The movie Lakeview Terrace was an all around great movie. The idea of an African American police officer being against an interracial couple is a very unusual idea, but it is possible which makes the movie very believable. Samuel L. Jackson hit another home run with this edge of …

“Shutter Island” is the most recent collaboration between director/star dream-team Martin Scorsese and Leonardo Dicaprio. This high-end horror movie follows troubled U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels as he investigates the disappearance of a dangerous patient from a foreboding mental hospital off the coast of Massachusetts. Teddy’s investigation raises more questions …

It has been a while since I last saw the movie Three Amigos. And, while I remembered it being funny, I had my doubts that it was as funny as I remembered.
Tonight, I got to see it again. And, I have to admit, it is as funny as I …

I have reviewed Angels and Demons movie already and I watched it at Eastwood Mall together with my computer. I initially wanted it to be at Cinema 7 because it has a reclining couple’s chair but since the screening time is too late within the day, I just chose …

One of my favorite Christmas films of all time is the 1992 “The Muppets Christmas Carol”. I was a fan of the Muppets as a child and seeing them in a film playing out the roles that I know all too well of the Christmas Carol was really wonderful. …

“Double Indemnity” is one of my favorite film noir movies. The black and white classic was originally released in 1944 by Paramount. The 107 minute classic was filmed on sets and locations throughout the Los Angeles area. Taglines for movie are “It’s Love and Murder At First Sight” and …

There is something about the presence of John Cusack in a teen comedy that elevates it to something quite fresh. Not that it works all the time, but a good exampe of it in effect is in Rob Reiner’s The Sure Thing.
Perfectly cast as Gibb, Cusack makes his character, …

The second installation in the National Treasure saga, this one doesn’t just pickup from where the last one left off, it has a soul for itself. This one takes you so far back in history that you will be amazed at what you missed out on in school.
Nicholas Cage …

Marley and Me is a beautiful film showing the relationship between human and pet. I think its based on the novel with the same name. I have not read that novel though but the film is just amazing. It’s a real heart touching one. Owen Wilson and Jennifer …

A plane crashes high on a mountain, and two brothers decide to find the wreckage, for very different reasons. Chris, the younger (Robert Wagner) knows that the passengers of the plane must have had money and other valuables with them, and he wants to help himself to their belongings. …

D-Generation X was a professional wrestling faction bought in by the World Wrestling Federation to rival the New World Order which was running rampant on the WWF’s Rival, World Championship Wrestling.
One thing that made the original D-X so unique and popular was their lack of respect for anything …

A wealthy CEO sends a team along with his son to the diamond mines of the African Congo in search of more riches. When his son and team goes missing without any sort of contact, he sends a second team to Africa to find them, the second team is …

This Valley of the Wolves, Iraq is a movie of a different perspective. It is a foreign film, and has artistic elements to it. My friend brought me to watch this, and it lasts for about 2 hours and 2 minutes.
This movie is not about taking sides, …

Jurassic World is an amazing movie. Fortunately I chose to watch this movie in 3D. In 3D, you can’t help but feel slightly terrified by the roars of the dinosaurs as they attack and wreak havoc. I was hooked the entire 2 hours of the movie and can’t wait for …

The experimental japanese director Hiroshi Teshigahara came out with this interesting study of human sacrifice in the year of 1965. It is about a man who’s face has been entirely burnt off in an accident. People treat him like some sort of monster and can’t really see what’s behind …

Yesterday night I watched this movie, first time I thought that it just ordinary saving mission or something like that. But its got more interesting in the middle of the movie, when the main actor (Vin Diesel) as Shane have mission to save some important program made by some …

We have watched the movie Merchant of Venice when we were assigned to do a role play for our presentation when we were in college.
The story started when Bassario asked his friend Antonio who was a merchant to lend him money for him to be able to court the …

Even though this film has been out quite a while now I have only just came around to watching it and if you’re into martial arts or the Chinese culture and tradition then you will be interested in this film start to end.
Jet Li plays Huo Yuanjia, son …

All I am thinking is that…if the role of Doug Kinney had been offered to someone else, this movie might not be as good as it was. I really love Michael Keaton. He is so versatile. By the way, Doug Kinney in the story whom Michael …

The Bumblebee action figure from the Transformers Animated Series line of toys is really cool. It retails for anywhere from $10.00 to $12.00 and can be found at many retailers, including Walmart, Kmart, and ToysRUs. Bumblebee is about 6 inches tall in robot mode and is a …

At long last the second of four new feature length Futurama films has been released on DVD and it was a home run right out of this universe and millennium. In true Futurama fashion this movie is hillarious while at the same time thought provoking in only the way …

This movie started the trend of bold character of Bollywood heroines in Hindi film industry. Murder is story about Mallika Sherawat who is playing unfaithful wife. Who is accused of murdering her lover. The film also have Ashmit patel and Imraan Hashmi. The film is basically about extra martial …

I saw Big City for the first time this week, and I just loved it. It’s a warm, sweet, tender family drama, though it couldn’t happen in today’s society. Back when it was filmed in 1948, I suppose it could have been possible.
The adorable and ultra talented …

Starring: Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, Matt Clark, Michael Sundin, Sean Barrett, Mak Wilson, Denise Bryer, Brian Henson, Stewart Larange, Lyle Conway, Steve Norrington, Pons Maar, Emma Ridley, Justin Case, John Alexander, Deep Roy, Bruce Boa, and Tansy.
Directed by: Walter Murch.
Sometime after her first adventure in …

