"Lethal Weapon" (1987) This great Richard Donner-directed tale, which takes place during the holidays, finds Mel Gibson’s Martin Riggs dealing with emotional issues and suicidal tendencies. Danny Glover plays his police officer partner, Roger Murtaugh. They share great chemistry together. Gary Busey is also outstanding as Mr. Joshua, the main bad guy. A+ "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" (2005) This nifty action-mystery, co-written and directed by Shane Black, finds Gay Perry (Val Kilmer) friends with Robert Downey Jr.’s Harry Lockhart during the Christmas season. It’s just a fun and enjoyable ride with...

'The Dead Zone' (1983) - Christopher Walken is Johnny Smith, a school teacher who awakens from a coma with supernatural abilities after an automobile accident. Martin Sheen is amazing as a politician named Greg Stillson. Based on a novel by Stephen King. A+ 'Doctor Sleep' (2019) - This mixture of drama and horror is a direct sequel to "The Shining." Ewan McGregor portrays Danny Torrance, Jack Nicholson's screen son in the original all grown up years later. Flashbacks to the original...

"Stand and Deliver" (1988) - A great drama, it follows Edward James Olmos' Jaime Escalante, who teaches algebra to a bunch of troubled students in South Central Los Angeles. Lou Diamond Phillips, fresh off his starring role in "La Bamba" portrays one of the students. B+ - "Bound by Honor" (1993) This is a multicultural Chicano flick like the Godfather. One of the brothers becomes a cop (played by Benjamin Bratt), another one becomes a criminal (Jesse Borrego) and another one becomes an artist (Damian Chapa). A - Spare Parts (2015) - Here's a based-on-truth biographical drama about...