Homeless To Harvard: The Liz Murray Story is beautifully acted by Thora Birch. Liz Murray is a real, live person who was born into an impoverished, drug addicted family and yet this amazing young woman ended up with a full scholarship from The New York Times to attend Harvard. …

Since my wife and I decided to do some early morning Black Friday shopping first thing this morning, we left the kids at my parents’ house last night. Since we finally had the house to ourselves for a change,we decided to watch a movie that was a little more …

Now this is one movie with the kind of difference that I really appreciate and love and it was no surprise really for me to discover that ‘Team America’ was developed by the same guys who brought us the controversially entertaining ‘South Park’ series.
It’s quite some food for thought …

“Redrum” is possibly one of the silliest movies I have ever watched. I am not quite sure why the movie is being aired on the television in the first place, or why someone would want to spend money on making a movie such as this as I found everything …

Train to Busan is a 2016 zombie apocalypse thriller film from Korea. It stars Gong Yoo, Kim Su-An, Jong Yu Mi and Ma Dong Seok, among others.

The story revolves around Seok Woo (Gong Yoo), a divorced father who works as a fund manager and his daughter, Soo- An (Kim Su-An) …

Walt Disney Studios brought us Unidentified Flying Oddball in 1979. Since then, the movie has been re-released under the title of A Spaceman in King Arthur’s Court. The premise behind the movie is that an astronaut travels through time in his spacecraft and ends up back in …

Not very many movies can make me cover my eyes, but The Happening definitely did just that. This M. Night Shyamalan movie didn’t scare me per say, but it put me on the edge of my seat for the entire movie. Most of the …

I am reviewing the movie, Pretty Woman, starring Richard Geere and Julia Roberts. This is a love story. It is a chick flick. Men beware. Women rejoice. Rich Richard Geere’s character is in the need of company one evening, so he decides to go along and pick …

I am not a huge Molly Parker fan. But there is something about the actress’ delicate features and avant garde sensitivity that I am drawn to. For that reason, I decided to rent “Suspicious River”—a film about a young woman who works in a motel, …

Children of Men is in my top 10 favorite movies of all time. When I first read the plot of the movie it didn’t seem like a solid movie, but after watching it for just 2 minutes I have changed my mind. This is what a good action should …

Edward Scissorhands is a very heart-wrenching story that makes me cry buckets each time I watched. I just can’t get enough of Johnny Depp in this story and this is one of the best movies by him ever that I dubbed him one of the best actors. He totally deserves …

The best Batman movie to-date, no contest. It shows a more serious and realistic take on the death of Bruce Wayne’s parents and the reason he decided to become the Dark Knight. It takes us alongside him as he struggles to find himself and the adventures he has while …

New Jack City, directed by Mario Van Peebles is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date for this movie was March 8, 1991 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Drama/Thriller and stars Wesley Snipes as Nino Brown, Ice-T …

Trois 2: Pandora’s Box (2002) was tragic; not in the sense that it was a tragedy, but that it was a TERRIBLE movie. It was one of the movies that is almost painful to watch. I found myself just shaking my head throughout the movie; that …

“Baby Mama” is a silly, uninteresting piece of uninspired film-making starring Tina Fey as a woman desperate to have a baby. She has always put her career first, but now the 37-year old Kate longs for a baby even though she is not married, and apparently does not have …

During 1982, Rainer Werner Fassbinder introduced the Premiere of the film entitled Veronika Voss. The Premiere took place at the Berlin Film Festival. The movie was applauded as an achievement for Fassbinder; considered one of his best films. He at the time had created forty films. …

Ratatouille is the latest production to come from Pixar, infamous for many popular computer animated films such as Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and Cars. Fans of their movies will not be disappointed in Ratatouille, since it still shows the incredible animating skills of the studio along with the Disney, …

A coming of age story that focuses on the bond that is shared between family members and more importantly the bond between the brothers of that family is depicted in this animated movie from Disney Studios. Using animals to portray the story that even without a voice that is …

Suicide Club (or Circle, in practically everywhere besides the US) is a Japanese psychological horror movie that deals with subliminal messages, people’s outward appearances and personalities, and the idea of cults. It seems to have a popular, although small, fandom. I first watched it at a friend’s house, and …

Jack Stanfield is a head of security for a reputable bank. However, it appeared that their expertise is seen by some parties who intend evil. Jack originally acquainted with someone named Bill Cox who intends to work together with banks in the field of security, but the introduction has …

Far and Away, directed by Ron Howard is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for some violence and sensuality. The original release date was May 22, 1992 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Adventure/Drama/Romance and stars Tom Cruise as Joseph Donnelly, …

Harry Potter Deathly Hallows pt 1…Off to the cinema with high expectations I go!
After seeing all of the other Potter movies numerous times I was hit with a saddened dissapointmet after taking in the first of the two part conclusion of Harry’s epic struggle with the Dark Lord …

When I watch a movie, I can’t help but pay attention to the actors. If a movie uses bad actors, then the chances are good that I’m going to despise the movie. That’s my main problem with Friday the 13th part 7. I knew going in that the movie …

The Road to Hollywood from 1947 was a biography of sorts about the success of crooner, Bing Crosby. This was the such type of production from filmmaker Bud Pollard who had done a piece like this on Danny Kaye the year before.
Pollard serves as the host of The …

Peeping Tom is perhaps one of most influential films ever, but once you know the story behind the film it gets even more powerful. The director Michael Powell had charmed the world of cinema for decades with his visually groundbreaking epic films like A matter of life and death, …

