I am reviewing the Night Train Riddle, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Series 39 Thrilling Episodes. This series was produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France in the fifties. Ronald Howard, the son of actor Leslie Howard, stars as …

Out of curiosity in college, I watched this movie. That was because of my professor in Graphics and Special Effects who recommended this to the class saying this has a good special effects sample. Well, it did not fail me. The transformation of humans into grotesque …

A young woman in search of herself travels to Las Vegas and after seeing the glamorous life of a Las Vegas showgirl, she sets her sights on becoming one herself. What she did not take into consideration is that the road to showgirl stardom is no easy task and …

When it comes to classic horror movies, I can’t imagine making a list of the best without including A Nightmare On Elm Street. Wes Craven gave audiences a whole new kind of killer when he unleashed the charred murderer into the dreams of teens in the mid eighties. …

George of the Jungle is a 1997 Disney film starring Brenden Frasier..It is an animated adaption of the George of the Jungle Cartoon.It is about a baby who was raised in the jungle by apes.He got lost in the African jungle due to a plane crash.25 years later, a woman …

The Invention of Lying (Movie)
Ricky Gervais is known for his over-the-top humor, but there was nothing funny about this movie. The movie started out with an intriguing idea of a world where everybody is forced to say what is on their mind and tell 100% truths, but then one …

Mrs. Doubtfire is a movie about a father who is desperate to spend more time with his children. The father, played by Robin Williams and the mother, Sally Field, have a decent relationship but the mom is tired of the dad’s crazy ways and takes dad back to court. …

I had never seen a trailer for this movie, but rented it simply because a friend wanted to see it. Overall, I would say pass on this movie unless you are interested in a lot of fighting and gore.
I was really impressed with the start of the movie. The main …

“Take Shelter” is a well crafted, interesting film that deals with quite a few hard-pressing issues (mental illness, nature gone wild, apocalyptic fears, financial strife). I wish I liked it more, but it left me somewhat disappointed - I found many separate things to like about it, but they …

In 1995, director Martha Coolidge gave us a really wonderful and magical motion pictured called Three Wishes. It captures our imaginations and takes our hearts on a wondrous adventure. Just like the tagline says, if you really believe, magic will find you, and it does, here in …

Happy Feet is a great little movie. I believe it is great for the young and old. That makes a cartoon movie good. If you can sit there as an adult with your child and enjoy the movie as much as your child. YAY!
Happy Feet is about a penguin …

What a disappointment! Over the weekend hubby and I decided to binge watch some movies that were on our “to see” list. One of these movies was The Transporter Refueled movie, the newest of the Transporter series. We’ve seen all of the other Transporter movies and we loved each one …

Alright, before you get too skeptical about the DVD title movie, Sex and Death 101, let me tell you that this movie is actually pretty harmless, minus all the ‘racy’ scenes, which I’m not interested at all. I just love the comedic storyline and here is it.
Simon Baker …

I am reviewing The Three Gables, a Sherlock Holmes episode on the boxed set, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, produced by Granada in the 1990’s. This episode finds Holmes and Watson against ruffians who are hired by a cold feeling woman to steal this poor old woman’s grandson’s …

I tend to like a lot of films, especially drama films which have a historical setting. These films do not necessarily have to be based on a factual story either, and they do not have to be set in the far history like medieval times. This is what attracted …

I finally had the opportunity to test out the DVD rental network called Netflix. I heard about it many times but I never got the opportunity to apply.Netflix has a huge database of movies to choose from.
I wish I had tried it sooner. This has got …

I grew up with Transformers. I owned Optimus Prime, watched the cartoons, knew the theme song. So there was both great anticipation and a small amount of dread when I heard that Michael Bay was producing a live action, CGI filled Transformers movie. The anticipation came …

When you talk about the movie review on Sunshine, I have the impression of the movie of The Titans. This movie is basically about sunlight, yes, and I thought it was a pretty boring story, yet again on DVD. My brother has loads of it, and I …

Arlington Road is a 1999 suspense film directed by Mark Pellington and starring Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, and Joan Cusack. The film is about a College History Professor who lost his wife, an FBI agent killed on duty, he has been struggling with this, and struggling to raise his …

Don’t we all just love penguins? I know I do. I was really excited when the movie came out, i really had big expectations about it since it only heard good things about it. And the day finally came, I went to the cinema (which nowadays I do rarely) …

This Otto Preminger classic features Frank Sinatra in his most famous movie part, as a gambling drug addict with a good heart who tries to hold his life together. An intense film that was controversial in its direct way of depicting drugs and drug addicts without putting any judgement …

Last evening I watched “The Dark Knight”. I had of course heard all of the hype regarding the movie.
Christian Bale was an interesting choice for this part. He did a better job as Batman than I thought he would. But I actually thought Michael Keaton made a …

An abundant of people denounce against movies because they think that films are just made for entertainment and they spoil a child’s mind. This is not true because many films today are educational and teach us the values of life. I visited the Detroit Film Theatre on December 2, …

Passenger 57 is an action flick starring Wesley Snipes and Bruce Payne released back in 1992 when audiences could tolerate terrorists and airline hijackers - unlike the post 9/11 world we live in today.
So anyway, Wesley Snipes plays John Cutter the good guy - a former cop turned airline …

