What little characterization from the first movie is tossed aside as Frank…whatever his last name was is now in Miami acting as chauffeur for a politician and his family. It’s clearly a temp job, but he does get along well enough with the kid, testing the boy’s intellect …

Two Mules For Sister Sara is about a woman and a man on the wild, west frontier, fighting the good fight. Hogan is the man, played by none other than the fantastic Clint Eastwood and Sara is the supposed nun, played by Shirley MacLaine. Hogan finds Sara in a …

I skipped this one in theatres. I’d seen something else that Quentin Tarantino recently released, and I wasn’t pleased. But then I realized that Planet Terror is actually the brain-child of Robert Rodriguez. This film was so much better than I thought it was going to …

I actually delayed watching this movie for years for two reasons. The first was that I honestly didn’t think that it would be very good. I mean, how could a film about the other set of primates be that interesting? The second reason was that I’m slightly afraid of those …

‘Life of Pi’ the movie has garnered many positive reviews mainly through the ears and mouths of my friends. In the midst of my important year, my ‘A’ levels year, I decided to watch this movie due to me being a movie freak and me being tired of studying. …

Just yesterday I watched the new “Pride and Prejudice” on the CD, the movie didn’t live up to my expectations it was not all that good. The book gives sharp description of each character. Elizabeth is described as a beautiful intelligent girl but kiera knightly looked more like Joe …

eXistenZ, directed by David Cronenberg is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong science fiction violence and gore, and for language. The original release date was April 23, 1999 for United States audience. This movie falls inthe genre of Crime/Drama/Horror/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Jennifer Jason …

This movie is a cartoon-based kung fu movie which features Jack Black as the fat panda Po. He is a total fanatic of the Furious Five which includes the best at kung fu, featuring Angelina Jolie as Tigress, Lucy Liu as Viper (the snake), Jackie Chan as Monkey, Ian …

I wanted a movie my entire family could watch last night and ended up loading Hansel & Gretel on my Netflix player.
While definitely not a kids movie (and a bit scary at times for younger children), this turned out to be a movie everyone in my house enjoyed.
The movie …

Lethal Weapon 2, directed by Richard Donner is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was July 7, 1989 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Thriller and stars Mel Gibson as Martin Riggs, Danny Glover as Roger Murtaugh, …

Sex and the City is back! and it is bigger and better than ever! We went four years without fresh Carrie Bradshaw punchlines and now we get a whole 2 and a half hours of the lovely ladies. The movie version of the award winning series is actually out …

Normally, I dread watching Christmas movies. They rarely offer anything new and are so full of cliches, you can pretty much predict what will happen next.
Tonight, I got to watch a Christmas movie that I actually enjoyed.
ABC Family’s movie, Snow Globe, is a Christmas movie that is so original, …

Another comic book story takes center stage for the silver screen, this time it is the character that was killed in the Daredevil movie, this is the story of Elektra the assassin who wants nothing more to do with killing people, and this time around she wants a clean …

At long last, an uncut, unedited version of 1954’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters has finally appeared on home video in an English subtitled version. When originally released, the film was hack edited and included the silly Rayond Burr footage in order to make the film more acceptable …

An airplane crashes on a mountain in alaska and the rescue seems to be far away. The survivors are hopeful to begin with but when days go by and no rescue is coming everyone is beginning to panic and conflicts arise within the group. It’s extremely cold and the …

I started watching the movie “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” without much expectation. I thought it would be another mindless comedy. But I was surprised that it was much more well-made than I’ve expected. The story flows around the main character Nick(Michael Cera), a high school student and an …

King Kong played out on a smaller stage; this movie has the very same appeal like that. Joe is the gorilla in question; he has seen many things during the course of his life and has come to terms with them. Earlier in his life, his mother was killed …

Dennis the Menace was an adorable television show about a troublesome little boy. They turned it into an even more adorable movie. Dennis is still causing Mr. Wilson to become stressed out as he tries to help him and Mrs. Wilson is still telling him that Dennis is just …

Never forgive, never forget.
A true quote that pretty much sums up the plot of this fantastic movie which came out in 2007. Based on the hit Broadway thriller-musical which starred Angela Lansbury as Mrs.Lovett and Len Cariou as Sweeney, this movie was directed by Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before …

The day that I saw the trailer for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, I told my husband that we were going the day it came out. I loved Alice when I was a little girl, and I was excited to see how Tim Burton would make the story now …

Yay! Josh Duhamel is starring in a new movie! I have loved him ever since watching him as Leo in “All My Children”. Can’t wait until the movie, “The Romantics” is released as it seems as if it has been such a long time since his last movie was …

Love, Simon is a movie released in 2018, based on the book Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. It stars Nick Robinson as Simon Spier, a young teen in high school who has one mysterious secret.

