Avengers: End Game (2019) Director-Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Robert Downey Jr. Chris Evans Chris Hemsworth Scarlett Johansson

Avengers: End Game is the sequel to Infinity War. It stars Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr. Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Remmer and Scarlett Johansson. It’s directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. The directors have done a credible job of bringing the MCU together, in what is said to be the final film in […]

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Shazam (2019) Director-David F. Sandberg Zachary Levi Mark Strong Asher Angel Jack Dylan Grazer

What do you get when a troubled teenage gets super powers. You get Shazam, a comic book movie directed by David F. Sandberg, that’s one of the best in the DC film cannon. This film succeeds mainly because of the lighter tone. Billy Batson, played well by Asher Angel, is the street smart teenage boy,

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Ben-Hur (1959) Director-William Wyler Charlton Heston Jack Hawkins Stephen Boyd

Charlton Heston was the king of epic films, among them The Ten Commandments, El CID, 55 Days at Peking and Khartoum. The biggest and best of his films was Ben-Hur. It is large in scope and has very memorable scenes, among them, the unforgettable chariot race. It was directed by William Wyler. It also stars

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Northwest Passage (1940) Director-King Vidor Spencer Tracy Robert Young Walter Brennan Ruth Hussie

MGM studios had many stars in Hollywood’s golden age. One of the best was two time academy award winner, Spencer Tracy. He is the star of the movie Northwest Passage. It’s a good film directed by King Vidor, about Major Richard Rogers and his rangers, a group of specially trained men, working with the British

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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Starring:Gregory Peck Brock Peters Mary Badham Director-Robert Mulligan

Hollywood has made many socially conscious films. One film that stands out is To Kill a Mockingbird. It’s based on the Harper Lee novel about racial prejudice in the south. It’s main character is Atticus Finch. He is a strong willed principled attorney, played by Gregory Peck. The film takes place in Macomb, Georgia. It’s

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Mr Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Starring:James Stewart Jean Arthur Claude Rains Edward Arnold Director-Frank Capra

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a film directed by Frank Capra, about corruption in Washington. It shows the corruption being as natural as breathing air to some, and others fighting to the last to stop it. Frank Capra had a knack for tackling controversial subjects. This movie is no exception. This film is about

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Comic Book Movies

The success of Captain Marvel, indicates that films based on comic books will be with us for awhile. Although many are enjoyable, some aren’t, like Justice League and BatmanVs. Superman. Hollywood should be coming up with new ideas, but they have always adapted films from other sources. For the most part, they’ve adapted the material

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