‘Pieces of April’ (2003) a harsh, sweet tear-jerker
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Katie Holmes’ standout film has a low budget but high value as it tells a sympathetic story of a dysfunctional family.
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‘Pieces of April’ (2003) a harsh, sweet tear-jerker
‘Dutch’ (1991) focuses on characters, not laughs
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Hughes’ other Thanksgiving film is concerned with the relationship between O’Neill’s and Embry’s characters.
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ (2014) takes some getting used to
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Well, this re-imagining of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” isn’t my “TMNT,” but it’s not as bad as it could’ve been.
Gilpin is great, but ‘The Hunt’ is unpolished
Movie review: More of a collection of brain droppings than a tight plot, “The Hunt” is the latest take on “The Most Dangerous Game.”
Candy, Martin shine in ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ (1987)
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): This popular pick for “best Thanksgiving movie” is an all-timer among the catalogs of Hughes, Candy and Martin.
Anya Taylor-Joy’s ‘Emma’ is beautiful but uneven
Movie review: “Emma” nails the early 19th century English countryside, costumes, manors and manners. But the interludes are jarring.
‘Midnight Run’ (1988) propelled by De Niro, Grodin
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin are an odd couple with comedic chemistry in this on-the-run classic.
‘She’s Having a Baby’ (1988) doesn’t know what it wants
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Kevin Bacon’s character doesn’t know what he wants out of life, and the film doesn’t know what it wants to be.
‘Barjo’ (1992) wryly adapts ‘Confessions of a Crap Artist’
PKD flashback (Movie review): This French adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s first-published non-SF novel is faithful but decidedly quirky.
‘Nate and Hayes’ (1983) swashbuckles to South Pacific
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): One of the most unusual entries in Hughes’ catalog, this is a decent and gorgeous-looking swashbuckler.