Synopsis: A newly hired principal must improve the performance of his high school in time for the basic skills exam or the district will lose control of the school to the state.
What I liked about this movie: This film, which is based on real events, is one of those …

I remember watching these two cartoon characters chase each other when I was a kid and now, years later, I find myself watching them again. Actually, I’m not the one watching it. My boy who is only 4 years old watches it all the time and there’s nothing any …

Jumper (2008) is a science-ficiton film by director Doug Liman and is rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some language and brief sexuality.
Jumper is about a guy named David (Hayden Christiansen) who has inexplicable powers to teleport from place to place just by thinking about them. …

I watched Meet The Browns before and this is a movie starring Angela Bassett. She is a very lovely woman actress that I truly admire. It is not easy being a single mom and that is what Angela’s character, Brenda has to go through. She is a …

Bill wakes up in an isolation cell in a mental institution. He can’t remember exactly what he is doing there, only fragments seem to be remembered. A nurse tells him he’s been involved in a car crash, but Bill won’t take that as an answer. Why would they put …

The Ruins was a complete waste of time, which was sad because I really wanted to see it. I kept seeing the movie advertised and telling my friends how good I thought it was. I’ve never read the book the film was based on, but now that I’ve seen …

I took the time to watch a movie I haven’t seen in a long while; the Steve Martin film, “Roxanne.”
You know what, it really wasn’t as good as I remember it being.
I usually love Martin’s movies. But, this one, where he plays a long-nosed fire chief who is in …

Tom Cruise is an american military officer who is captures by the japanese and changes his view on everything about life. It is using the same story as the old classic miniseries Shogun once did and attempts to be a serious artistic Kurosawa-style feature. However, The Last Samurai is …

The premise of this episode is pretty much laid out in the title: The Devil and a Guy Named Webster. It is a fusion of the classic tale: The Devil and Daniel Webster, but instead of the famous American orator we get Emmanuel Lewis (best known as star …

Fifty Dead Men Walking is a movie which will open up your eyes to what could happen in the conflicting issues that surround different situations. I did not have any opinion at all when I watch this movie because I want to take all in and understand the whole …

Pride and Prejudice, 1995, the mini-series, is my favorite adaptation of the Jane Austen’s classic novel. The movie is so well-done, I could go on for hours describing its merits. The script, casting, acting, costumes, music - everything is just excellent. Colin Firth makes a perfect Mr. Darcy, serious …

I had my doubts about watching the movie Omar even though it was recommended to me. I didn’t know much about it except that it was set somewhere in the Middle East, and I was truly tired of watching depressing films and news of people struggling to be themselves and …

I never thought that my son would fall in love with the series as quickly as he did. He especially loves the Penguins. And to be honest , I like the Penguins, too. They can be really funny sometimes. What I like about this movie is it basically has …

This is a truly classic movie that had me crying even though it’s a love story/action story. The setting is in the World War where the Americans are at battle with Japan, and Kate Beckinsale is a nurse stationed at Pearl Harbor; best friends Josh Hartnett and Ben Affleck …

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 …

Ichi the Killer is a film from the borderline insane Japanese director Miike Takashi, a man well known for the extreme content of his films… and with Ichi, he has managed to surpass even himself. As well as being one of his most outrageous films, it is also …

When it comes to summer blockbusters, Will Smith might as well be the king. After conquering many genres, from horror to science fiction to comedy and drama, Will Smith finally took a crack at the superhero business, yet in an unexpected way.
In his new movie, Hancock, Smith plays Hancock, …

‘This is England’ is a marvellous movie about growing up, friendship, love, pain and hatred. The story is set in Britain in 1983, just in the middle of Iron Lady’s reign and the Falklands War. A very young boy, Shaun, is going through a very difficult time. His dad …

While I do think that Netflicks is onto something with the art of doing dvd renting via the mail, I also think that in order for someone to really take advantage of the service completely, you have to sign up for their most expensive program offer. Of course, …

Whenever Adam Sandler makes a movie, you really never know what you’re going to get. He’s had some film classics like The Wedding Singer, Big Daddy and Happy Gilmore. Then, he’s had movies like You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, that are so terrible, you can’t get through a …

Red Eye is a suspense thriller movie that is about a man, Jackson, who is on a path to kill a government official. Jackson wants Lisa to help him kill this person. That sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it? The part about this movie that I did not get is …

Homeward Bound II Lost in San Francisco is about two dogs and one cat who, when vacationing with their family, are lost in San Francisco, California, on their own, to find their way back home. Chance, Shadow, and Sassy have to get through the mean unfamilliar streets of the …

“To Sir with Love” is one of my all time favorite movies. I’ve seen it dozens of times and I still cry every time I see the movie. I think it is the ultimate teacher movie ever. The 1967 Columbia British Productions movie was filmed in color and lasts …

I normally like movies Anthony Hopkins has a role in. Unfortunately, the movie Proof didn’t have enough of him to make it any good.
Hopkins plays a former math genius who is battling senility but the movie centers around his daughter (Gwenneth Paltrow) who has to cope with not only …

