Movies Reviews
The Singing Nun movie
Debbie Reynolds stars as The Singing Nun, known in the movie as Sister Ann, and she did a fantastic job. The movie is based on a true story, though like most movies of its kind, a lot of liberties on the plot have been taken. True or …
Shallow Grave
Danny Boyle’s Shallow Grave is a high tension, psychological thriller that unfortunately, tends to be overshadowed by his much more acclaimed Trainspotting. This is unfortunate, because in my opinion Shallow Grave is almost as fantastic as that film, and deserves the attention of more people.
The film follows three housemates; Alex, …
Calendar Girls movie
If you love great stories, stories of triumph and people overcoming obstacles, you have got to watch Calendar Girls. This is a great family movie that everyone will enjoy. A group of women in England decide to pose nude for a calendar. The calendar’s sales will raise money to …
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010 Film)
In 2010, a film starring Michael Cera came out that looked to be something extremely interesting and a movie that he will be well known for. It was called “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World”. Sad to say, that this film did not really hold the wow factor that I …
Wishing Well movie
Wishing Well is a 2009 TV movie that aired on the Hallmark Channel. It fits the mode of family film, but it’s a very old plot, one that has been re-used to death over the past few years.
Here’s the plot. Big city girl gets sent to small …
If you believe
If you believe is a movie about a woman named Suzie who has forgotten who she was. It shows her as a seven year old having fun and being care free, outspoken and mischievous. Then it shows her as an editor who has no friends or life. She is …
Stir of Echos
Another one of my all time favorite actors is Kevin Bacon. There was a game out a few years ago called the Kevin Bacon game, in that game you would name movies or movie actors who were associated with or played in the same movies as Kevin Bacon. …
Fever Pitch (movie)
A few years ago the Boston Redsox came back from utter defeat to win against their arch rival the New York Yankees. They later went on to win the World Series and the entire state went wild. The following year in 2005 a movie was released called …
XX (horror and thriller short films)
XX is a film made up of a collection of 4 short films —“ “The Box”, written and directed by Jovanka Vuckovic based on the short story by Jack Ketchum ; “The Birthday Party”, written and directed by Annie Clark, co-written by Roxanne Benjamin ; “Don’t Fall”, written and directed …
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
Director: John Singleton. Featureing: Paul Walker, Eva Mendes, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris and Cole Hauser.
I really loved that movie. It is a true blockbuster, filled with all the right ingredients- the cars, the well choreographed and impossible car races, the humour, the friendship and the beautiful woman. Worth watching.
It is …
Xiu Xiu Movie
Merely a fifteen year-old, Xiu Xiu, the “sent-down girl”, grows mentally and emotionally within a short period of 6 months. Through this film, we see a girl’s transition from dutiful soldier to pitiful victim.
Xiu Xiu, in the name of national defence, volunteered to join the army. However, she was …
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016 Thriller Movie)
I did see the trailer for the movie 10 Cloverfield Lane around the time that it was released in theatre, but I forgot about it soon after I guess because it wasn’t exactly memorable for me. Months later, I saw that same movie listed as one of the best thrillers …
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket, directed by Stanley Kubrick is rated R bythe Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was June 26, 1987 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Drama/Thriller/War and stars Matthew Modine as Private Joker, Vincent D’Onofrio as Private Pyle, R. …
War thriller
“War” is an action thriller where you see Jason Statham and Jack Lee act side by side. It is very interesting to see these two action actors involved in the same project. Both Statham and Lee admitted that they accepted their respective roles because they had a chance of …
Artemisia Movie
“Artemisia” is the 1997 Miramax biopic of Artemisia Gentileschi, a seventeenth century Italian woman painter when women were not and were not allowed to be artists. Artemisia is played by Italian actor Valentina Cervi who was unknown to me before watching the movie. She plays a young, intense woman …
Blades of Glory
I watched Blades of Glory the other night, and I am a little on the edge about what to think about it. This movie is about two proffessional ice skaters who cannot get along, because of the level of competition. When that competition gets in the way …
Hills Have Eyes Movie
