In the beautiful science fiction film “Starman”, Jeff Bridges plays an alien who comes to Earth in response to an invitation on the space probe Voyager II. It was a message of peace; but in typically human fashion, the military shoots down the alien craft, and the visitor is …

Eddie Murphy’s character is an investigator who searches for missing people; he is ruthless in his search and normally doesn’t stop until he finds whoever he is looking for, whether they are dead or alive. A new situation has come to him where he is recruited to locate and …

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, …

Tyler Perry is truly one of the underdog success stories in American filmmaking. His stage plays have brought him tons of success. But I am still waiting for him to make a really riveting movie. “Why Did I Get Married?” is full of stars (Janet Jackson, …

Shallow Grave is a movie about roommates who take on a new boarder. They really don’t know much about this person, but welcome him into their home. Suddenly he turns up dead in his room and the roommates have to deal with the body but also a lot of …

Rick (Brad Pitt) is a young man born with a very rare and serious skin condition that makes exposure to sun, or any kind of light, dangerous for him. So Rick lives in the dark, with all the windows shut tight, and does not venture out unless he wears …

This movie was written and directed by George A Romero and released in 1968, it did really well and is regarded as a classic, it was one of if not the first zombie movie, in the film the country is taken over by zombies that won’t die, the film …

From 1971, A Tattered Web is a film about accidental murder and a cover up. I think I may have watched this back when it first aired, but I’m not certain. The movie starred Lloyd Bridges as Sgt. Ed Stagg. I’ve never really been a fan …

A swedish documentary that focuses on a lot of things. Mainly it is a film about the human injustice of the world as it looks today, but it is also very philosophical and makes the viewer think about life as a whole. However, it isn’t what the film is …

In my estimation, no review can even come close to doing this movie justice, this has got to be the greatest crime movie ever created then and still today, it is not close to finding its equal. Every movie today is filled with so much over the top green …

Terms of Endearment stars two of my favorite actors, Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger. Debra Winger plays Emma, Shirley MacLaine’s character’s daughter. Shirley MacLaine is Aurora. Throw in Jack Nicholson as Aurora’s womanizing, astronaut neighbor, and you have the perfect movie. The opening scene shows Emma still at home, …

One of spanish original filmmaker Pedro Almodovar’s early films from the 1980s tells the story about a family mother and her bizarre family. Somewhere between drama and comedy as usual with Almodovar, he pictures his characters with a lot of sympathy and sense of humor at once, and his …

The opening of the movie Super Troopers I was intense and humorous. The movie began with the state troopers pulling over a car full of teenagers multiple times. Each time the police officers pull over the teenagers, they attempt to hassle them and keep them on the edge of …

I was looking forward to seeing the movie Good Neighbors for quite some time. I have read mixed reviews about it and wanted to check it out for myself. My overall impression at the end of the movie was that overall it is a forgettable movie. There have been …

I finally got time to sit down and watch a horror movie this past weekend (I’ve been in the mood for one). I didn’t have a whole lot to choose from so I ended up watching the 2009 movie Carny.
I’m not sure, but I think this might have originally …

I watched Dus on TV. It released last year in 2005. This film is directed by Anubhav Sinha. The movie is an action film. The action sequences are good but what is missing in this film is a proper story line. The story line is really stupid. The director, …

How do you fit 3 Oscar Best Actress in a movie? The movie Contagion is the answer to that. It is difficult to find Academy Award Winners in the same movie. Gwyneth Paltrow ( Best Actress for Shakespeare in Love in 1998 ), Marion Cotillard ( La Vie En Rose …

I’m home today because it’s Saturday and I can’t really afford to go out and do much more than sit around the house and watch movies all day.
One movie we ended up watching today was Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone. It’s not the first time I’ve seen this …

I’ve always been interested in the Bermuda Triangle so any time there is a decent production relating to it, I like to watch. I make the qualification about being ‘decent’ because there are a lot of very weird shows that are sub-par, so I try to weed those …

I am reviewing the movie, Something Wicked this way Comes. There are two young boys. One of them has a father, who is a librarian. The other one has a mother, but no father. The two boys are best friends. The boy with the father is always wishing …

A young, brave man named Roy wishes nothing than to become the best baseball player in the world. To achieve this he gives everything he has on the training each and everyday, and no matter how many injuries and other hardships he faces, he will get to the top.
Well, …

I am reviewing the movie, Turner and Hooch. Obsessive Compulsive Turner wants nothing more than to catch bad guys. It’s his job after all. As a detective, he is able to put bad guys behind bars. Before he moves on to another position, there’s an event surrounding a …

Why would you make a werewolf movie with a title that evokes an Exorcist rip-off?
More Waldemar the Werewolf fun has Paul Naschy once again donning the furry costume to bring mayhem on the villagers. Only this time, it is a pretty tired exercise that misses the fun and wacky …

Directed and Produced by MadHOUSE
Now this is what you call a good movie.
From the creators of Death Note, Beck and claymore, this one from Madhouse is a sure another topnotch! Its not an action anime but more on romantic and fantasy and supernatural genre.
This movie was based on the …

