I watched the movie “Kippur” as part of my “trying to understand the Middle East” efforts. I’m not sure what affects watching the movie had on that, but it reinforced my belief that governments are inefficient and self-serving and that war is the supreme human lunacy.
Israeli Director Amos …

Driving Miss Daisy is a sweet, nostalgic feeling film that focuses upon the relationship between a lady and her driver. Daisy is played by Jessica Tandy and her driver is Hoke, played by Morgan Freeman. Now Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman are two of my all-time favorite actors and …

I am totally fascinated about this movie. That may be because prior to watching, I never had any idea what this was all about. And that turned out to be everything I have never imagined that I would be seeing in this movie. I may …

Mel Gibson’s awaited epic drama, Apocalypto, takes place in an ancient indian society in South America before the conquest by the europeans. Like his previous work as a director on The Passion, Gibson has also this time chosen to use actors speaking the native language of the time. In …

Liam Neeson comes onto the screen as an action star, but, unlike some of his other roles, he is sans light saber and no longer wearing that great kilt from “Rob Roy.” Instead of a more iconic role, we get Neeson as a retired CIA agent who worked in …

After watching The Day After Tomorrow, I have come to believe in goodness again. This movie has a great storyline, telling us how man is corrupt and only long for their self-interest and that is why the earth must die. I am not going to ruin the movie for …

Hey, I like monster movies as much as the next person. And, it’s rare to find a good mummy movie. So, when I had a chance to watch the film 7 Mummies, I figured I would give it a try.
Wow, was I disappointed.
The problem with this movie, which is …

My Husband and I liked and own the first 300 movie (called The 300). For those who have never seen it, it tells the tale of the battle of 300 lone Spartan soldiers against a huge army and the powerful Xerxes. We watch the original 300 fairly frequently and …

I would hear about the movie “My Best Friend’s Wedding” for a very long time throughout my time in high school, but I never got a chance to watch it as I rarely would see it on cable television. I didn’t know it was a romance movie at the …

In 1995, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in The Bridges of Madison County which was based on a best selling novel. Basically, he’s a photo journalist who goes to a rural area looking for a place to stay and ends up having an affair with his landlady, played …

The movie stars Saoirse Ronan, a young Irish actress who played the role of Hanna. Her father Erik played by Eric Bana an ex-CIA person. The antagonist of the story is Cate Blanchett who plays Marissa Wiegler.
This was directed by Joe Wright who also directed critically-acclaimed movies such as Pride …

I remember I couple months ago, one of my friends and I spontaneously decided to go see a movie while we were out. At the time the most interesting thing that was playing seemed to be the movie “End of Watch” of which I knew almost nothing about. I …

Stroker Ace is a movie that stars Burt Reynolds. Burt plays a champion race car driver that is always embroiled in a competition with the number 10 car Aubrey James. He is always goofing off and wrecking his sponsor’s car which ultimately ends up loosing him his sponsor. Then …

Last night my kids were at home with a movie in their hands that I would like to comment about because it is fun and very entertaining for them and for adults too.
DINOSAUR
A Disney movie that takes us back to prehistory, about 65 million years ago when dinosaurs lived …

I am not a huge fan of Eriq LaSalle’s. But when I saw that he took a directorial turn in “Crazy as Hell”, I realized that he had some sort of depth. I mention this film because in it Eriq also stars as a crazy, and mysterious …

I always support the movie with female director and that’s why I was attracted to see this movie when the first time I know that Sofia Coppola has a new movie about Marie Antoinette.
As the beginning, I just want you to know that I love the trailer of this …

The Animal is a 2001 film starring Rob Snieder.The animal follows the life of man named Marvin Mange.There is a subplot of the movie that deals with Marvin forming a romantic relationship with a woman named Rihanna who really likes animals.Marvin dreams of being a police officer but …

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 …

Lilo and Stitch is probably one of my all time favorite Pixar movies. Set in Hawaii this movie is all about love, family and having the strength to overcome our differences and obstacles. After losing both her parents in a car accident Lilo goes to live with her sister …

This was absolutely one of the best films that I have ever seen. I now understand why there was such hype when the Oscar rolled around. In any case, I really feel that Brad Pitt has his finger on the pulse of quality acting. When I …

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 25 starts when Ed wakes up in Gluttony’s stomach and finds Ling. After proving they’re not Envy in disguise they both try to find an exit. Meanwhile, Mustang tries to warn other soldiers that King Bradley is a homunculus.
This episode was great. …

I have just watched Catch & Release, a new romantic comedy movie starring my favorite actress Jennifer Garner. This story is pretty funny, but it gets boring, with the normal flavor formula being repeated over and over again. I tried to make myself love the movie, but …

We were watching a movie yesterday afternoon I hadn’t heard of before; Elsewhere. It turned out to be a halfway decent movie.
The movie centered around two best friends in high school. One is a girl scout the other one has a reputation; helped by a web site of her …

Well, when I rented the film Dark Harvest, I thought it would turn out to be something scary. Instead, it turned out to be yet another terrible horror film that lacked both scares and believable plot.
You have a guy who is adopted and seeks to learn more about his …

The movie “The Whole Ten Yards” is actually the sequel to the movie “The Whole Nine Yards” which was released in the year 2000. I didn’t hear of this sequel though until about two or three years ago when I saw it being broadcast on a cable television channel. …

I am reviewing the movie, Rush Hour starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. In this first movie of the two, Chris plays Carter, a loudmouth, no nonsense, comedic cop. He uses his energy to track down drug lords and put them behind bars. He receives an assignment …

