Robin Williams was a pretty big name in show business, making great movies, both comedy and dramatic roles. However, this film is neither dramatic or funny, although it tries it's darndest to be just that, but falls short. The only two reasons that make this movie watchable is Robin Williams and Jeff Daniels. There are very few funny scenes, but most are boring and mundane; and the other cast members drag the film down. For one thing, none of the cast of the main family even seem like they'd be from the same family, that's just bad casting.

Another thing I'd like to point out is that the film poster for this movie is a complete rip-off of the advertisement for Disneys TV film Tourist Trap from 1998. Both have RVs sitting atop a mountain, I mean come on art department, come up with something original for once instead of stealing others ideas.

Daniel Stern and Julie Hagerty star in this television film about a family that works so hard, they never end up seeing one another and the father feels he is in a dead end job. Ryan Reynolds makes an early appearance in his film career, long before he was famous for Deadpool or Green Lantern. We also see a young Paul Giamatti before he was too well known, and he shows his range as a comedic actor here.

Tourist Trap could have easily been one of the movies that Disney could have distributed to theaters in 1998; it would have made a great summer film, but they decided to release it on television. And like many other Disney tv films, it hasn't gotten a proper home video release since VHS. This movie needs a DVD at least. Its a fun film that a new generation of kids and families are missing out on.

Thirty years later, and this time around, Oliver Stone goes full-on documentary filmmaker with JFK Revisited, a follow-up to his 1991 film, JFK. Stone conducts interviews with former cast members of the 1991 film, doctors, forensic investigators, living witnesses, and uses archive footage with interviews from the doctors at Parkland hospital in Dallas.

There is even evidence of some interviews with witnesses from Dealey Plaza and the Texas School Book Depository that didn't quite make it to the trial in which Jim Garrison held. The forensic investigators also delve into the real world logic of the magic bullet theory and the non-shot or damaged bullet showing up on the stretcher at Parkland hospital. And then they discuss the fact that John F. Kennedy's brain matter went completely missing, something the United States government doesn't like to admit.

If it wasn't for Oliver Stone and his tenacity, the film JFK would not have been made, and new laws regarding the JFK assassination files wouldn't have been created in response. This film might be called a conspiracy theorists dream, but the facts are there; Jim Garrison had a great case, but the odds were always against him. We may never know the whole truth about the assassination, but we know more today thanks to this film.

The casting for this film was enormous, with many great actors cast in large and small roles; some memorable and some maybe not as much. Costner was great as Jim Garrison, I don't believe anyone else could have done it more justice. The addition of Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pesci, Jack Lemmon, Walter Mathau, and John Goodman in minor and supporting roles was genius.

Definitely one of the best films of 1991, and of the 1990s.

To be honest, wasn't expecting to be drawn into this film as much as I was, but it really was a great romantic comedy, and fairly realistic. Lucy Hale gives a great performance and definitely shows her acting chops have gotten better over the years. Austin Stowell was also pretty great in his role as Joshua. The actors had awesome on-screen chemistry.

At times, the film reminded me of the Fifty Shades series, but not as devious. I was really surprised this film was rated R, it didn't seem like it should have been. If they were to make a sequel, I wouldn't be upset; I'm actually looking forward to hearing just that. This was a great romantic comedy. We need more like this.

Kudos to Ivan Reitman on this film. Legal Eagles is a great legal drama from 1986; and it's definitely a contender for the top three films of the courtroom genre, up there with "12 Angry Men (1957)" and "A Few Good Men (1992)." There is so much depth to this film, I was amazed it was just under two hours. It could have easily been a three hour film, and I would have happily watched.

The stars, Robert Redford, Debra Winger and Darryl Hannah were great in their roles, but Redford usually never disappoints. This was a great feature for him and he wasn't nominated for any awards. Reitman directed a great dramatic film, and then started doing comedy films like Junior and Twins.

If you love courtroom genre films, this is for you.