Last night I watched for the second time of this movie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This movie is for all of age, and the story is about the kid who win the ticket to enter the Chocolate Factory, so it’s nice to watch by children accompanied by parents …

Lovefilm is such a good way of renting DVD titles because they offer you the chance of renting online. You can rent over thousands of titles on the website. Instead of paying to try them out they hand you a free trial for two weeks! I have used their …

Black Friday : Movie Black Friday is a hard hitting film, based on the real incident of the Bomb Blasts that took place in Mumbai, (Indian City) in 1993. The story starts with a ‘mukhabir’ coming in a police station with a news that there is a planned series …

A world class figure skater with a lot of talent, but who is spoilt beyond measure by her wealthy father has made it very difficult for others to work with her is she is to become an international doubles skater. A professional hockey player with a lot of skill …

A film that is supposed to be based on a classic science fiction novel by L. Ron Hubbard, however the story is changed that much it’s fair to question the filmmaker’s intentions. John Travolta appears in his perhaps not proudest moment ever, as the leader of an alien species …

During the summer I took my 6 year old son to see the musical movie “Happy Feet”. I was very pleasantly surprised to find I enjoyed the movie as much if not more than my son. While the overall appeal of the movie definetly stemmed from well …

Since I sat down and watched A Bout de Souffle aka Breathless on TV monde’s random showings of French classics at slumber hours, I’ve been captivated by French cinema. But way before my interests landed the French new wave genre, I already came across this familiar movie when …

The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence and brief strong language. The original release date for this movie was January 3, 2003 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Biography/Drama/Music/War and stars Adrien Brody …

One of the great things about 1950s monster movies is you can always expect some sort of mutant creature created by radiation.
The movie Them! is definitely a perfect example of movies like that.
Overall, Them is an Ok movie. It’s really not that scary or even suspensful. But, what it …

When i went to see fight club i thought it was about a club involved in underground fights and money and all.But i was surprised to see that the movie had a bigger message to deliver, it was about the self-esteem, self-trust, and the inner power inside every human …

The recent War of the Worlds movie starring Tom Cruise is one of the best big budget movies I have seen in a long time.
The story centers around a divorced man (Tom Cruise) who lacks responsibility in his life. When aliens invade, he is forced to take charge to …

There is a good reason why this movie has turned into success- no doubt about it, it is one funny movie. A word of caution must be brought though- it is the classical example to the kind of movies that you are not supposed to watch by yourself. The …

When I heard they were making a Sherlock Holmes movie with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, I was somewhat interested. But, then I saw the previews for it and thought it would be stupid so I avoided watching it at the theater. And, when I got my DVD …

The 2000 movie called “The Tangerine Bear” is a simple cartoon film for families during the holidays that have strong morals and a very cute themed story that revolves around a bear that was created with his smile sewn in upside down so that he is always frowning. This …

‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ is an action comedy film. It’s a film that has been done extremely well and it was truly a treat to have been able to watch it in theatres. There’s enough action and comedy in the movie to ensure that boredom doesn’t set it. The storyline …

The second installation of the ice age sage, this time they must contend with the melting ace caps what are slowly but surely releasing the water contained within to the valleys below and beyond, the melting will not stop as the ice age is basically over, now the creatures …

2 hours and 42 minutes is a lot of time, and if I am a productive person I would be able to do so much other than just sitting in my comfortable chair watching a german-language movie called “Toni Erdmann”.
Truth be told, the first 10 minutes is a real struggle …

Most people dream of winning the lottery or going on a long vacation? Chris McCandless dreamed of living in the wild and made 100% sure that nothing and no one got in the way from making his dream come true.
“Into the Wild” is a true story of Chris McCandless …

We watched this classic last week and were in awe of the production, acting and story line. Jean Cocteau directed Beauty and the Beast in 1947, so you know the movie is worth viewing. Filmed in black and white, spoken in French (but has English subtitles) with the best …

I had not seen the previous part of this movie series, so I was hoping that I would not miss out on some related scenes. Thankfully this movie does not have much relevance to the previous movie. A person can watch this without having to watch the earlier part.
The …

‘Catch a fire’ is a movie directed by Philip Noyce. The actors are Derek, Tim and Bonnie. The film is about a young man named Patrick. He has been accused of carrying out an attack against government. Now there is a policeman named Vos. Vos is trying hard to …

This romance anthology is made up of 5 love stories that happened in 5 different cities —“ Prague, Shanghai, Paris, Hokkaido and Florence. The stories portrayed different kind of love relationships.
I am usually not a fan of romance films, the reason I watched this is because of a few …

I have wanted to see the documentary Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing for several years now, but only got around to it last week. I was a fan of the group, but I became a real fan after they were literally blackballed by the right wingers in the …

From 1934, The Barretts of Wimpole Street is a very nice movie, though I must admit I prefer one of the remakes better. Still, this was the one that started it all, and there are some fine moments to it.
I love that Flush, the dog, gets star billing …

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. …

The movie “Bobby” is obviously one of the most star-studded movies of all time, but it isn’t that the stars are famous, it’s that they are good actors. From long-time favorites like Anthony Hopkins and Lawrence Fishburn to knew favorites like Lindsay Lohan, Shia Labeof, and …