I’m a big fan of horror movies. I love being scared and wondering what is going to happen next. So of course I had to rent the DVD “The Hills Have Eyes. The overall concept of the movie sounds scary, all american family get lost in …
The Other Boleyn Girl movie
I have not read the novel by Philippa Gregory, but I really enjoyed this movie, in spite of reading so much criticism. It was beyond my expectation. I usually avoid watching epic film but there was something engrossing about “The Other Boleyn Girl”, that left me seated till the …
Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Mans Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean is one of the best movies in the theaters. Dead Mans Chest was the 2nd pirates’ movie to come out. It came out on July 7th 2006. The movie was so popular that some people even camped out at some theaters the opening night just …
Turbulence movie
I completely forgot about the movie “Turbulence” until very recently when I saw it being broadcast on a cable televison channel again. Since the name sounded familiar I decided to even watch half of it in order to refresh my memory on the movie. The result was that I …
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
I am reviewing the 2006 movie, The Exorcism of Emily Rose. This movie is suposedly based on real life events. I have always been fascinated with the subject of demonic possession, and so this movie was very fascinating for me. Plus, the main actress is from the …
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
“The Moonstone” by Wilkie Collins is a delightful and well-written 19th century mystery novel. When she turns 18, Lady Rachel Verinder received a very special and precious gift: a large yellow diamond called Moonstone. Her uncle, now deceased, had stolen it from a temple in India where he was …
Fired Up (Movie) 2009
I really enjoy watching comedy movies. One day as I was surfing channels I was able to see the movie Fired Up in Star Movies.
Fired Up is about two guys who are football jocks who want to go and join the cheerleading camp just to be able to check …
Movie I’m Not There
Bob Dylan is hard to explain in a few words, consequently why not have six unlike people portray him in the movie “I’m Not There”. This is what writer director Todd Haynes made. You might recognize his movie Far From Heaven starring Julianne Moore. The characters played through the …
G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra Movie
I’m not really a fan of G.I Joe stuff but when I saw the movie G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra on HBO, I was kind of impressed. Not with the story though, but with the movie effects.
G.I Joe is a group of really special and top military men …
Basic Instinct (1992)
Basic Instinct, directed by Paul Verhoeven is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong violence and sensuality, and for drug use and language. The original release date for this movie was March 20, 1992 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of …
Good Luck Chuck
I just finished watching the ‘unrated’ version of the DVD for this movie, and I must say, it’s totally hilarious. The building up of the movie about Charlie Logan (Dane Cook) being hex by the girl that he refused to make out with when they were young until him …
Love and Other Disasters
Brittany Murphy is cute, very cute, and from what I can see that is one of the driving forces of Love and Other Disasters.
This movie is a romantic comedy which appears to desperately want to be different yet is stuck with every cliche you can think of, from the …
Dead poet society movie
The movie Dead Poet Society was one of my favorite movie at all time. It’s also known to be other people’s favorite movie too. I think this one is a classic for me. I love it very much and don’t mind watching it over and over again. It’s starting …
Scary Movie 4
It was weekend when my uncle bought something for us to watch because we tend to watch movies every weekend. He bought the Scary Movie 4 which was about the twisted combinations of the movie “grudge” , ” war of worlds” and ” saw 2″
We have found the movie …
Mighty Aphrodite
Woody Allen has always been my favorite director and he is a great actor too. I recently bought the DVD of Mighty Aphrodite as I read some good reviews about the movie. Lenny is a sports writer and his wife is Amanda. They don’t have any kids and Amanda …
Elektra (2005)
Another comic book story takes center stage for the silver screen, this time it is the character that was killed in the Daredevil movie, this is the story of Elektra the assassin who wants nothing more to do with killing people, and this time around she wants a clean …
My Favorite Martian (1999)
My Favorite Martian, directed by Donald Petrie is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for some crude humor, action-violence, sensuality, partial nudity and language. The original release date was February 12, 1999 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Family/Science Fiction and …
