Searchers, The

A movie that shows how cynicism and sentimentality can be two sides of the same coin

This Michael Douglas-Albert Brooks odd-couple pairing has a few good jokes but nothing to say that has not been said, and very often said, before.

Though message-laden and inclined to a facile view of international politics, this is a fresh and funny look at the travails of family life

A charming French romantic comedy that is also something of a throwback

Another unsuccessful attempt at the movie that tried to identify Death with Fate and got tangled up in its own metaphysics. But several accidental demises are very cool.

Dirty Work, directed by Bob Saget, is utterly without redeeming features: boring, stupid and unfunny. Even my two sub-teen boys thought it was bad, and worse than that movies like this do not get. Discover more from James Bowman Subscribe to get the latest posts to your email. Type your email… Subscribe