EVERY MOVIE HAS A LESSON

When you ask people what Christmas movie is their favorite, the answers are usually split into two categories. There is the group that gushes about the classic films that focus on Christmas spirit and family values and the group that raves about edgier, irreverent movies that often embrace a darker vibe. There's not a lot of crossover between these two groups and each one often adopts a bit of a judgmental attitude towards the choices of the others' Christmas fare.

by Kevin Gardner

February is a time to celebrate love and romance: the promise of it if you are in a relationship and the prospect of it if you are not. No matter how you are spending Valentine's Day, or the rest of the month, whether with a significant other, a group of friends, or an adoring pet, here are some movies that celebrate the hope and joy of romantic love.

by Lewis Robinson

Who hasn't aspired to be more like a character they've seen in a movie? Some of us want to be Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Others want to be John Wayne in "The Searchers." Or maybe we want to be Iron Man from "The Avengers." While these are all fun fantasies, most of us won't be stylish socialites, cowboys, or superheroes. On the other hand, most of us do work for managers, and many of us want to work our way up. While Hollywood has created some negative caricatures of business leaders, there are examples of exceptional managers in film.

by Devin Caldwell

Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the 1920s, "The Great Gatsby" is regarded as one of the greatest novels of the 20th century, if not the greatest American novel of all time. Once its artificially extended copyright protection ran out at the end of 2020, people were clamoring for a new film adaptation. In fact, there had already been such an adaptation in 2013, before the copyright protection ran out. Australian director and producer Baz Luhrmann originally made a name for himself in the United States with "Moulin Rouge!" a glitzy, stylized story set in 1900s' France with contemporary music.

by Kevin Gardner

The Rocky franchise debuted in 1976 as the humble tale of a club fighter who gets an unlikely dream shot at the heavyweight championship of the world. It was a critical and box office success that spawned a franchise that spanned six films over more than three decades. These are the best and worst of the series ranked from worst to first.