I enjoy horror movies. I often read them and watch them with the lights turned low, wanting to feel that wonderful scared feeling as the adrenaline gets going. I had seen the remake of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre a year or so ago, and I wanted to …

This movie was pretty good. I won’t have that much to say about it. Even though it was a well-adjusted movie it wasn’t the best, and improvements could be made to it. This isn’t so much about the movie belonging to a specific genre than it is about music. …

The Departed hosts an all star cast of Hollywood’s best and most famous actors. Showcasing the corruption that has turned a police department completely upside down. If you have not watched this amazing movie before, trust me when I tell you, that you will not be disappointed! Suspense galore …

To-date, I have watched Little Man Tate three times. It has such an amazing topic, the subject of raising and educating individuals who are little Mozarts, like the so-called Little Man Tate in the film, who I think has that eidetic memory. There is a very tasty …

This movie, a sequel in premise only to the earlier Bruce Almighty, is a fun PG rated film to enjoy with the whole family. Morgan Freeman once again plays God, with of course the ability to appear and reappear at will to whomever he desires. Steve Carell reprises his …

This movie was utterly depressing. I think many couples would be quite stricken after watching this. It may be focused on married couples, but I think that the theme encompasses all relationships anywhere in the world because it tackles a very important yet often overlooked issue: communication.
The Wheelers …

I’m still wondering if this is a remake of the classic “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”, for it does not have the flair of the original (that’s of course, if it is a remake). Ashton Kutcher (Simon Green) co-stars with Bernie Mac (Percy Jones) in this family comedy that …

I usually like a movie I could somehow relate into. However, “Confessions of a Shopaholic” is one of those movies that I liked but could not really much relate to myself. It is about a woman who has a passion for shopping, which I don’t.
Being into shopping entails …

While we were in Arlington Texas, my son and I had to find a movie theater, there is just so much walking you can do and we just wanted to relax for the evening. We found a theater that was around twenty minutes from the Sheraton that we …

From 1962, Sweet Bird of Youth is the Tennessee Williams tale of a young man who returns home after a failed bid to make it as an actor in Hollywood.
Paul Newman is terrific as Chance Wayne, the bad guy who surprises the town by showing up unexpectedly. He’s …

We have a new shopping center that’s still in the process of being built and it’s practically in our back yard! It’s called Lansdowne Station. It’s close enough to be very convenient, but far enough away that we don’t have the extra traffic and headaches. It’s great! One store …

Amazing culture and imagination always represented Japan.This movie is one reason why.With only a fraction of the budged of all-day American high-rated movie,Shinobi turned out a great story to watch.It is happening in the XVI century,where two mysterious rival clans of a breed of fighters called Shinobi are put …

As it turned out, I was only able to view one version of A Christmas Carol this year. Normally, I see several, but scheduling just didn’t work out, not to mention I didn’t notice this Charles Dickens’ classic being shown all that much. This A Christmas Carol …

Nell is the film where award-winning actress Jodie Foster first tries her hand at directing, so I thought it should be worth watching. It has such a weird premise; a woman is raised without any human companion and brought up in the wild. The lady of course …

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 …

Disclaimer: I am neither a fan, nor a hater of the Twilight franchise. While I didn’t read the books, I saw both previous movies, and on the whole found them to be a light, undemanding (if sometimes cracktastic) entertainment.
I went to see Twilight: Eclipse with no particular expectations, and …

Me And You And Everyone We Know is an independent film made in 2005 by writer, director, and performance artist Miranda July.
John Hawkes stars as a recently separated father of two, Richard Swersey, who spends his days working in the shoe department of a local department store, and the …

Rosie! is a delightful comedy about an eccentric woman whose family questions her sanity. Of course, it’s all because they are worried about her money and it getting away from the family. It’s a common theme for movies, and it’s the central one here. The wonderful …

Quite honestly, I have yet to see any of the Batman movies, though I’ve seen lots of clips and stories on filming them throughout the years. I remember back in the era when this Batman & Robin movie was filmed. There were a number of media segments …

I had heard a lot of talk about the movie The Ugly Truth. Mainly, Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl were said to have a lot of on-screen chemistry. Still, it was supposed to be a chick flick, with a bit of an edge, and I would say that the …

“Hitch” represents Will Smith’s attempt at romantic fiction and, may I add, not a bad attempt at all! This movie meant a lot for the actors, Eva Mendez and Kevin James because afterwards they received more challenging roles.
In this movie, we see how Smith stars as Alex ‘Hitch’ Hitchens …

After three successful movies on the big screen, Hollywood brought the girl midget (hence, gidget) surfer to the small screen. It was the big break for Sally Field, who took on the Gidget role. It brought her recognition. It still bugs me that she sneers at …

Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh is the sequel to the horror film Candyman.In this film,the main plot concerns Candyman’s present day descendant Annie Torrent and takes place in New Orleans.It turns out her father,was murdered by Candyman some years earlier while trying to stop him. Her brother …

