MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Period Dark Comedy/Stars: John Turturro, John Goodman, Michael Lerner, Judy Davis, John Mahoney, Tony Shalhoub, Jon Polito, Steve Buscemi, David Warrilow, Richard Portnow, Christopher Murney, Frances McDormand/Runtime: 116 minutes I think it can definitely be said that if you were asked to name some of the more…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Longlegs “2024”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Horror Thriller/Stars: Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt, Michelle Choi-Lee, Dakota Daulby, Kiernan Shipka, Jason Day, Lisa Chandler, Ava Kelders, Carmel Amit, Peter James Bryant, Rryla McIntosh, Maila Hosie, Lauren Acala/Runtime: 101 minutes It might come as a shock to some of you out there…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Pledge “01”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Neo-Noir Psychological Mystery Drama/Stars: Jack Nicholson, Patricia Clarkson, Benicio del Toro, Aaron Eckhart, Helen Mirren, Tom Noonan, Robin Wright Penn, Vanessa Redgrave, Mickey Rourke, Sam Shepard, Harry Dean Stanton, Dale Dickey, Costas Mandylor, Michael O’Keefe, Lois Smith, Brittany Tiplady, Eileen Ryan/Runtime: 123 minutes I think it is…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Capote “05”
MPAA Rating: R//Genre: Biographical Drama/Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr., Chris Cooper, Bob Balaban, Bruce Greenwood, Amy Ryan, Mark Pellegrino, Allie Mickelson, Marshall Bell, Katherine Shindle, Araby Lockhart, Robert Huculak, R. D. Reid, Rob McLaughlin, Harry Nelken, C. Ernst Harth, Jeremy Dangerfield/Runtime: 114 minutes A million plus…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Fifth Element “97”
MPAA Rating: PG-13/Genre: Sci-Fi Action/Stars: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker, Brion James, Tommy “Tiny” Lister Jr., Lee Evans, Charlie Creed-Miles, Ivan Heng, Tricky, John Neville, John Bluthal, Luke Perry, Maïwenn Le Besco/Runtime: 126 minutes As I hope some of the reviews I have had the…
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Nick’s Cinema Verdict: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Review)
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” PG-13/Comedy/Horror/105 Mins Directed by: Tim Burton Written by: Alfred Gough & Miles Millar Starring: Michael Keaton (“Birdman”), Winona Ryder (“Stranger Things”), Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek”), Jenna Ortega (“Wednesday”), Justin Theroux (“The Mosquito Coast”), Willem Dafoe (“Poor Things”) and Monica Bellucci (“Mafia Mamma”) Review: Almost 40 years ago, we…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Beetlejuice “88”
MPAA Rating: PG/Genre: Dark Fantasy Horror Comedy/Stars: Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O’Hara, Winona Ryder, Sylvia Sidney, Robert Goulet, Dick Cavett, Glenn Shadix, Annie McEnroe, Simmy Bow, Maree Cheatham, Carmen Filpi, Tony Cox, Susan Kellermann, Adelle Lutz, Patrice Martinez/Runtime: 92 minutes I think it can safely…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Rock “96”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Action Thriller/Stars: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, Michael Biehn, William Forsythe, David Morse, John Spencer, John C. McGinley, Tony Todd, Bokeem Woodbine, Danny Nucci, Claire Forlani, Vanessa Marcil, Gregory Sporleder, Stuart Wilson, David Marshall Grant, Philip Baker Hall, Xander Berkeley, Stanley Anderson, Todd Louiso, Howard Platt,…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Conversation “74”
MPAA Rating: PG/Genre: Neo-Noir Mystery Drama/Stars: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest, Harrison Ford, Michael Higgins, Elizabeth MacRae, Teri Garr, Phoebe Alexander, Mark Wheeler, Robert Shields, Bill Kilgore/Runtime: 113 minutes I think it can safely be said that, amongst the many distinct ailments which a human…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Goonies “85”
MPAA Rating: PG/Genre: Adventure Comedy/Stars: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Ke Huy Quan, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, John Matuszak, Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano, Anne Ramsey, Mary Ellen Trainor, Keith Walker, Lupe Ontiveros, Curt Hanson, Steve Antin, Paul Tuerpe, George Robotham, Michael Paul Chan/Runtime: 114 minutes It might…