I had some free time this weekend while hanging out with my youngest daughter (it was raining out or I would have taken her outside instead). While taking care of her, I ended up watching a movie from the 1950s, Night and the City.
I had heard of this movie …

Pursuit of Happyness is a movie based on a true story of a man Chris Gardener. It is a tale of struggle, disappointment, fall and rise of his life. Chris Gardener who lives with a 5 year old son trying somehow to make the two ends meet. His monthly …

The new DreamWorks Animation and Paramount Picture flick Monsters vs. Aliens is one part movie and three parts awesome! So, okay, Animated Films for kids are always brilliant. But see, Monster Vs. Aliens may be one of the best, if not the best of …

From 2009, it’s Robert Downey Jr. starring in Sherlock Holmes and playing the well-known sleuth. Here are a few of my observations.
–The best thing about the movie is the music. It’s powerful and dramatic. It highlights all of the happenings very well. It makes you …

Dirty Dancing is a feel good movie that never fails to bring on smiles and feelings of delight. It’s the theatrical movie that set Patrick Swayze’s stardom on fire and gave us the line, “No one puts Baby in a corner”.
Frankly, I’ve never liked that line and I …

I had planned on going to bed early last night. But, I ended up staying up late anyway because I came across the Truman Show on one of our movie channels.
It was the first time I had seen the movie in years and it was every bit as good …

This movie is fantastic. It’s a story which can happen everyday and it’s so realistic and original and simple that I think what makes it one good movie to watch. The story features Edward Norton, Jon Voight, and Colin Farrell as the main cast. The plot is about a …

Tonya Harding was the subject of one of the most controversial events of figure skating history. She was accused of cheating her way to the US Olympic Team in the 1994 Winter Olympics by taking part of attacking her opponent Nancy Kerrigan. It became a really big controversy that disabled …

I must admit, I have never been much of a Will Smith fan…until this movie. With so few human interaction scenes (for most of the movie, he is with a dog), he pulled off the lonely, depressed person very well. The storyline is amazing and, at the …

Gordy, played by Tom Green, is a cartoonist wish dreams of getting a contract for his own TV show. His dreams are trampled on when he takes his request to the members that matter as they tell him that his ideas are sub standard and makes no sense. Gordy …

CABIN FEVER
Synopsis: A group of college kids head to the mountains for what they think will be a relaxing vacation. But their weekend of debauchery comes to a crashing halt when one of contracts a disgusting virus.
Directed by Eli Roth, the David Lynch-protégé currently grossing out cinema-goings all over …

A film by the german provocative director Michael Haneke about a family in France starting to receive mysterious anonymous tapes in the mail that all have to do with their daily lives. All of them are feeling scared, but as their is no clear threat, the police can’t do …

I went to the Colossus Imax Theater in Langley, British Columbia on January 8, 2010. After work, I wanted to watch Avatar again, as my way of relaxing after a rather busy and very exciting week.
I took the Walnut Grove bus at the Surrey Sky Train station, …

Usually I don’t enjoy watching foreign films with characters I am unfamiliar with. However, I decided to give this one a try. The plot seemed very interesting. There is a beast terrorizing the countryside and killing innocent villagers. Two unlikely heroes show up to investigate and solve the mystery …

My sister loves to watch this movie. She watches it a lot, almost every day. I kind of get sick of watching it to tell you the truth. I think it is more of a kid’s movie than for anyone. I think that it is kind of childish.
It’s …

My favorite Christmas-themed movie is A Charlie Brown Christmas. I am a huge fan of Peanuts and all the characters in it. I think A Charlie Brown Christmas is so cute, and it is a classic Christmas movie. One of the best parts is that it …

I was scrolling through the movies that were available for Netflix Instant Watch and was happy to come across the movie Rocky Horror Picture Show. Not having anything better to do this morning (my youngest daughter woke me up at 4 and I had two hours before I needed …

I enjoyed this movie very much, not just because it stars the luscious Natasha Richardson, but because the dynamic between Richardson’s character and the character played by Mia Farrow is a delightful tongue-in-cheek account of Anglo-Irish relations that appeals to both my English and Irish ancestors. Their rivalry …

This movie is about tennis in all its glory. Nothing more, nothing less. They try to toss in a love story in it but that was dashed asunder on the rocks below as this movie failed to even grasp and hold you until the very end of the movie. …

The Hills Have Eyes, directed by Alexandre Aja is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong gruesome violence and terror throughout, and for language. The original release date was March 10, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Horror/Thriller and …

Lost in Space, directed by Stephen Hopkins is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for some intense science fiction action. The original release date was April 3, 1998 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Adventure/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars William hurt as …

“You’ve Got Mail” has a couple of good taglines, “someone you pass on the street may already be the love of your life,” and “at odds in life… in love on-line.” Both of them fit in very well with the plot of the movie. One should remember that ten …