48 Hours, directed by Walter Hill is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was December 8, 1982 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Comedy/Crime/Drama/Thriller and stars Nick Nolte as Jack Cates, Eddie Murphy as Reggie Hammond, Annette …

From 1969 came The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, another Walt Disney Production that starred Kurt Russell. Much of Russell’s early career was for Disney Studios. In this over-the-top comedy, Russell manages to merge himself with a computer and ends up being geek-like in intelligence, which proves to …

Omkara is the Indian adaptation of the play Othello, written by the legendary Shakespeare. The characters are same, only the settings of the play has been changed. Othello has become Omkara, Desdemona has become Dolly Mishra,Lago has become Langda Tyagi.This story is set in a village. A political leader …

Treasure of Jamaica Reef is a movie from 1975 about four individuals who come together to go on a big adventure to find a treasure that went down in a Spanish Galleon over 200 years ago. It’s part action in that others also want the treasure, and they …

I watched the movie “Kippur” as part of my “trying to understand the Middle East” efforts. I’m not sure what affects watching the movie had on that, but it reinforced my belief that governments are inefficient and self-serving and that war is the supreme human lunacy.
Israeli Director Amos …

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) is a western drama from director Andrew Domonik and is rated R by the MPAA for some strong violence and brief sexual references.
Jesse James (Brad Pitt) was one of the country’s first celebrities. There have been countless books …

I was very excited to see the Adjustment Bureau. I am usually a fan of Matt Damon’s work because he is a very solid actor and has done movies that I have enjoyed in the past. Emily Blunt, although a much newer addition the Hollywood scene has also proven …

Gandhi released in 1983 was the Oscar winning movie. Gandhi play by Ben king sly this the story about Mahatma Gandhi and his life style and struggle presented at the back ground Indian freedom struggle. The whole story masterfully written and directed. Ben Kingsly has given a award …

Everything about this movie makes no sense. You have a bunch of Italian mobsters who act like flaming retards. The second hand of the mob looks like an idiot with his puffy hair and he talks sort of like an actor who is trying to talk like an Italian. …

The film’s storyline is about two men: lonely and somewhere in their 30s. The one man is undergoing a human crisis. The character is an Irishman named Sean Murphy (played by: Colm O’Leary.) O’Leary served with the United States National Guard while in Afghanistan. …

Since I have just reviewed the new movie “The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” I thought it would be a good idea to review its first part, “The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” released in 2003. The first movie is much better …

Jumanji was one of the movies I wanted to see in the theater, but wasn’t able to. From 1995, it stars Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst, Bradley Pierce, Adam Hann-Byrd, and Laura Bell Bundy. It’s actually a nice adventure for children who aren’t afraid of monsters …

I think that one of the most interesting movies that I watched this year was one named “The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio”. I had actually seen the movie name on display on my cable guide a number of times before, but I never actually worked up the interest …

Breakfast at Tiffany’s is another classic that I keep watching repeatedly. In fact, just recently I bought the collector’s edition. This film is just amazing, and not only because actress Audrey Hepburn lights up the screen with her presence and fashion style. I think the film …

There is a belief that spirits or ghosts can speak through the voice stomach. Perhaps this is correct. In a small city, used to live a lover doll named Mary Shaw advanced voice doll with the voice stomach. Mary died when the mysterious, the body buried with the dolls …

Fullmetal Alchemist: Episode 17 begins with Maria Ross being questioned in the murder of Maes Hughes and being put in jail. Everyone wonders what’s going on and Ed and Al go to ask Colonel Mustang what’s going on. Barry the Chopper breaks Ross and Ling out of …

Saw is 2004 horror, thriller and mystery movie directed by James Wan who had quite a successful career in directing horror movies. I don’t usually watch horror movies, not because I can’t bear them, but, because its not truly my genre. My friend told me how much of a …

When I read the short outline of this movie, I thought I was reading a news article. I just saw Miral earlier, and it was probably the only culturally significant movie I’ve seen of this year. To summarize, Miral is one way to understand the political conflict …

Panned by critics upon release, and still without a Director’s Cut to see the light of day, I think The 13th Warrior is an overlooked gem much deserving of your attention. It was supposed to be an epically scaled historical adventure based on Michael Crichton’s book The Eaters of the …

In the summer, Katy McLaughlin not wait to spend summer holidays to live in a house owned livestock both his parents, Rob and Nell McLoughlin. However, a day when ridding a horse with, Katy met with a lion ready want to eat. The horse immediately fled quickly; while Katy …

Have you ever looked up at night and watched the stars and dreamed of doing something more with your life than the normal person? October Sky is a movie about a boy named Homer Heckman who is inspired to build a rocket after watching the Russian satelite Sputnik streak …

Blowup is a strange British film about a London photographer who shoots some film in a park of a woman named Jane and another man. Jane, played by Vanessa Redgrave, desperately wants the film back, but the self-involved photographer isn’t very cooperative.
David Hemmings stars, along with Sarah Miles …

Joe `The King` Kingman is a superstar quarterback for Wanted to show some team, the Boston Rebels. Their lives are always filled party while his team wins, besides the various ad products he had starred, even now, he began a restaurant business. However, everything will change when a young …