Robert Zemeckis, John Malkovich, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Ray Winstone. A pantheon of names builds this incredibly well recreated story of Beowulf based on the Norse legend of the same name. The movie grabbed me from the first moment at the sight of the decrepit and tired Hrothgar (Anthony …

Debbie Reynolds stars as actress Janice Courtney in My Six Loves, a very entertaining comedy from 1963. Courtney wants some time away from the hectic lights of Hollywood, so she retreats to her country home, only to discover six waifs living on her property.
The six children are played …

The tale of The Nightmare before Christmas is a turn on the Grinch. The story is about Jack Skellington (Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman) the king of Halloweentown. Sally (Catherine O’Hara) thinks that Jack is a great dead person. Sally was created by an evil scientist (William Hickey). The mayor …

I know Filipinos are a bit easy to please. Even with tv shows, it seems that a simple plot does not matter to them for as long as their favorite artist stars the show, or the movie. Well as for me, I think it is not about who plays …

This is one of my most love animation movies. I saw this film when I was still a child and I enjoyed watching it so much. This movie made my imagination work and also left me a lot of lessons. Although 3D animation was not yet that advance at …

Flight was one of those movies that I wanted to see in cinemas initially but even when I had a chance to view it I was just too lazy to. Well recently I went about viewing it on blu ray and I was impressed even though I’m still confused about …

My personal bias will come through here, as Johnny Depp has never disappointed me. He doesn’t fail in this movie either, playing the charismatic, hilarious, brilliant Captain Jack Sparrow. The opening scene with him as the leader of a group of savages is enough to cast this movie among …

Starring Ethan Hawke
Lincoln Six-echo is a resident of a seemingly utopian but contained facility in the mid 21st century. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully controlled environment, Licoln hopes to be chosen to go the last uncontaminated spot on the planet. But a small butterfly leads Lincoln …

Gracefully working its way unto the silver screen, then to VHS, eventually making its way to DVD…Robocop has affixed itself as one of the greatest movies of all time.
Whether you have seen it before all the way back in 1987 or whether you see it today, none can deny …

One of the movies that I realised that I underrated the most earlier on in the year was the one that went by the same name of a POD song called “Here Comes the Boom”. One of the reasons why I didn’t even consider watching it at the time …

I haven’t seen many impressive movies on TV lately, so ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ was a real revelation to me. The first thing I liked about it was that it hadn’t been dubbed in English, so I could listen to the characters speaking in their native tongue (Spanish), which carried me …

My husband and I went to the movies over the weekend to see the new Karate Kid. It is great and literally had the whole audience clapping at the end of the movie! This one is even better than the original. They couldn’t have gotten a better actor than …

I have always liked Hugh Grant’s self deprecating, “am I sure this is where I should be?” persona that he brings to the characters he plays. That is not to say that he is a character actor, he seems to play the same person in every film, but …

Jules Verne’s novel Around the World in 80 Days has been adapted for the big screen several times. The version of this adaptation made in 2004 stars Jackie Chan as the assistant to the scientist who is the main character in the book. Jackie Chan plays a …

With hollywood turning every comic book into a movie that they can find, quality has some how taken a back seat. I’m not sure why these hollywood mega moguls would sacrifice putting out a good movie. It’s not like they need the money afterall. But nonetheless, quality is put …

A music documentary about the private lives of the members of Sonic Youth and partly Nirvana during their tour in 1991. I would consider it a fans-only kind of film, but as I used to be a big fan of both these bands I found it very interesting. To …

Soccer comes into the homeland and homes of the viewing public, Asian style. This movie tries to convey the importance of soccer to the American public but using the over the top movie, filled with action and comedy to get them involved into entertaining the fact that soccer is …

This is a story about a boy who falls in love with a girl who’s his officemate, and they go for dates for 500 days until the girl finally realizes she’s not in love with him, but it sucks because the boy really loves him and even though they …

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a 1976 drama film starring John Travolta..It is the story of a boy names Tod Lubitch who was born with deficiencies in his immune system.This meant that he had to be keep in a special protective bubble like environment.He could never …

Teen Wolf, directed by Rod Daniel is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was August 23, 1985 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Fantasy and stars Michael J. Fox as Scott Howard, James Hampton as Harold Howard, …

Last night was probably the 7th or 8th time I’ve seen the movie Sleepy Hollow. And, I have to say it, I love it as much as I did the first time I saw it.
Johnny Depp has a lot of great films. This is probably one of his best …

Karate Kid (2010) stars Jaden Smith and Jacky Chan. This was a great movie, and this is almost a remake of the original Karate Kid. I liked this better than the old original ones. Primarily because Jaden. playing the role of Dre, is really cute. He acts beautifully, very …

I am reviewing the sequel to Meet the Parents, which was Meet the Fockers. It came out in 2005 and starred all the actors from the previous film, in addition to Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand as Greg Focker’s parents. In this movie, Greg Focker joins his fiance’s family …