Royce Johanson

Year in Review

Movies made in 94 triumph for Hollywood

Hollywood made off like a bandit this year and film goers enjoyed it. Forrest Gump was the big money maker taking home nine figures. It seemed like everybody loved this one and no one had anything bad to say about...

Nobody's Fool

Coveted awards approaching

I have sometimes wondered if there are any good movies about people's everyday lives. I finally found one. Nobody's Fool. It was about everyday life in a small town and it was the greatest movie I've seen all...

Academy Awards

It's Oscar time once again this year and what an interesting year it has been. The nominations for the Academy Awards prove it. The biggest controversy pertaining to the nominations has been Pulp Fiction. It received...

Milk Money

Rated PG-13 Starring Ed Harris and Melanie Griffith

I'm sure that when I mention Milk Money you probably cringe. You're probably saying "Oh, that one." If so you're not the first to have said that. The critics did not like this one at all. But, hey, what do the...

Forrest Gump

Rated PG-13 Starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright

Just about anyone you talk to these days has seen Forrest Gump. At least they have heard about it. I mean, geez, they advertise enough for it. This movie was so hyped up that I think that it had an influence on what...

Three fall movies watched, and reviewed

<The Man Without A Face> Mel Gibson's directorial debut, <The Man Without A Face>, was as fascinating as his acting. Still, Gibson wasn't the only one who shined on screen, newcomer Nick Stahl was a pleasant addition...

HOME ALONE 2

I was slightly disappointed by the sequel of Home Alone. Everyone I had talked to before I saw Home Alone 2 said it was much better. I don't know, maybe I was expecting too much. I mean, what happened to Marv and...

SNEAKERS

You wouldn't know this movie was out unless you look at the Variety section a lot, or unless someone you know talked about it, I felt that it was not adequately advertised. I thought this movie was interesting and...

PASSENGER 57

I thought that Passenger 57 was a terrific movie. It moved right along and I never got lost. Passenger 57 was action-packed and explosive. I feel it was one of the better movies I've seen recently. Most critics...

DRACULA

Let's not beat around the bush, the movie Dracula was a major flop. The plot was difficult to find, even Sherlock Holmes couldn't have discovered it. Think that Francis Ford Coppola was trying too hard to make the...

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