Tag: Dan Aykroyd

Ghostbusters: Afterlife mixes bulky nostalgia with a fresh, creative comic zest to successfully bring this franchise back.

Although it wastes much of the comedic talent, My Stepmother Is an Alien offers a few flashes of corny entertainment worth revisiting decades later.

Yes, it's forcing nostalgia, but Ghostbusters: Afterlife is careful to appreciate why that nostalgia exists in the first place.

Temple of Doom gets lucky in being confined between two genuine classics, offsetting its pitifully uneven story.

On a mission from God, the Blues Brothers see America through music, and exposing the many systemic faults in the process.

Devilish Shortcut Shortcut to Happiness’ inoffensive, simple morals don’t need explicitly revealed. Adam Baldwin stars as a struggling writer seeking success and fame, gets both after selling his soul …

My Best to the Coven By 1989, New York still struggled with rising crime rates.. As Ghostbusters II begins Ecto-1 needs a car wash. Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson …

Cleaning Up the Town Rick Moranis awkwardly stumbles through the streets as Ghostbusters’ third act begins. He’s possessed. He’s muttering nonsense. Nearby, a reggae street band plays, oblivious to …

Dragging Cliches Dragnet is undoubtedly a movie of its time. Listen to the putrid, digitally manipulated opening credits music or the closing credits where stars Dan Aykroyd and Tom …

Get Rich There’s legitimacy in Trading Places’ bet. Two rich gamblers argue whether social conditions determine a person’s wealth and social stature, betting for and against that theory. They …

Mildly Amusing Dan Aykroyd Comedy From the 1980s Doctor Detroit is the most pivotal movie in Dan Aykroyd’s life. It even surpasses classics like Ghostbusters in importance for the …

James Brown Biopic has incredible A/V quality; deserves multiple Oscar noms Following up The Help, director Tate Taylor fishes for more Oscar nominations with his masterful Get On Up, …