‘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.
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): One of the most unusual entries in Hughes’ catalog, this is a decent and gorgeous-looking swashbuckler.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Payne’s film is a near-perfect portrayal of the fact that God does not favor the best human beings.
Movie review: Candid-camera moments, improv acting, editing trickery and scripted writing combine for lots of LOL humor.
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Keaton and Garr are pleasant, but the dad’s helplessness is simultaneously absurd and not as funny as it should be.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): I’m very much in the minority here, but Winona Ryder’s dark comedy classic didn’t connect with me.
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): “Curly Sue” has no grip on reality, but a sweet father-daughter relationship makes it oddly lovable.
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Although loved by many, “Uncle Buck” is the weakest of the three major Hughes-Candy collaborations.
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): The first of his collaborations with Howard Deutch is Hughes’ purest statement on 1980s teen life.
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This cheap, compelling superhero film touches on the everyday heroism of living and the individualized nature of reality.
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Ohhhhhhh yeah! This Hughes film still stands as a prime fantasy of how we’d like to spend a day skipping school.