MPAA Rating: PG/Genre: Thriller Drama/Stars: George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Cox, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, Brendan Ward, Evan Handler, John P. Navin, Jr., Billy Van Zandt, Giancarlo Esposito, James Handy, Earl Hindman, Jeff Rochlin, Jess Osuna, Wayne Tippet/Runtime: 126 minutes I think it can safely be said that if…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Straight Outta Compton “2015”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Biographical Drama/Stars: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, Paul Giamatti, Marlon Yates Jr., R. Marcos Taylor, Lakeith Stanfield, Alexandra Shipp, Corey Reynolds, Tate Ellington, Sheldon A. Smith, Elena Goode, Keith Powers, Mark Sherman, LaDell Preston, Cleavon McClendon, Rogelio Douglas, Jr., Steve…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Crimson Tide “95”
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Action Thriller/Stars: Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, George Dzundza, Matt Craven, Viggo Mortensen, James Gandolfini, Rocky Carroll, Jaime P. Gomez, Michael Milhoan, Scott Burkholder, Danny Nucci, Lillo Brancato, Jr., Rick Schroder, Steve Zahn, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Ryan Phillippe, Eric Bruskotter, Daniel von Bargen, Jason Robards, Jim Reid…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Experiment “2010”
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Drama Thriller/ Stars: Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker, Cam Gigandet, Clifton Collins, Jr., Fisher Stevens, Maggie Grace, Ethan Cohn, Travis Fimmel, David Banner, Jason Lew, Damien Leake/Runtime: 96 minutes I think it is safe to say that if you want a truly riveting study on what it…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Collateral “04”
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Neo-Noir Action Thriller/ Stars: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill, Irma P. Hall, Barry Shabaka Henley, Klea Scott, Javier Bardem, Emilio Rivera, Thomas Rosales, Jr., Inmo Yuon, Jason Statham, Angelo Tiffe, Paul Adelstein/ Runtime: 120 minutes I feel it…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Machinist “04”
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Psychological Thriller/ Stars: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Sharian, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Michael Ironside, Lawrence Gilliard, Jr., Reg E. Cathey, Anna Massey, Matthew Romero, Robert Long, Colin Stinton, Craig Stevenson/ Runtime: 101 minutes I feel it must be said that ever since a remarkable role in…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Mask of Zorro “98”
MPAA Rating: PG-13/ Genre: Action-Adventure-Comedy/ Stars: Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stuart Wilson, Matt Letscher, Tony Amendola, Pedro Armendáriz, Jr., Victor Rivers, William Marquez, L. Q. Jones, Julieta Rosen/ Runtime: 136 minutes Fresh off his appearances in numerous literary works, TV shows, and other movies, the infamous masked hero…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Sunset Boulevard “50”
MPAA Rating: NR/ Genre: Film Noir/ Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Franklyn Farnum, Larry J. Blake, Charles Dayton, Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton, Anna Q. Nilsson, H. B. Warner, Ray Evans, Jay Livingston/ Runtime: 110 minutes I…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: 1408
MPAA Rating: PG-13/ Genre: Horror/ Stars: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Tony Shalhoub, Len Cariou, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., Jasmine Jessica Anthony/ Runtime: 104 or 112 minutes (depending on the cut of the film you are watching) I feel it must be said that in the process of doing my usual pre-movie…
