Snake Eyes (1998) – Brian De Palma

Nicholas Cage goes full Cage and turns it up to 11 for every scene in Brian De Palma’s conspiracy thriller, Snake Eyes. Packed with an incredibly recognizable cast, which includes Gary Sinise, Carla Gugino, John Heard, Stan Shaw, Kevin Dunn, and Luis Guzman, the film never quite hooks you in, because Cage goes so BIG…

Miami Vice (1986) – One Way Ticket, and Little Miss Dangerous

Vice detectives Sonny Crockett (Don Johnson) and Ricardo Tubbs (Philip Micheal Thomas) go after lawyers and drug dealers in the first episode of Miami Vice this week. Written by Craig Bolotin and John Mankiewicz, this episode first aired on 24 January, 1986. When an attorney friend is murdered, Sonny discovers that it was because they…

Home Alone (1990 ) – Chris Columbus

I return to the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book and venture back into the family genre. And despite the fact that it’s May, it’s apparently time for a Christmas movie. I’m a little bit divided on this one. It has so much working for it. It’s written and produced by John Hughes,…