I am reviewing The Case of the Pennsylvania Gun, 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, …

I am only sort of a romantic comedy fan. You can usually predict what will happen in the end and that bores the heck out of me. I did see the ending coming, it was predictable and trite, but the movie was still ok. Jennifer …

No movies this year has really blew my mind yet. Unlike last year, heavyweights such as Mad Max: Fury Road and Inside Out were already released by this time and they were among the best films released last year. The blockbusters this year continues to underwhelm, and upon checking my …

A woman played by Ingrid Bergman visits a town in New York and tells everyone she is Anastasia, the only survivor of the Romanov family in Russia that were executed during the revolution. Is she telling the truth or just having a delusion?
There is a lot of feeling in …

After watching the movie JOCKER, I stood up and started applauding. True, I was the only person in the audience who did so, but I made my feelings known. And now I will try to convey them to you.

Arthur Fleck is a typical loser. He lives with his mother, gets …

The stories in which large muscles are combined with a brain of a bird often seem comical, but I feel that a deeper analysis can establish that there is a vast drama concealed in them. The audience members can be deeply mistaken if they think that the term “meathead” …

First, and foremost, Bruce Willis. Need I say more. I have yet to see a film where Bruce Willis was not playing a part written for him or a part that he did not do justice to with his own …

If you like Cinderella stories, and stories where the main characters are for the most part good, even though there are slight misunderstandings … this movie is from you. Drew Barrymore is incredible in this Cinderella fairy tale. The settings and costumes seem real, the evil stepmother and stepsisters …

I recommend this film to all lovers of action films and thrillers. This film was created with a very good sense of what the lovers of these genres want.
I surely enjoyed the two hours that I spent watching this film. Even though the quality of the streaming video that …

I do not have issues watching movies about gay people. This is one of those movies that I wanted to see because it stars Jim Carrey and Ewan Macgregor. I Love You Phillip Morris is about a gay man who wanted to lead a normal life with a normal …

The story takes place in the last century London. Two talented stage magicians, Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) become rivals, competitors, and eventually enemies. It all starts with Angier’s wife dying onstage when a dangerous magic trick goes wrong. Angier blames Borden for it. From …

I must admit that I am not a great fan of Jim Carrey’s movie. I don’t enjoy watching some two hour movie with a guy trying to make a series of funny faces, however in this movie Jim Carrey managed to tone down this image and gave an excellent …

If we are going to see a movie in the weekend, we would consider Lansing Mall Cinema. It is as good as the other cinema. It is clean and cozy. Bathroom is neat and you can even take a nap right there inside the bathroom. …

Fashion model Jennifer (played by Elisha Cuthbert) has been kidnapped after spending the evening at a nightclub. She awakens to find herself trapped in some sort of basement with a labyrinth of killer tricks and props. She realizes that someone is testing her, watching her every move. …

To be honest I did not have high expectations for Naruto Shippuden: The Lost Tower in the first place, it could potentially have been a pretty decent animated file, but instead is a mediocre due to its missed opportunities—¦
Naruto Shippuden —“ The Lost Tower, is the fourth film from …

A typical day out for a family (Mother, Father and Son) when something terrible happens. The characters are Mother-Rene Russo as Kate Mullen, Father-Mel Gibson as Tom Mullen and Son-Brawley Nolte as Sean Mullen. Sean is kidnapped for he is the son of a rish man and is used …

One other movie I ended up watching on TV this past weekend was a movie called Idiocracy. At first, I wasn’t sure what to expect. It’s from the same people who brought us Beavis and Butthead and, while I did watch the show when I was younger, I wasn’t …

The first time that I even found out about the movie “21 and Over” had to be when I was watching something else in the theatre and I saw it advertise in the Coming Attractions. Even then it didn’t seem like it was going to be very good, but …

A friend recommended this movie to me, saying it has been nominated in some awards and had receive some like Academy Awards 2008 Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. I was curious with it and though the movie cover does not look as interesting as it claimed …

I don’t mind watching movies that I like a number of times. This one has been played in our house and in some relative’ houses but I just kept hopping in. Not only because this is Sean Connery’s movie but also it’s Nicolas Cage’s and Ed Harris’ …

Starring: Nathan Fillion (Bill Pardy), Elizabeth Banks (Starla Grant), Michael Rooker (Grant Grant), Brenda James (Brenda Gutierrez), Gregg Henry (Jack MacReady)
Starla was married to one of the town’s richest guys, Grant. Her former boyfriend, Bill, who was also the police chief, still carried a torch for her. …

A classical tale of boy meets girl or in this case boy dog meets girl dog. Showing the early years of Lady’s life, growing up in a respectable part of town, living the blue collar life. On the other side of the fence, we see the freelance life of …

‘Feed me, Seymour!’ cries the hungry, man eating plant in Little Shop of Horrors. I love that line! That line is one of my favorite lines from a movie. Now I am not talking about the Little Shop of Horrors version made in the 1980s, I am talking about …

Nicholas Cage stars in this mystery/drama/horror type movie. He finds himself on a remote island populated mostly by women. His task is to find a missing child who might also be his daughter.
Now that the foundation has been laid for the plot of the movie, where did it go …

It has been ages since I’ve seen the movie Loaded Weapon 1. And, I have to say, I had completely forgotten just how funny this movie was.
It features Emilio Estevaz before he ruined his career by doing stupid kids movies. And, between his performance as a burned out cop …