He has a very happy life, really nice friends, a beautiful family …

Since 2002, I never miss watching Harry Potter on the big screen. I have been so excited with adaptations on the the silver screen even the comic superheroes or highly critical novels which made it to the Academy Awards. It was something that I have to observe and critic …

Fear and Desire is one of Stanley Kubrick’s first full feature films, and it tells an anti-war story about an american squadron during World War II getting involved in the most horrific events. The film shows the absolutely darkest side of a war situation and does it without maing …

The final Warner Brothers’ animated movie of its era, The Incredible Mr. Limpet is an awesome piece of entertainment. The film features Don Knotts as Henry Limpet, who has always wanted to be a fish. Oh, if wishes could come true. Well, for Henry Limpet, it …

I was excited to see another movie that stars the tandem of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. This time it was in the movie “Revolutionary Road”. This was based on a novel written by Robert Yates.
The setting is 1960s, and the young couple Frank and April Wheeler are not …

I recently discovered a better movie theater to take my family to, the MJR Marketplace Cinemas in Sterling Heights. It was built on the same location as the old National Amusements Showcase Cinemas which was torn down a few years ago.
The layout of the theater is excellent, the flow …

After I watched “All the King’s Men” and wrote my review I read some other reviews. For a minute I thought I had watched a totally different movie. Almost universally “All the King’s Men” was panned by the critics. The movie was not just panned but picked to pieces …

A film directed by actress Barbra Streisand about a young jewish girl who wants to become a priest. The problem is that only boys are allowed in this profession, so she simply dresses out as a boy.
This film has a lot of issues. To begin with it tries to …

Videodrome with James Woods, Deborah Harry, and Sonja Smits
Since I feel that James Woods is the finest actor around, I just had to watch this movie even though the title was nebulous. Well, I am happy to say that Videodrome is the best science fiction …

En epic Hong Kong action movie about an ordinary man who gets involved in battles between good and evil on the old mysterious mountain of Zu.
This is one of the strangest films I’ve ever experiences. I suppose the filmmakers were trying to create some kind of experimental and innovative …

The Black Cat is partially fact based, but mainly based on fiction. Though it was directed by Stuart Gordon, I ended up feeling really disappointed by this one, but I’m not exactly sure why. The color palate of the film is very dark, but since it is set in …

Since we are past Thanksgiving and officially in the Holiday season, I allowed my daughter to finally watch some Christmas movies I loaded on the Netflix player. One of them was The Christmas Dinosaur.
The movie turned out to be somewhat farfetched and predictable but was still an enjoyable animated …

Kung Fu Panda is a movie about a panda (no surprises there) named Po who aspires to become a kung fu warrior.
Not surprisingly enough, the new blockbuster from DreamWorks, was an enormous sucess. The usual deal from DreamWorks, high quality animation (great details), funky characters, occational gags… …

Three Kings, directed by David O. Russell is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for graphic war violence, language and some sexuality. The original release date was October 1, 1999 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Comedy/Drama/History/War and stars George Clooney …

One of the best animation movies of all time, and certainly the best from Sony Animation, Surf’s Up was funny, clever, and perfectly edited. The voices matched the characters brilliantly, and the characters themselves were a hilariously mixed and matched. Some of the dialog was truly inspired, …

In a nutshell the film “August Rush” is about fate and dreams. What is fantastic about this great movie is that the young actor, Freddie Highmore acting abilities are simply wonderful. Before “August Rush”, Highmore also appeared in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Finding Neverland”.
The story of “August …

Mortal Kombat (1995) is an action film from director Paul W.S. Anderson and is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for non-stop martial arts action and some violence.
Mortal Kombat, an adaptation of the very popular video game series, revolves around a tournament that pits the forces of evil against good. …

Wolf, directed by Mike Nichols is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date for this movie was June 17, 1994 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Horror/Romance/Thriller and stars Jack Nicholson as Will Randall, Michelle Pfeiffer as Laura …

What a pain having to go all the way to the video store and walk around forever finding what you want. For a long time I didn’t even go out and rent movies because it was just too much of a hassle. Also I hated the restrictions of how …

I, having loved the first two Shrek films, was eagerly awaiting the third installment. All the trailers were extremely funny and enticing. And on opening weekend I was there, with my little Shrek and Puss I got from McDonalds and I was also wearing my green “I …

Oh I love this movie ! The chemistry between the characters is apparent during the film and I love the story line and plot; the characters are round and not two dimensional, in other words there is a lot to uncover about the characters as the story moves on. …

“Justice League” is one of my favorite superhero cartoons of all times. I can still remember when the series was advertising to start begin aired on the cable channel Cartoon Network and thinking that I wasn’t going to miss it. I had always had some amount of interest in …

I grew up watching the Muppet Show on television and always wondered what exactly Gonzo was supposed to be. Turns out he’s a space alien.
Muppets in Space is a great movie for the family to watch. It has all the muppet characters in it on an adventure to find …

I can remember hearing about this movie from a lot of people who went to my school a couple years ago right after it came out. All I could hear of was how good it was too, hilarious, dramatic, suspenseful and how I had to watch it. Therefore, since …

Ranma ½ is one of the old Japanese anime, which I like. Ranma ½ anime, which is based on the manga version. From version of manga and to anime version I love this story is. Ranma ½ recounts a story of the Kungfu master accidentally fell into a pond …

Have any of you heard that a movie is out based on Ted Dekker’s Christian novel “Thr3e”? I didn’t think so. For some reason, Christian movies aren’t advertised wide enough, and this new 2007 release by FoxFaith is no exception. Besides, it was only played in some theaters, and …

‘Bride Wars’ is the movie where the main stars, Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson dream to marry at the Plaza Hotel. Unfortunately I expected much more from this movie. I feel that the script lacked a certain amount of magic and there weren’t enough funny moments as expected.
In —˜Bride …