Hilary Swank does a wonderful job as an angst-filled teenager who is in desperate need of Mr. Miagee’s teaching and guidance.
I was always a big fan of The Karate Kid, all three of them in fact. But, I’m a girl, and Danny was a boy. So, as …

Vampire Knight: Guilty is the second season of the anime based on the manga, Vampire Knight, by Matsuri Hino which is my favorite vampire anime, mainly because it is a shoujo, but still serious at the same time. The image on this DVD cover is of Ichiru and …

I felt sad after watching this movie. I thought it had great promise considering it was dealing with a different kind of addiction. Unfortunately, the script and the beat made the theme unimportant and somewhat irrelevant. I found so many scenes quite slapstick-y and dumb, and I felt irritated …

Coraline is a 2009 animation, fantasy and thriller movie directed by Henry Selick. This animation movie wasn’t a computer generated animation movie that I usually love to watch. Though, this movie proved to be a complete surprise for me. I guess I didn’t watched any of the animation movies …

Clueless (1995) is a comedy directed by Amy Heckerling and is rated PG-13 by the MPAA.
Clueless is the story of Cher (Alicia Silverstone), a privilaged, beautiful blonde who is used to talking people into whatever she wants. When a teacher won’t raise her grade, she gets him together …

“The Swimmer” is a 1968 movie starring Burt Lancaster as the swimmer, Ned Merrill. Ned hasn’t been around recently though when the movie starts it isn’t clear where he’s been. However Ned doesn’t quite seem to be “quite right.” Ned appears unannounced at a friends house to swim in …

I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again. As a politician, I never liked Ronald Reagan. I think he acted his way through the presidency. However, as an actor, I really enjoy his performances, including this one as baseball player Grover Cleveland Alexander. He’s …

Prince Amerigo, an impoverished Italian aristocrat, is in love with Charlotte, a smart and beautiful but also poor young woman. When Amerigo chooses to marry Maggie, a wealthy heiress of an American billionaire currently living in London, Charlotte begs him not to, but Amerigo is determined. He tells Charlotte …

As soon as I heard that this movie was going to be released in theatres, I tried my best to avoid it since I knew it would start the singer/wannabe actress Beyonce Knowles; as I really dislike her and think she ruins every movie she appears in. Nevertheless, some …

The group of well known British comics who used to star in “Monty Python Flying Circus” short films came out with a film in 1975 called “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”. Now, this film is without a doubt an acquired type of comedy, but a comedy none the …

I am reviewing the movie, The Bells of Saint Mary’s, starring Bing Crosby. This movie follows the lives of some nuns and Father O’Malley. This movie is the sequel to its prequel, Going My Way. Father O’Malley enters Saint Mary’s with the purpose to get the building condemned. …

After his belated return to his roots with Land of the Dead a few years prior, Romero turns prolific once more with Diary of the Dead; an interesting take on the genre with a hand held, documentary tactic employed perhaps most famously with Cloverfield.
It’s an interesting idea, and …

Event Horizon, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong violence and gore, language and some nudity. The original release date was August 15, 1997 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Horror/Mystery/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars …

The Monster That Challenged The World was one of many “Giant Monster” movies invading movie theaters in the Fifties, after the success of such hits as Them! which this movie’s story closely follows. This time the menace are a group of giant snails-that’s right, snails-that start to …

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 8 begins after the recap of the last episode with Al being attacked by someone in a suit of armor and Ed sneaking into Laboratory 5 and discovering a strange transmutation circle. Inside he encounters a guard called Number 66, who he discovers is a …

The movie the number 23 is a Jim Carrey film but it is very unlike his other films. This is my favorite of his films because he actually acts in it. Normally he over acts and gets a lot of mileage from facial expressions and acting like …

I had high hopes for the movie RV when it was released in theaters. The previews for this movie look great in my opinion, and Robin Williams typically starts to very good movies. When i went to go see this is the theater I went in with high hopes …

After the fourth movie, I was convinced that the “Paranormal Activity” franchise was dead. I liked the first two, but after that, the formula wore thin and they didn’t have anything new to bring to the table.
Enter this “spin-off” that follows another family as they are …

11:14 is a rather odd and unusual movie. It tells the story in reverse time. It’s not a flashback as we’re used to seeing it, but it literally shows the end result of the action first, then goes back to the next segment before, and then the …

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 1988, stars Michael Caine and Steve Martin as two con artists who begin as competitors, continue as partners, and end up getting scammed themselves. Michael Caine’s character, Lawrence, is preying on rich women who have got money to burn. He poses as a prince from some …

I don’t recommend watching The Jane Austen Book Club if you are the acting pack type of movie buff or if you are just looking for an action love story filled with romantic notions and all that.
For this movie is plainly about a book club started out by …

I am reviewing The Greek Interpreter, a Sherlock HOlmes episode from the boxed set, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which was produced by Granada television in 1983. This episode is one of the best. This episode finds Holmes talking about his family for the first time to …

28 Weeks Later is a semi-sequel to the low budget English horror film 28 Days Later. While the first one followed a small group of survivors struggling against the infected people, this one picks up after the virus has already seemingly died off. A husband runs out on his …

Amazing! Right from the start this movie has you hooked. There is nothing that I can say “bad” about the “Transformers” movie.
For starters, they give you an idea of what happened on the home planet between the two battling factions. It is explained how and why the Transformers had …