Movies starring Luis Guzman
It's amazing how a lifeless, pointless remake can provoke pangs of nostalgia about a mediocre movie. Such is the case with Arthur. The kindest thoughts I have ever experienced about the 1981 original occurred while I was watching Russell Brand and...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-04-08
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Jason Winer
Cast: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, ...
There was a time during the long history of the adult entertainment industry that porn films showed signs of artistic ambition. During the late '70s, a small cadre of directors believed that they could combine the raunch of real sex with an in...
U.S. Release Date: 1997-10-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Nudity, Sexual Situations, Profanity, Violence, Drugs)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Melora Walters, Alfred Molina, ...
While many movies claim to be based on true stories, Dreamer takes it one step further. The film's official name is Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story. The word "inspired" allows a lot of creative license. In fact, very little of what happens in ...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-10-21
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Mature Themes)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: John Gatins
Cast: Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Kris Kristofferson, ...
Just when I thought it was safe to go back in theaters on Friday the 13th – with Jason having decided to postpone his duel with Robert Englund's nightmare-prowling pizza face until later in the summer – along comes a seemingly innocent movie th...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-06-13
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Troy Miller
Cast: Eric Christian Olsen, Derek Richardson, Eugene Levy, ...
The idea underlying Fast Food Nation is intriguing: take the premise of the best-selling non-fiction book by Eric Schlosser and convert it into the backstory of a fictional film. Where director Richard Linklater runs into trouble is in the executi...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-11-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Mature Themes)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Kris Kristofferson, Ethan Hawke, ...
Old action heroes don't die or fade away; they just keep going. Once upon a time, being an action star had an expiration date. Now, as long as there's some acknowledgment of the aging process - a line here, a joke there - it's viewed as more of ...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-01-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: ACTION
Director: Jee-woon Kim
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega, ...
Terence Stamp is The Limey, and The Limey is Terence Stamp. Forget about everything else in this film - the supporting cast, which features Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzman, and Peter Fonda, Steven Soderbergh's lively direction, and even Lem Dobbs' ...
U.S. Release Date: 1999-10-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Terence Stamp, Peter Fonda, Lesley Ann Warren, ...
There are generally two kinds of Christmas movies: those designed for family audiences and those that should probably have aired on the Hallmark Channel instead of opening in a movie theater. Nothing Like the Holidays belongs in the latter categor...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-12-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Alfredo De Villa
Cast: Alfred Molina, Elizabeth Peña, Freddy Rodriguez, ...
Punch Drunk Love represents a departure on the part of two key participants. For Adam Sandler, who portrays the film's protagonist, this is an attempt to play it straight, without falling back on antics, physical comedy, or silliness. For Paul Th...
U.S. Release Date: 2002-10-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, ...
Q & A is testimony to the validity of the old adage: a good story, when well told, can never be told too many times. With this movie, director Sidney Lumet doesn't bring anything radical to the screen. The premise - a decorated cop discovered to ...
U.S. Release Date: 1990-04-27
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Situations, Drugs)
Genre: THRILLER/DRAMA
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante, ...