Synopsis: Kevin Costner stars as Elliott Ness, the treasury agent who formed a group of crime fighters to bring down criminal Al Capone. The movie covers the formation of his Untouchables group through Capone’s conviction for tax evasion.
What I liked about this movie: I’m not a huge Kevin Costner …

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 30 begins with a man speaking to Roy Mustang, berating him for becoming a State Alchemist. Roy tells him that he should have become a State Alchemist because of his brilliant research, the man explains to him that he doesn’t need to and that …

Since I haven’t been seeing any new episodes of Family Guy or American Dad I’ve been wondering what the creator Seth McFarlane has been up to and whether or not he had any new projects working on. My question was answered when I saw the trailer for the comedy “A …

I watched the movie Hairspray this evening. This was the 2007 updated version. I have to admit that I did not really like the original movie. I did not expect too much from this version.
Hairspray is a musical/ comedy.
I have to say though in my opinion, …

We ended up having our family movie night Friday and watched the film Up.
I didn’t think it would be a movie I would enjoy because the plot seemed a bit too simple. But, it ended up being a very funny movie.
The first few minutes of the film are somewhat …

Kireedam is the latest release of the ultimate star Ajit movie. This movie is produced by Balaji and directed by newcomer Vijay. For the second time Ajit paired up with Trisha in this movie. Rajkiran and Saranya are also casted in the movie; they played the …

As a liberal democrat, I enjoy Michael Moore’s films. While they are obviously biased, they are backed up with facts. But the bias is what the republicans mock. In this film, Michael Moore questions why Americans as a whole seem to have this deep-rooted fear of a universal health …

I had some free time yesterday because I decided to take the day off from work and didn’t have my youngest daughter like I thought would be the case. Since I had to wait for my wife to get home before leaving to do something, I ended up looking …

Big, directed by Penny Marshall is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was June 3, 1988 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Drama/Family/Fantasy/Romance and stars Tom Hanks as Josh, Elizabeth Perkins as Susan, Robert Loggia as MacMillian, …

I have to say that the first thing I noticed about this second entry in the movie’s Miss Marple mystery movie by Agatha Christie is the very bright and campy musical theme. It’s just so bubbly and merry that it seems like follows should be more of a …

Some of these earlier movie musicals are so hard to describe simply because the plot can get a little offbeat and quirky. Of course, the same thing happens from time to time today, too, but some early films just didn’t have that much to them. Let’s take …

Blood Diamond, directed by Edward Zwick is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong violence and language. The original release date was December 8, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Adventure/Drama/Thriller and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Danny Archer, Djimon …

I was anticipating this action/thriller movie from Angelina Jolie and had really high expections since she does action movies really well and sometimes with her own stunts, but after watching this movie I was quite disappointed as I thought it had a very anti-climactic moment at the peak of …

Judd Apatow brings us his sophomore directorial effort Knocked Up, another comedy in the same spirit as his first film, The 40 Year Old Virgin, which starred Steve Carrell of NBC’s The Office.
This fish-out-of-water story features Seth Rogen as Ben Stone, an immature guy who does nothing but smoke …

As soon as I heard that Paranormal Activity was coming to theaters I wanted to see it immediately. I have long been a fan of movies like this, and was waiting with baited breath to see some horror that wasn’t contrived and silly. I am actually glad …

A Bridge Too Far featured an all-star cast and told the story of an attempt to end World War II by capturing a series of bridges. Known as Operation Market-Garden, it had a lot of hopes but was doomed to fail almost from the beginning.
The problem with A …

So the basic over view of this movie is supposed to be about a girl named Debbie who finds a ouija board in her house, and decides to play with it. She wakes up evil spirits in her house, who then end up murdering her. Her bestfriend, Laine, can’t …

An animated film by famous japanese director Hayao Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli. It is the story of a young woman named Mononoke who was raised by wild animals in the woods. This is not a realistic film, more of a fairytale with lots of supernatural things taking place. …

Based on Katherine Paterson’s classic novel, this is the story of Jesse Aarons (Josh Hutcherson), a boy who’s something of an outcast at school and at home (he is the only boy among four sisters). When a new girl moves in across the road, it’s initially bad news for …

The other night I watched a very unique movie called Pan’s Labyrinth, or El Laberinto del fauno. I really enjoyed this movie. Pan’s Labyrinth was out in 2006. The movie is set in the time of the Spanish civil war. Pan’s Labyrinth primarily follows the …

Synopsis: Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel star as a producer and his accountant in this Mel Brook’s directed movie. Realizing that they can make more money by producing a flop, they scam women out of their money by offering them up to 100 percent of the profits then seek …

The anime series “FLCL,” short for “Fooly Cooly” or “Furi Kuri,” is an artistic amazement. The storyline is a little unclear, being a
three-way battle between main characters, but deliciously abstract and humorous. The plot’s hyperactive pace, and features that catagorize the series as anything from comedy, drama, romance, sci-fi …

I must admit, I have never been much of a Will Smith fan…until this movie. With so few human interaction scenes (for most of the movie, he is with a dog), he pulled off the lonely, depressed person very well. The storyline is amazing and, at the …

Like many others who watched and re-watched the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy multiple times, I had high hopes for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.” But, after sitting through the film, I was left very disappointed.
First of all, the film was too long. Now, I understand that “The Hobbit” …