In 1953, Twentieth Century-Fox released the marvelous musical, Call Me Madam with Ethel Merman, Donald O’Connor, and Vera-Ellen. It’s high-powered, high-energy, and high-five fun. I love these kind of innocent musicals where the story is lighthearted and the songs merry. Oh, there’s some heartbreak and drama …

Dr Phibes dies under mysterious cirumstances in a car crash, right after his wife, who could have been saved by the surgeons. Somehow Phibes is returning from the dead to claim revenge for his dead love. His gaze is fixed on the ignorant surgeons who in his opinion didn’t …

When I heard that Takashi Miike was making an episode I had a lot of mixed feelings. Miike is responsible for a Japanese film any fan of horror movies will know the name of, Audition. That movie was masterfully made with detailed characterization, a quiet uneasiness and …

Little Women on DVD is not quite the same experience as reading the classic story. I love both versions though. The novel started in 1869, and there are just so much characters to view and enjoy with. The story revolves around a mother and 4 of …

Another scary movie I have watched with my boyfriend is Messengers 2: The Scarecrow. The movie starts out with a young woman, running in a corn field; her face distressed and scared. She was the killed; the movie not showing who had killed her.
The movie then transitions to a …

Cape Fear, directed by Martin Scorsese is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong violence, and for language. The original release date was November 13, 1991 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Horror/Thriller and stars Robert De Niro as Max …

If you’re looking for a fun, entertaining way to spend an hour and a half, check out Bolt. It is one of the Disney delights that has everything you could want from an animated feature such as a clever story, lovable characters and a different kind of artistry. I …

Paul Blart Mall Cop is a hilarious comedy starring Kevin James. This is overall the funniest movie I’ve seen in awhile. I love Kevin James because of his weight but also he’s a funny comedian and actor. He does well for the movie. I really enjoy watching this …

This is a mixture between comedy and horror about two young american men who goes on a trip to England. They are attacked by a werewolf out in the misty english landscape. One of them dies right there, while the other survives but is later tranformed into a blood-thirsty …

As far as advertisements go, I am perhaps the most skeptical. You would not believe my surprise at Blockbusters attempt at online rentals.
I actually love it.
I was already a longtime member of the video store chain. I tried the online rentals because it was a good way …

This movie stars Tim Allen as Michael Cromwell. It is a hilarious movie about a man who is a stock broker in New York who goes to the Amazon to sign divorce papers from his wife. What he does not expect is to find out he has a 13 …

Zoom is a superhero movie for teens. It’s a kid movie. The cast include Tim Allen, Courtney Cox, Chevy Chase, Rip Torn, Kevin Zegers, Ryan Newman, Michael Cassidy, and kate Mara. This is a movie about how superhero has to save the world from a man name Concussion who …

When the film Aliens in the Attic first came out, my wife and I gave serious consideration to seeing it in the theater with our oldest daughter. We decided against this because we figured it wouldn’t be as good as the previews.
We finally did watch the movie this past …

I’m quite the horror fanatic, especially when it comes to video games. Thus, I am quite the Silent Hill junkie. I absolutely love the games (with the exception of Homecoming and my minor dismays with Shattered Memories) and play them all the time.
Now, when I first saw the movie, …

I have always been a fan of supernatural movies so when I came across Rose Red by Stephen King I had high hopes. The movie (made from the miniseries) was not as great as I expected but still became one of my favorites.
The plot tells of a teacher …

Four women are best friend, Olivia, Jane, Christine, and Franny, each have problems in their lives, but there is one thing that unify them, which is eager to follow their party charity to contribute their money. Olivia is the only one not yet married, even slightly disappointing in his …

Eastern Promises, directed by David Cronenberg is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong brutal and bloody violence, some graphic sexuality, language and nudity. The original release date for this movie was September 21, 2007 for United Sattes audiences. This movie falls in the genre …

All This And Heaven Too features one of my favorite actresses, Bette Davis. The movie was made in 1940 when Bette was young and still very beautiful. The story involves Bette portraying a governess, Henriette, hired to care for the children of a French Duke and Duchess. The …

After seeing Scary Movie 4 this past weekend, I was glad to finally see a movie series that gets better with time. Since dumping the Wayan Brothers prior to the third movie, the plots in the Scary Movie series have gotten more mature and focus more on movie spoofs …

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah is a fun movie to watch, but it’s not nearly as good as the previous movie, Godzilla vs. Biollante. This movie isn’t as dark as the previous two and actually features some campy scenes that are a bit reminiscent of the 1960s and 1970s movies. …

This is a wonderful movie for the entire family. It’s based on the classic book “Treasure Island” except it stars the Muppets: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzy Bear and all the other characters you love. Tim Curry also does a superb performance as Long John Silver. In …

My oldest daughter has wanted to watch the movie Marley & Me ever since she saw previews for it. But, I was a bit hesitant to let her do that because I knew a movie like that would end up having some sort of sad ending to it and …

In a previous movie review I had made mention of the fact that sitting down every now and then with the wife for a girlie movie can in rare cases result in finding genuinely good movies that are worthy of a bit of a aider recognition.
Well, last night …

Munich (2005)
Director: Steven Spielberg. Featuring Eric Bana, Daniel Craig and Geoffrey Rush.
The movie tells the stories of a team of Mossad agents who are sent by the Israeli government to eliminate the figures behind the massacre of Israeli athletes during the 1972 Olympic games in Munich. The Palestinian …