Few films are as wildly inventive as Tim Burton’s manic masterpiece Beetlejuice.
Telling the tale of Adam and Barbara (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis), living in a small town and unable to have children, who are exiled after an unexpected death to live in their beautiful country home. It wouldn’t …

We get a taste as to what to expect as the movie progresses, a male and a female are doing rock climbing, the man reaches the top first and while cheering the female onward is thrown off to his death by unseen killers, in that same instance, the killers …

“War of the Roses,” some fun for the tears, the other leads to despair, and still others disgusted by the switch. Anyway, the film is a masterwork of satire of people who are divorced who have to gain your are full of ideas to hinder their lives.
Starring Kathleen Turner …

This movie came out at a time when video games were still being played primarily in video arcades in the mall. Atari and similar consoles were not yet widespread. The makers of Tron were experimenting right alongside young companies like Nintendo and Microsoft. Within a few short years, Atari …

Hayden Christenson (Star Wars) stars as Clay, a wealthy, good-looking, youthful billionaire. At primary glance Clay emerges to have it all; a gorgeous girlfriend (Sam played by Jessica Alba), great friends (amid them Dr. Harper played through Terrance Howard) money however not all is as it looks. Clay, above …

Rear Window is a must-see for all Hitchcock fans. Jimmy Stewart place a photographer who broke his leg and is confined to a wheelchair in his apartment. He has a perfect view onto the apartments on the other side of the yard from his window, and is able to …

Critical Condition is a 1987 comedy/drama starring the comedian richard Pryor.Pryor stars as a man,Kevin Lenehan who gets involved in a jewel thief and gets blamed.He is sent to court because of this.Hoping to get out of going to prison,he attempts to fake insanity.The judge ends up sending him …

“A Town without Pity” (1961) is a black and white movie filmed in Austria dealing with American occupying forces in Germany. The movie, based on the novel by Manfred Gregor, features one of the most haunting, raucous recurring songs ever, “A Town without Pity” sung by Gene Pitney. The …

Sprung, directed by Rusty Cundieff is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for some strong sexuality and language. The original release date was May 14, 1997 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy and stars Tisha Campbell as Brandy, Rusty Cundieff …

I had watched this movie for the first time and my first thought was like, where did these people come from? The next thought that followed was that, why aren’t they famous, they should be! Upon watching Center Stage, this is the perfect movie for ballerinas, may the be …

One of those movies that I had always heard people talking about but I never got to watch was “Driving Miss Daisy”, and so of course I always knew I had to see it whenever I had the chance to. I didn’t actually know what it was supposed to …

This has got to be one of those must-have horror film classics that anyone who likes horror films must have. And even though I am not a horror fan, per se, I absolutely adore this movie for its cheekiness, its absolutely far-fetched antics, and of course for its main star, …

My aunt treated me to the movies the other night, and we decided to watch Zodiac. It was just released in my country, and I have a great time watching this movie. Here is my review.
The movie is about a killing spree that sort of terrorized San …

When Andrew Came Home is about a young boy who goes on a visit with his father and is never brought back home. Of course his mother freaks out and even though she involves everyone from the local police to the FBI, Andrew is not found until several years …

First and foremost, I must admit that watching this movie made me a little sad. This is because in August, two of the film’s stars died. Bernie Mac, died of complications related to his sarcoidosis. Isaac Hayes died of a heart attack while working out on …

I am reviewing the murder mystery movie, Written in Blood, starring John Nettles and Daniel Casey. This movie was made in 1997, was produced by Brian True-May and Betty Willingale, and is based on the novel series written by Caroline Graham.
Gerald Hadleigh is a secretary of a highly …

I must admit I am a huge fan of Edward Norton’s films. Every time there is a new movie of his; I simply jump at the opportunity to watch it. His films are simply extraordinary. In “The Illusionist” one can see Norton at his very best. This is definitely …

The Dilemma is newly out of cinemas (Depends where you live) here in South Africa. The trailer was very ammusing, and i thought the movie would be hilarious.
I rented the movie on Box Office (Exclusive to Dstv, a south african TV company) for a fairly cheap price. I eagerly …

‘Mr and Mrs Smith’ is an English movie and an interesting one. Mr and Mrs Smith are a married couple. In the movie, differences and conflicts arise between them. They lose patience with each other. On the surface, both of them are innocent people. Nobody would guess that they …

Everyone remembers the TV show Renegade, starring Lorenzo Lamas. Renegade cop out on the run, saving the day wherever he goes. It led to the creation of this straight to video movie, that was actually just a compilation of a two part episode of the show put …

This is one of my favorite Hal Hartley films. Brave, daring narrative and visual style, an engaging story focused on human dignity and about the coolest soundtrack ever makes this one of Hartley’s prime works, and also places him in the rare group of interesting american filmmakers the last …

From Hell gives us the terrifying story of “Jack the Ripper” who savagely killed prostitutes in London late in the 19th century. A very effectful journey, with a drug addict Johnny Depp as the police officer who tries to solve the crimes, and Robbie Coltrane as his helper. The …

While his wife (Annette Bening) is out sleeping with her competition in the real estate business, middle aged business man Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) gets fired from his job, blackmails his former boss, smokes pot, works out, lusts after a teenage girl and eventually gets murdered by his homophobic …

Last night I saw Hide and Seek in television, it’s a drama thriller movie starred by my favorite actor, Robert de Niro and Dakota Fanning. It full of intends from beginning until the end movie.
The story is about psycho daddy starred by Robert de Niro and his daughter Emily …

