Tag: John Cleese

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein stays close to the source material, but it loses itself in overly theatrical production tricks.

The star-driven Splitting Heir's funniest bits are provided by John Cleese and Barbara Hershey but laughs are few.

Valiant's listlessness can't even achieve equal measure to Disney's manic WWII propaganda films.

Animated Children’s Fare For The Holidays A miniature horse dreams of joining Santa’s flying reindeer team in this uneven animated holiday tale that feels too adult for its intended …

Don’t Call Me Stupid The dog dies. No, correction, three dogs die in A Fish Called Wanda. Somehow, this John Cleese/Jamie Lee Curtis/Kevin Kline outing gets away with it …

Planes is as lifeless and soulless a manufactured product as those issued during Michael Eisner's Disney tenure in the 2000s.

Time Bandits has stood the test of time since it was first released and remains a classic fantasy movie for children.

Religious satire is still shaky ground even in modern films, but imagine the protests back in 1979 with Life of Brian. Taking the Bible and satirizing key moments through …