Rent It The Movie: The trailer for 1962's Taras Bulba boldly proclaims, “Now, add a motion picture to the wonders of the world!” While “wonder” isn't a word I'd use on this panoramic tale of 16th century Russian warriors conquering in battle and in love, it's suitably impressive drama – and somewhat entertaining (at least in the first half), despite being served up with equal amounts of …
Recommended THE FILM: After the monstrous success of his first Transformers trilogy, Hollywood outlaw Michael Bay parted ways with star Shia Labeouf and began a new chapter in his franchise, dialing back the explosive action and addressing the pacing and character development issues that plagued the three earlier films. Just kidding! Transformers: Age of Extinction delivers the Bay-hem in spades …
Recommended The Movie: Gary Cooper stars in 1951's sort-of-western (southeastern?) Distant Drums , an independently produced action thriller that plops a small group of soldiers in the middle of the Florida Everglades during the Second Seminole War. Forced to cope with the harsh swamp, while dodging hungry gators and murderous Seminoles, the soldiers trudge their way back to their ship after …