After growing tired of paying for satellite tv and renting movies that I had to spend more time returning than I did watching, I decided to try the service. I get 3 movies at a time, unlimited rentals, free postage paid return envelopes and an easy to use …

I’m usually not a big romance movie kind of guy but I do think Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock make a good film couple so I thought I would give Lake House a try.
Overall, I have to say it was a good movie, though it did remind me a …

Legendary filmmaker Roberto Rossellini, one of the leading men of the neorealist movement in post-war Italy, completed around 40-50 films during his career. Sadly, only few of these are available to a modern audience, most have been lost or badly damaged during the years. Germany Year Zero is probably …

Starring: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny R. McBride, Kevin Corrigan, Craig Robinson, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez, Amber Heard, Ed Begley Jr., Nora Dunn, Joe Lo Truglio, Bill Hader, James Remar, Bobby Lee, Ken Jeong, and Justin Long.
Directed by: David Gordon Green.
It’s hard to find a good comedy nowadays. Look …

Aces of Sales is a Taiwanese drama comedy directed by Cho Li.

I’ve some time to pass before my appointment so I decided to watch a movie online. I don’t have anything in mind so I just pick one randomly. I don’t really know what to say of this film, it …

This is one of my favorite Steve Martin movies. Although the plot is predictable and somewhat cheesy, the character’s ridiculous antics make the movie absolutely hilarious. Martin’s mispronunciation of the word “hamburger” splits my side every time. The contrast between serious and silly members of the …

A film about the author Jacqueline Susann and the way she went from one of the most hated to one of the most beloved. The key was how her books were marketed in different ways, and how they finally did this came to change the book industry for ever.
Of …

Monsters Inc from Pixar is a delightful movie about an alternate universe where monsters are the citizens. What are monsters? Basically a race of colorful creatures, all unique and different, which inhabit a world very similar to our own. The main characters of the story are Sully (a large …

I really didn’t think I’d be watching this movie more than a decade after it was released. And I’m kind of sorry that I did. The girl playing Chantel was attractive and authentic enough. And even the storyline was pretty authentic. I didn’t …

This is a very interesting movie. I thought it would be like other movies that are based on true stories where it is all acted out and would maybe have some interviews with real people involved with the story in the special features, but that is not …

Babes in Toyland was released in 1934, in black and white color. This is a classic musical movie with its cuteness and its real singing talent. I was introduced to this movie as a child and had the hardest time trying to find it as an adult because I …

Sean Penn plays a man on death row, who committed a rape and a murder (late in the film we find out that his partner in this crime went free). A woman priest wants to help this man, not to get him free, but to make God forgive him …

Super Troopers is a movie from the Broken Lizard comedy group about a group of state troopers in Vermont with some quirky antics. They play games on the highway and generally mess around with the people they pull over. Yet the local police are trying to take over there …

If you have ever seen the first xXx (Triple X) movie, you cannot deny that it really did not need a sequel. This one stars Ice Cube as the new, more intense xXx. C’mon…this movie is substandard and really disappointing, not to mention, very distressing to watch. There is …

I am reviewing The Greek Interpreter, a Sherlock HOlmes episode from the boxed set, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which was produced by Granada television in 1983. This episode is one of the best. This episode finds Holmes talking about his family for the first time to …

Super Mario World - “The Wheel Thing” is an episode that surpasses the premier episode in action, comedy, animation and music. This one of my favorite episodes of the cartoon series for a couple of reasons. For one, King Koopa and one of his sons, Kooky, actually present themselves …

The Flinstones is a 1994 movie adaption of the flinstones cartoon from the 1960s.The film plot starts when Barney is adopting a child,Bam Bam. He and his wife Betty were only able to afford the child because Fred Flinstone,their friend loaned them money.Barney really wants to pay back Fred …

It took me a long time to actually get through Show Boat in one sitting, and while I agree it’s a classic motion picture, for some reason I don’t watch it that often. It’s another musical that features Howard Keel, and for some reason, his pictures are ones …

Disneynature. When I first heard about the addition to the Disney name, I was unsure of it. Yet after seeing African Cats which was released in 2011, I fell in love with the studio. I couldn’t wait to see the other documentaries that were made under the studio’s name. …

The Tattooist is a horror movie/drama starring Jason Behr. The actor plays an American tattoo artist who spent most of his adult life traveling around the world and giving tattoos. He is actually well known but many people say that he stole another artist’s designs to become famous. In …

I must really be a morbid individual because I find documentaries about serial killers, crime scenes, and autopsies incredibly fascinating. Upon renting this one on Netflix, I was immediately intrigued. The mention of high profile cases was of extreme interest to me. And I liked …

I really enjoyed the film Ginger Snap and I though this movie would be similar but it was not. Basically the makers of the first movie did not expect it to be a cult favorite. It was not made with a lot of money but did very …

The Town Went Wild, a 1944 release, was a really ridiculous movie that was overplayed and just felt like a big glob of confusion. The film centers on two boys, young men really, of marrying age even, who are suddenly told that they were switched at birth and …

Swordfish, directed by Dominic Sena is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence, language and some sexuality and nudity. The original release date was June 8, 2001 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Thriller/Crime and stars John Travolta as Gabriel …