‘Catch me if you can’ is an English film, directed by Steven Spielberg. The actors are LeonardoDicaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher etc.. This movie is the story of Frank Abagnale who, while he was turning to the age of 19, conned nearly millions of dollars worth in cheques. Leonardo plays …

Many movies are made in the comedy section each year. Most of them are the same type of comedy and recycle old jokes. When you find that one movie, that made you cry of laughter… you want to tell people and spread the word about it. For me, the …

I grew up loving horror movies and so I have a special appreciation for the movie “Psycho” that was released in 1960. I feel that it is one of the best and most influential horror movies of all times, especially since I believe that it featured one of movies’ …

Secret Window is a great movie. Stephen King did a great job of writing the story for this film. I also think the music as also very well done, and I really did enjoy watching the movie a lot. I think this is one of the best films made …

In 1989, a movie directed by Richard Greenberg came out called “Little Monsters”. Though I had not seen the movie until many years later, I still hold it as a nostalgic movie from my childhood that left me feeling inspired to open my imagination to the world around me. …

So instead of reviewing “music” exclusively, I decided perhaps I could try reviewing movies too, since I’m basically a huge movie fan too! And perhaps, as I’m hoping, my film reviews will be as much as valuable for this site too. This review is spoiler-free.
I watched “Me and Earl …

I have always gotten a kick out of this comedy starring Cary Grant. It’s called Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House and uses Grant’s comedic skills wisely. As the affable Jim Blandings, Grant is the common, everyday man who agrees with his wife that they have the …

I Love You Man is about a man who’s about to get married but finds he doesn’t have anyone to be his best man or part of his wedding party. He’s been a girlfriend kind of a guy his whole life and never really established any male friendships along …

I recently watched the movie Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried as the popular children’s story main character. I was very curious to watch the movie as I wanted to see how they would depict a well-known children’s story into a full fledged movie. The plot was …

I was really excited to watch this movie because it had Denzel washington in it. He is one of my favorite actors. I was kind of bored throughout the whole movie. I felt like it wasn’t going anywhere. I still haven’t watched the end of the movie. It is …

I watched Talladega nights on opening night and every show we tried to find was sold out but we finally managed to find tickets to a show that eventually sold out as well. Talladega nights is probably the funniest movie of the year. Will Ferrel is close to the …

There’s Something About Mary is one of those movies that has influenced most of today’s modern comedy movies. This movie might have been one of the first biggest R-rated comedies, it was popular every where. With the popularity of blu-ray growing each week it made sense to release this …

Another smashing performance from Jack Nicholson, whether he plays a good or bad character, he is always lovable. This courtroom drama is intense. Definitely a thinking persons movie. A drama worth the time and money spent. The staring roles with adequately placed and they pulled off a magnificent performance. …

Let Me In is a 2010 horror/drama film about vampires.The plot is generally about a young boy named Owen who his constantly being bullied in school.He eventually befriends a 12 year old girl named Abby who is a vampire and needs blood to live.She has a middle aged father …

You’ve Got Mail (1998) Starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks is a classic meg flick. She’s at her usual, quirky best; off beat and fun.
Hanks also known for his romantic comedies, mostly co-starring along side Meg; this movie won’t disappoint you.
You’ve Got Mail, a blast from the past remake …

I just went to see this movie in theaters last Saturday. First, let me tell you what I was expecting. When you watch the first movie that came out in the 80s, you now see a corny movie that is not at all scary. I was expecting this remake …

The Big Wheel is a movie I haven’t seen in a couple of decades, but I actually remember watching it off and on late night on TV when I was growing up. It’s a Mickey Rooney film, and it played often. Perhaps because it’s a movie …

As a fan of the Harry Potter series, I have to admit some disappointment in the movies. There has been no continuity in environment. To their credit, most of the main characters have remained the same, which makes the recognition factor easier.
Yet, from one movie to the next, Hogwarts …

Rick Moranis plays the character of an inventory that creates a gigantic machine that is able to shrink anything down to a very microscopic size; his initial tests of the device all resulted in failure as all the test subjects exploded instead of shrinking. It just so happened that …

I’ve not read word one of the Harry Potter books, but I have generally found the movies to be a decent diversion.
At this point in the series, I am torn between Prisoner of Azkahban and Goblet of Fire as my favorite.
The latest, Order of the Phoenix, is in a …

This movie has been a nominee for Oscars in 2001.The credit goes to the director Ashtosh Gowariker who introduced a real cinema to the world on behalf of India with his Lagaan team. Lagaan is nothing but a tax on land collected by the British, from the farmers …

This is either a movie you’re going to love or you’re going to hate. As such, it’s understandable why this movie got mixed reviews. What I had read had been more positive than negative so I went ahead and picked it up on DVD (this was before …

“Letters to Juliet” follows the story of an American girl, Sophie, accompanying her fiancé, Victor, on a romantic pre-honeymoon trip to Italy. Sophie is a fact checker at “The New Yorker”; she yearns to become a writer, but she has not yet had the courage to get any …

Before I watched the movie “Blood Diamond” I don’t think I had ever heard about the war over diamonds coming from the African country Sierre Leon. In fact, I think people always seemed to be a bit more focused on genocide in other African countries. One thing that the …

Wow.
There really aren’t words to describe this movie. I had heard not-so-good reviews about this film but knew I had to see it for myself. I wish I had heeded their call.
Diary of the Dead was crap. Plain and simple. I was so …

It took me a while to realize how much I really love this movie. The story is very dark. The burnt amber tones in the film provide a sick feeling throughout the production. The killer, played by Javier Bardem was one of the most …