Havoc (2005 Crime Drama Movie)
A few years before the famous actor and heartthrob Channing Tatum even became popular, he was in a movie named “Havoc”. At the time the real attraction in this movie was supposed to be the actress Anne Hathaway, whose claim to fame was the Disney movie “The Princess Diaries” and …
Man of Steel (movie)
One of the movies that I wanted to watch for a long time was “Man of Steel” even before the trailer was released and I heard that a new superman movie was going to be made. While I wasn’t completely familiar with the person who directed it, I do …
First Knight movie
“First Knight” is the movie where we see Richard Gere with a sword. This movie floored a lot of women as Gere’s impersonation of a Knight is not something we see everyday and definitely not something to ignore easily! Another handsome man in this movie is Sean Connery. His …
Demolition Man movie
Starring Syvester Stallone and a Baaad Wesley Snipes in a futuristic type action/comedy. This one also stars a furure governor of the US of A. After Stallone is imprisoned after the death of civilians cause by Snipes, they are both chilled in a stasis-like prison. Spines is thawed for …
Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich is based on a true story. Erin, played by Julia Roberts, is a single mother of three who goes from living in poverty and being unemployed to a millionairess working as a legal consultant. You know, from the beginning of the movie, that Erin is determined because …
Dracula Untold (horror movie)
The last movie that I watched at the cinema was “Dracula Untold”, because at the time there was nothing else that interested me showing. I believed that I was taking quite a big risk seeing it too since there were so many bad reviews written about it on the internet, …
Blood and Black Lace movie
This is Mario Bava at his best. With a cinematic style that was later to become the famous “giallo” genre in italian film industry is here more or less invented by Bava himself. A hideous murder story, unpredictable shock sequences, poweful imagery with a lot of camera movement and …
“Easy A” (2010 Film)
The 2010 comedy, “Easy A” was a teenage centered comedy that reflected some of the problems seen in the “Scarlet Letter”. While some of the problems faced by the chatacters in this film are very exagerated, the principle and message behind them are none the less impacting.
Emma Stone (from …
Biker Boyz (2003)
Biker Boyz, directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for violence, sexual content and language. The original release date was January 31, 2003 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Drama and stars Laurence Fishburne as Smoke, …
127 Hours (2010 film)
2010 was the year of survival films. The best one was the Slumdog Millionaire’ award winning director’s following film, based on the actual, tragic and yet unevenly proud and awe-inspiring story of Aaron Ralston.
The protagonist is a passionate, courageous and dangerously reckless climber who has broken …
What Happens in Vegas film
When I first saw the movie “What happens in Vegas” advertising to be released in theatres late last year I was a bit annoyed that they had released yet another romance comedy movie which I just knew was to going to be very funny or interesting. Another reason why …
Bullet Boy (R, 2004)
You must really be a fan of independent urban films to grasp the poignant story of these two brothers. If you are looking for lots of “Boyz in the Hood” type violence, you will only be mildly satisfied. This film meanders between sensitive drama, and urban action …
Big Eyes (biographical drama movie)
The movie “Big Eyes” was something that I’d been looking forward to seeing for a very long time, partly because it was done by one of my favourite directors, Tim Burton. I also became interested in seeing it because of the brief synopsis I’d heard about the plot. After watching …
“The Children” Vertigo Pictures, 2009
Last night I was invited to a relative’s house to watch a movie. It was “The Children- Vertigo Pictures, 2009.” When I saw the Ghost House logo I silently rolled my eyes and dreaded the inevitable two hours of watching teenagers get killed one by one in an …
Stephen King’s The Mist
This is one of the most recent of the Stephen King adaptations to hit the big screens, but I have to say that it isn’t one of the best. 1408 was one of the scariest movies I have seen in quite some time, but the Mist just didn’t …
Adjustment Bureau Movie
I was very excited to see the Adjustment Bureau. I am usually a fan of Matt Damon’s work because he is a very solid actor and has done movies that I have enjoyed in the past. Emily Blunt, although a much newer addition the Hollywood scene has also proven …
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