I am reviewing The Case of the Neurotic Detective, 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 went to watch the movie Confessions of a Shopaholic, since my friends and I decided to go out. And I recommended this movie since I was impressed by the trailer I had seen.
The movie is basically an adaptation of the Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsella. It revolves around …

Sadly enough, when I sat down to watch the movie “Couples Retreat”, I really did not have any high expectations. Surely enough, I was right
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“Couples Retreat” is a comedy movie about 4 couples going off to a dreamy tropical island to find ways to “strengthen” the love bonds with …

Ted Crawford, an aerospace engineer, finds out that his wife is cheating on him with a detective. Crawford shots his wife in the head. It so happens that the first person to arrive to the crime scene is the very detective who was the wife’s lover. Crawford openly tells …

A film about the life of stand-up comedian Bill Hicks. Interviews with friends, family and colleagues are mixed with actual re-creations of his private life and authentic material from his live shows. What could have been a very interesting documentary about this genius of a comedian is somehow turned …

I really feel like wanting to smack right out of this kid, Esther. The movie is not in a horror genre but more to gory. Orphan the movie, is unexpected and you will be surprised at the revelation. I’m not going to tell you what it is …

Just Married s a nice romantic comedy movie starring Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy. Though I can say that it is not a great movie, one can watch it without getting bored and have few hearty laughs throughout the movie. The opening scenes of the movie itself are very …

The title ‘Strictly Sexual’ invariably attracts the attention of youngsters and middle-aged people. I also chose to watch this movie, mainly because I am interested in what the movie is about, given the seductive name. However, after I watched it, ‘Strictly Sexual’ is just an ordinary movie with a …

Prophecy is a Japanese movie based on a manga series by Tetsuya Tsutsui, starring Toda Erika and Ikuta Toma.

A man who wore a mask made of newspaper (known as Shinbunshi) had been making prophecies of his own crimes online. The prophecies are usually about how he plans to punish someone …

“Boogie Nights” finds director Paul Thomas Anderson (”Magnolia,” There Will Be Blood”) absorbing some amazing influences in both cinematography, structure and storytelling, rolling them all together and making the result uniquely his own. The tragicomic story of a group of porn producers and actors in California’s San Fernando Valley …

This is the movie for the times that we are living in now, if only we could cook up a plan to get in our possession the old money that are going to be destroyed, then we could make better use of it. It is hard to believe that …

Abalone Moon is an excellent example of a literary e-zine. The URL address is http://www.abalonemoon.com and I thoroughly examined this e-zine on the 16th of April. As stated by Abalone Moon, they publish “poetry, interviews, prose, essays, reviews, photography and visual art.” It also states a central theme. …

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, is the first installment of the epic trilogy written by J.R.R. Tolkien. The story follows the quest of Frodo Baggins who has been given the nearly impossible task of destroying the one ring of power. I had …

Night at the Museum, directed by Shawn Levy is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for mild action, language and brief rude humor. The original release date was December 22, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Comedy/Family/Fantasy and stars Ben …

I think I watched almost every one of Johnny Depp’s later films before I finally got around to watching one of his first ones, Cry Baby. After seeing the movie for the first time, I can understand why it has become a bit of a cult movie.
While the overall …

Marvel, Marvel, Marvel. The only time a Marvel movie turned out right was when the first Avengers movie came out and even then- way too much action. Avengers: Age of Ultron is one of those movies where the visuals draw you in but the story spits you out. If you …

For those of us who love a great family movie which now is onl dvd, then you must watch Stuart Little. Michael J. Fox portrays the voice of Stuart Little and it is so cute you just fall in love with this family,mother played by Gena Davis, …

John Skillpa has been living alone inside his home for over a year. Everyone in the neighborhood thought so. But is he really alone in that house? Or was he hiding someone else?
Cillian Murphy (John Skillpa) scares us with a very bizzare behavior. Everyday, before the clock strikes 8 o’clock …

Minority Report, directed by Steven Spielberg is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence, brief language, some sexuality and drug content. The original release date was June 21, 2002 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Mystery/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Tom …

Movies about penguins seem to have come out of nowhere in the recent months. With the obsession over March of the Penguins and the glee over Happy Feet, people are fascinated by penguins and the rituals surrounding them as they grow up.
An approximation of the true nature of how …

800 million people live in the ruins of the old civilization wiped out by a nuclear apocalypse. Megacity One. The giant city suffocates under its own weight. There is chaos in the streets, with record levels of crime and disorder. The only thing standing between the total decline and …

The movie “Overboard” with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell is one of my favorite movies. I am not one to watch the same movie over and over again, but this is one of those few movies that I can watch time and again on television without getting bored. …

My roommate was under the mistaken impression that this was a Tim Burton film. In actuality, Tim Burton had nothing to do with it, but you can see why he would be under that impression.
The movie is based off of a novel by Neil Gaiman, of “Sandman” fame. …

Having read this book, I can say the movie is quite acceptable compared to the other movies also derived from novels such as the Harry Potter series, here in this movie and novel I can say that the movie didn’t deviate as much as the other films did and …