MPAA Rating: PG-13/ Genre: Sci-Fi Drama/ Stars: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O’Connor, Sam Robards, Jake Thomas, William Hurt, Brendan Gleeson, Ministry; Voices of: Jack Angel, Robin Williams, Ben Kingsley, Meryl Streep, Chris Rock/ Runtime: 146 minutes Well now I must say THIS was quite the intriguing film to…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Manchurian Candidate “04”
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Neo-Noir Political Thriller/ Stars: Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight, Kimberly Elise, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright, Simon McBurney, Bruno Ganz, Ann Dowd, Ted Levine, Miguel Ferrer, Dean Stockwell, Charles Napier, Pablo Schreiber, Anthony Mackie, Robyn Hitchcock/ Runtime: 130 minutes I feel it is safe…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Giver “2014”
MPAA Rating: PG-13/ Genre: Sci-Fi/ Stars: Jeff Bridges, Brenton Thwaites, Odeya Rush, Katie Holmes, Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgård, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Swift, Emma Tremblay/ Runtime: 97 minutes I feel it safe to start this review off by waxing a little bit philosophical dear reader. We all have heard the phrase…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Adaptation “02”
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Comedy-Drama/ Stars: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Tilda Swinton, Ron Livingston, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Judy Greer, Bob Yerkes/ Runtime: 115 minutes In the aftermath of the absolutely wonderful success of the movie known as Being John Malkovich in that long-gone year 1999,…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Post “2017”
MPAA Rating: PG-13/ Genre: Historical Drama/ Stars: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys, Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemmons, David Cross, Pat Healy, Michael Stuhlbarg/ Runtime: 116 minutes I have felt movie goers that, in the past, there has always…