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Reel Reviews | Frequency

28 April, 200016 September, 2021FilmGordon

by Joe Barber 1969…1999…What if you could go back in time and change one event in your life? What would you change?

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Reel Reviews | U-571

17 April, 200016 September, 2021FilmGordon

by Joe Barber Set in 1942, this military submarine drama begins quietly with Lt. Andrew Tyler (Matthew McConaughey) finding out that he will not become [read more]

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Reel Reviews | Love & Basketball

16 April, 200016 September, 2021FilmGordon

by Joe Barber Romantic, sweet-natured and often wise in the nature of the games we all play on and off the court, Love & Basketball [read more]

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Reel Reviews | Rules of Engagement

7 April, 200016 September, 2021FilmGordon

by Joe Barber This movie reminded me of that great line from On The Waterfront; Rules of Engagement “could have been a “contender.” Put the [read more]

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Reel Reviews | The Best Man

22 October, 199916 September, 2021FilmGordon

by Joe Barber Malcolm Lee (Spike’s cousin) makes an uneven debut as a writer/director with this slick, often shallow comedy/drama. Taye Diggs (1999’s winner of [read more]

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Reel Reviews | Held Up

8 October, 199916 September, 2021FilmGordon

by Joe Barber The less said about this piece of junk, the better. I’m certain Jamie Foxx and Nia Long are praying you’ll forget this [read more]

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Reel Reviews | Blue Streak

17 September, 199916 September, 2021FilmGordon

by Joe Barber Martin Lawrence is a talented guy and parts of Blue Streak prove that.

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Reel Reviews | Chill Factor

1 September, 199916 September, 2021FilmGordon

by Joe Barber Memo to Cuba Gooding, Jr.: Next time your agent hands you a piece of trash like this, pimp slap the fool and [read more]

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