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    At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Dirty Harry “71”

    MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Neo-Noir Action Thriller/Stars: Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, John Vernon, Andy Robinson, John Larch, John Mitchum, Mae Mercer, Lyn Edgington, Ruth Kobart, Woodrow Parfrey, Josef Sommer, William Paterson, James Nolan, Maurice S. Argent, Jo de Winter, Craig Kelly, Debralee Scott/Runtime: 102 minutes Among the numerous individuals…

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    At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Negotiator “98”

    MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Crime Thriller/Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer, J. T. Walsh, Paul Guilfoyle, Siobhan Fallon, Paul Giamatti, Regina Taylor, Bruce Beatty, Michael Cudlitz, Carlos Gómez, Tim Kelleher, Dean Norris, Nestor Serrano, Doug Spinuzza, Leonard Thomas, Stephen Lee, Robert David Hall, Tom Bower/Runtime:…

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    At the Movies with Alan Gekko: All the President’s Men “76”

    MPAA Rating: PG/Genre: Biographical Political Thriller/Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook, Jason Robards, Jane Alexander, Stephen Collins, Ned Beatty, Meredith Baxter, Penny Fuller, Penny Peyser, Lindsay Crouse, Robert Walden, F. Murray Abraham, David Arkin, Richard Herd, Henry Calvert, Dominic Chianese, Ron Hale, Nate Esformes, Nicolas…

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    At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Constantine “05”

    MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Superhero Horror/Stars: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, Tilda Swinton, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Djimon Hounsou, Gavin Rossdale, Peter Stormare, Max Baker, Francis Guinan, José Zúñiga, Jesse Ramirez, April Grace, Tanoai Reed, Domino Harvey/Runtime: 121 minutes Among the many lessons that I have learned during my time as…

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    At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Interview with the Vampire “94”

    MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Gothic Horror/Stars: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Stephen Rea, Christian Slater, Kirsten Dunst, Domiziana Giordano, Thandiwe Newton (credited as Thandie Newton), Indra Ové, Laure Marsac, George Kelly, Marcel Iureş, Sara Stockbridge/Runtime: 122 minutes Alright so I must be completely honest with you about something dear reader…

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    At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Empire of the Sun “87”

    MPAA Rating: PG/Genre: Epic Coming-of-Age War Drama/Stars: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano, Leslie Phillips, Masatō Ibu, Emily Richard, Rupert Frazer, Peter Gale, Takatarō Kataoka, Ben Stiller, Robert Stephens, Guts Ishimatsu, Burt Kwouk, Paul McGann, Marc de Jonge, Eric Flynn, James Greene, Paula Hamilton, Tony Boncza,…

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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: 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 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…

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    At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Lost Boys “87”

    MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Supernatural Dark Comedy Horror/Stars: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Kiefer Sutherland, Brooke McCarter, Billy Wirth, Alex Winter, Dianne Wiest, Corey Feldman, Jamison Newlander, Jami Gertz, Edward Herrmann, Barnard Hughes, Chance Michael Corbitt, Alexander Bacan Chapman, Nori Morgan, Kelly Jo Minter, Tim Cappello/Runtime: 97 minutes If there is one…