Beaches chronicles the unlikely friendship between two very different women. Barbara Hershey and Bette Midler portray this odd couple in a what becomes an extended length soap opera guaranteed to open your tear ducts.
The performances of Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston help make this 1996 remake of 1947's The Bishop's Wife a bit better than your average holiday film.
Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Nick Hornby, John Cusack's comedy High Fidelity is a charming and witty journey through rock and roll, self-discovery, and relationships.
Overly emotional? Perhaps, but this is a Steven Spielberg film and, as expected, is expertly made. War Horse is entertaining and, on all levels, is an example of fine filmmaking.