After watching a bunch of old westerns with Tex Ritter, it’s actually quite a change to now watching a few with Gene Autry in them. They are both singing cowboys, but they are very different, too. This movie is called Round-Up Time in Texas from 1937.
First of …

I honestly wasn’t expecting to enjoy The Pride of Jesse Hallam, a 1981 movie that I recently had the chance to see. I just didn’t think it would appeal to me. Plus, the star was Johnny Cash (playing the title role), and usually I don’t tend to …

Cloverfield is a movie about a small group of friends trying to survive an attack on New York City by a giant monster.This sounds simple and the synopsis itself is, however the brilliance of the movie shines when you consider how the story is told. The whole movie is …

War of the Worlds is such a good movie that I’ve watched before. This movie stars Tom Cruise and the little talented girl at that time, Dakota Fanning. It’s a movie basically about aliens invading, or what they call it, The Tripod. These tripods come in numbers, …

As far as horror movies go, Poltergeist is not a movie I’m planning to watch again. It’s a remake of the 1982 movie, Poltergeist, and from what I hear, the original is way better. Although I watched this in 3D in theaters, there were very few scares to boast of …

I am reviewing the movie, My First Wedding, starring British heart throb Kenny Doughtry and the main actress from She’s All That. Kenny Doughtry plays Father Nick. Doughtry’s character is really a church carpenter, but one day a woman mistakes him for a priest when he is …

‘The Last Samurai’ is a story about an American soldier, Nathan Algren (played by Tom Cruise), joining the forces of last samurai Katsumoto (played by Ken Watanabe) and his men in their battle against the modernization of Japan. Algren, the main character, is hired by the Japanese government to …

I admit I watched this one after missing Channing Tatum. I don’t know if this is his second movie after Step Up however this was the movie that I see two of my favorite hunk Channing Tatum and Robert Hoffman. Ironically, after this movie, Robert Hoffman starred in second …

Tschick is a movie directed by director Fatih Akin based on a best-selling Young Adult novel Tschick (translated as Why We Took the Car in English). It’s a shame I cannot find a trailer for the movie with English subtitles even though the film is released with English subtitles. So …

I have always loved fairy tale movies and The Princess Bride, wonderfully directed by Rob Reiner, is one of my favorites of all-time. It is a love story with a comical twist, and it’s just an absolutely fabulous film that has all the elements of a timeless classic. This …

Spartacus (1960) tells the tale of the legendary slave named Spartacus and how he was a gladiator who escaped with others to lead a slave rebellion against the Roman Empire in order to escape to freedom.
While not historically accurate to the true story of Spartacus, this film is still …

I was watching the film Planet of the Apes on TV the other day and have to say, considering when the movie was made, it is still one of the better science fiction tales you will come across.
There are two reasons I feel this way. One is the make …

The Messengers is just a lame, dull, boring story that I have seen played in movies countless times before. I don’t understand why they should make a horror movie as such. If I am to be a Director, and I decide to make a horror movie, I …

I rented The House of the Devil through Netflix. I chose it because I read reviews stating that the retro-80’s style of filming was extremely accurate. I am an 80’s kid so I loved that idea—“ and they were right. Everything from the clothing and hairstyles down …

I’m not a big fan of Matt Damon (although I love him in Bourne Identity), but he was very good here in The Talented Mr. Ripley. Directed and written by Anthony Minghella and set in Italy amidst a
luxurious setting, The Talented Mr. Ripley is the story of Tom Ripley …

I had heard generally good things about this movie, but I was surprised by just how good it was. It’s rather hilarious, but it is also rather sweet and heartwarming.
The movie follows Flint Lockwood, an aspiring inventor who manages to create a machine that can turn water into …

Stay Alive, directed by William Brent Bell is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Asociation od America for horror violence, disturbing images, language, brief sexual and drug content. The original release date was March 24, 2006. This movie falls in the genre of Horror/Thriller and stars Jon Foster as …

My wife and I had a bit of free time yesterday afternoon and went through some of the movies we had recorded on our DVR.
One of these movies was one from the SyFy Channel called Goblin. It sounded somewhat interesting so we decided to watch it.
It was definitely somewhat …

It’s been a while since I’ve seen the movie Bubble Boy. But, after seeing it today, I can remember why I loved it so much.
What is better than a tale about a boy who is forced to live his life in a bubble because he doesn’t have an immune …

This movie, The Hollywood Mom’s Mystery, seemed like it would be a lot more interesting than it was. It’s a crazy set up, though, with some nonsense about adoption and motherhood. Justine Bateman stars as wife, mom, and writer Lucy Freers who turns sleuth to find the …

We love movies, and we like watching all types of movies, I have my favorite actors and actresses that I like to watch, my husband has his favorite actors and actresses that he like to watch so we compromise, I make him watch a love story every once in …

The first time I saw Simon Pegg was in the movie ‘Shaun of the Dead’ which I didn’t really watch more than a few minutes of because I had just watched it from the middle and wasn’t really into it. The next time I saw the actor was in his …

Feelings are outlawed as mankind’s greatest weakness in the futuristic action/adventure flick starring Christian Bale as Cleric John Preston. From the very first action scene, you could tell that this movie was going to be very exciting, and, it did not disappoint on that regard. Finding, fighting and eradicating …

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 …

Bad Boys, directed by Michael Bay is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense violent action and pervasive strong language. The original release date was April 7, 1995 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Comedy/Crime/Thriller and stars Martin Lawrence as …

“Ironman” was one of my favorite movies for 2008. I had actually put off watching it for just the right time when I would be at home alone to watch it, as I had been very busy and broke when the movie was released in theatres. I was also …