No Country for Old Men (2007) is a crime drama by directors Joel and Ethan Coen and is rated R by the MPAA.
No Country for Old Men tells the story of Lewellyn Moss (Josh Brolin), a hunter who stumbles across a drug deal gone bad and a case of …

Bobby’s World was always one of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons. I thought she show was really cute and funny. Bobby is so funny and cool. He has many wacky adventures and fun times.
I think the animation in the show is pretty good. It looks pretty cool but yet it’s …

If you’ve ever seen Eddie Murphy in family films like Dr. Doolittle and Shrek, I would recommend renting his Raw performance on DVD.
This is Eddie Murphy at his best, giving stand-up comedy performances and talking about everything from politics to women and race issues. If you have kids, put …

Apt Pupil is a chilling and frightening movie based on a novella by Stephen King. The novella, a long short story or mini novel, appeared in the book Differing Seasons. Although the screenwriters of the movie changed the ending, it was very faithful to the original story.
In …

Homeward Bound The Incredible Journey is an enchanting movie about two dogs and one cat. It all starts when their loving family has to go on a trip. They are forced to leave their animals with a friend miles away from home. After awhile the animals get worried …

We all know about the commercials on TV trying to sell us low quality products for a cheap $19.99 per month which gets charged straight to your credit card, and of course then we have to pay postage and handling. Then if you read the fine print you will …

It was 2001 when Chuck Schuldiner made one of his last presentations with Death before withdrawing from the metal scene due to his battle against cancer. This DVD is not only a recording of this concert, which took place in a reknown L.A. house called ‘Whisky a Go Go’, …

Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning is a parody send up of Star Trek and Babylon 5 made by a group of friends using nothing but their own equipment and personal computers. When one realizes that, the special effects in the film (which are top notch) are all the …

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 …

This one really delivered, I thought. The first Creeper movie was great, but any fans might remember the Creeper had wings and in the first one we never saw him fly. Set the stage for this second helping of mayhem. Most of the horror takes place on a …

The movie, Golmaal released on 14th July 2006. It is a really hilarious movie. It has a punch line Fun Unlimited, and well this movie is really fun unlimited, of course without brains. There is no proper plot is this film but the film works for its funny witty …

Two children stumble across a magical game, this game was started some twenty five years ago, and so, the children now are just playing their turn. Now that their turn is over and it is time for the next person to play, something magical happens. Alan Parrish and his …

I have just rented “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” but have not watched it yet. But if the movie is anywhere near as funny as this guy is when he’s in a comedic role, then I am sure that I will be guffawing a lot throughout. …

No woman would like it when she finds out her husband has been having an affair. That’s what happens to Julia Roberts, character, Grace in the movie Something to Talk About. Her husband in this movie is acted by Dennis Quaid and be prepared for a tissue box …

OK well Crank 2 is not like a super good movie. But I can say it had lots of energy and action in it. Crank 2 really brings the violence the sex, the craziness. This movie overall seems to be very crazy and just a wild ride with not much …

The Venture Bros is definitely my favorite TV show these days. Its unusual brand of humor, along with its unique writing and excellent animation (especially by the usually low Adult Swim standards) make it one of the best things around these days when it comes to TV. …

Ever since I discovered what I really want to do, the director Peter Jackson has become one of my favourites mostly for his detailed work and the way he perceives things; and hence I generally go out of my way to see movies he is associated with in …

Romulus, My Father (2007)
Director: Richard Roxburgh Featuring: Eric Bana and Franka Potente.
This is a great human story based on the memoir of Raimond Gaita. His father Romulus is a farmer from a Romanian origin and his mother Christina is German. Raimond is a happy child brought up …

Crank, directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America, and stars Jason Statham as Chev Chelios.
Chev wakes up to find himself in a extremely unusual predicament, he is drugged and left for dead, the good thing is, he can stay …

IF you want to see a really cute movie, you need to see “Alvin and the Chipmunks”. It is such a cute movie.
I think there are many reasons why I like this movie so much. The first reason is that I grew up with Alvin, Simon and …

Under Siege, directed by Andrew Davis is rated R bythe Motion Picture Association of America and stars Steven Seagal as Casey Ryback, Tommy Lee Jones and William Stranix, Gary Busey as Commander Krill and Erika Eleniak as Jordan Tate.
Chaos reigns aboard A US Navy warship in high seas. Flying …

Blow, directed by Ted Demme is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for pervasive drug content and language, some violence and sexuality. The original release date for this movie was April 6, 2001 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Biography/Crime/Drama and …

A combination between comedy and horror in which the police find themselves helpless against a strange monster that hides in the closet and kills people for no reason. A professor and a biology teacher takes on the mission of destroying the monster.
This film is a so-called Troma movie, which …