The anime “Generator Gawl” tells the story of three people who travel back in time from the future to 2007 to prevent the destruction of the world. These three time travelers are Jay Hickman as Koji, Matt Kelley as Ryo and Vic Mignogna as Gawl.
This anime is short …

The film I am about to review is a comedy/drama film about the relationship between two african american brothers who are teammates on a college baskeball team at the university of washington.They are named Antione and Kenny.During one game,when Antione dunks,he starts to have probelms with his heart and …

When it comes to Stephen King movies, they are usually hit or miss with me. In the case of Maximum Overdrive, it was definitely a miss.
While I did like the concept; a comet passing near Earth causes all machines to come to life and attempt to kill humans, overall …

After his masterpiece The draughtsman’s contract back in the early 1980s, the expectations on Peter Greenaway where enormous on my account. He created some very impressive pieces of work through the remaining 80s that included the puzzling Drowning by numbers and the macabre The cook, the thief, his wife …

Another Marvel Comics superhero is brought to life again. Daredevil is directed and written by Mark Steven Johnson and it stars Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Jon Favreau. It’s the story of Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck), a defense attorney who became blind as a …

Synopsis: A college film making group is targeted by a person they believe to be a psycho film maker while putting on a horror movie festival at an old theater.
What I liked about this movie: I started watching this figuring it would fall into the old B-rated slasher movie …

I think DuckTales The Movie the movie was just great. I remember watching this film as a kid and loving it. And hey I still like to watch it today. I have always been a fan of the duck tales and I always loved the TV show. So of course …

9 chronicles the story of a group of Stichpunks (dolls brought to life through the process of alchemy) and their struggles against Machines.
I wanted to enjoy this film. It promised to deliver an exciting experience: the visuals were distinctive; the soundtrack was appropriately moody; and I thought the …

We always go to the movies at least once a week. Last Saturday we saw the movie Beowold. It was made for 3D and it had the features of Anthony Hopkins as the aging king and Angelina Jolie as the witch.
everyone has read Beowolf in high …

The group of well known British comics who used to star in “Monty Python Flying Circus” short films came out with a film in 1975 called “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”. Now, this film is without a doubt an acquired type of comedy, but a comedy none the …

This is a sequel to Westworld, where human-like androids populating an amusement park had gone wild and began killing the guest. Now, several years later, the creators of the park have re-opened it, claiming that all the issues are taken care of and the park, Futureworld, is perfectly safe. …

I watched a movie the other night that I really couldn’t get into at all. It was called Vanishing Point and featured some actors I had never heard of. I don’t usually discriminate when it comes to independent or B list actors, if you can act, i’ll watch your …

Disney continued its long sucessful line of animated classics with Aladdin.
Aladdin weaves the tale of a poor boy in Arabia named, needless to say, Aladdin. Aladdin is a theif, needing to survive on the harsh streets, added by the skills of his monkey friend, Abu. Having rescued a beautiful …

It was my sister who pointed me towards The Shoes of the Fisherman several years ago, and now I think I like it more than she does. Actually, I love this movie. It’s not about the religion, it’s about the principle and what could be if the powers …

Can Hollywood, typically creating things for amusement purposes only, create art? To make something of this nature, a chief must come up to it in a most detailed manner, because of the flimsiness of the process. Such an intimidating task requires an tremendously capable artist with an indisputable managerial …

I didn’t really know what to expect when I first saw this movie on Netflix. The premise was serious, and kind of scary. I don’t know what I would do if I were in a situation where I had accidentally killed someone while doing something that …

Watching Umrao Jaan brought tears to my eyes. This is a Hindi movie in Urdu, I think and if I’m not mistaken. I don’t speak Hindi language nor Urdu and it helps each time whenever I watch a movie of Hindi genre, or Bollywood, there will be subtitles. …

This is not the sequesl that we were all hoping and looking forward to seeing. What the hell happened is beyond my comprehension as the missed the target….way off. Taking into consideration where the last movie ended, the second installation did not pick up from that point as I …

Ok, has a movie ever had a title that told you everything you wanted to know about the film’s contents like this one?
Here’s the rundown. Waldemar is back and he ain’t paying attention to the continuity of the previous films. He’s in Victorian England and cursed to be a …

Spectular…just Spectular!! The pinnacle in Anime, no other work has come close to matching the raw talent in Akira. It’s a visual masterpiece. It’s easy to see why this film is great…and seeing is believing, you must see it to believe it. I dare not tell you what the …

The Parent Trap, directed by Nancy Meyers is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for some mild mischief. The originalr release date was July 29, 1998 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Family/Romance and stars Lindsay Lohan as Hallie Parker and …

I decided to watch this movie because the trailer seemed to be an interesting story and because the actor, Dermot Mulroney had the main part. I must say that although it is a good movie, it isn’t as great as I imagined.
So what went wrong with this movie? I …

This DVD movie, Taxi is totally a feel good one with many laughs along the way for me.
I think I watched it on movie and also on DVD again. Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon and Gisele Bundchen starred in this movie and I was having a fun time …

It Takes two is a movie starring Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. They play two girls who look alike but are not related and from two different backgrounds. They meet at a camp and become freinds where they hatch a plan to get the case worker of the orphan …

A day in the life of a typical blue collar working class suburban family man as a loving husband and father soon turns to turmoil when a mysterious family moves into his neighborhood. Along with other home owners in the neighborhood, they get to thinking that their new neighbors …