I finally got around to watching the movie Angels & Demons last night. And, to be honest with you, that decision was based almost solely on the fact I couldn’t find anything better to watch at the time.
I have had the book this movie is based off of for …

Donnie Darko (2001) is a horror film and the directorial debut of Richard Kelly and is rated R for language, some drug use and violence.
Donnie Darko is the story of a teenager (Jake Gyllenhall) who after a freak occurence that could have possibly killed him, begins to explore what …

“The Unbearable Lightness of Being” tells the story of three people, Tereza (Juliette Binoche), her husband Tomas, and his mistress Sabrina. The story is largely existential featuring people who seem to lack any substantive values so they seek meaning to life by doing things, no matter what the acts …

Ladybugs, directed by Sidney J. Furie is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date for this movie was March 27, 1992 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Sport and stars Rodney Dangerfield as Chester Lee, Jackee Harry as …

Director Tim Burton has produced a funny, quirky abdication to writer Roald Dahl’s famous story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This movie has only just come out in cinemas in Australia, in time for the school holidays.
The story is about a young, generous boy named Charlie Bucket. He lived …

Scott Turow’s The Burden of Proof - Part 1 held some interest for me here and there, though it’s not something I would normally watch. Hector Elizondo stars as attorney Sandy Stern. Fresh off a victory, he goes home and finds his wife of many years dead, …

I have seen Grease over ten times. It’s one of those movies. the ones you can watch over and over and it still feels fresh and new. The story lien is that a good girl from Australia Sandy falls for American bad boy Danny. It’s …

Shall We Dance is a very nice movie. I watched it in DVD when my cousins rented it when we were visiting their place last Christmas.
Shall We Dance is directed by Peter Chelsom and was written by Masayuki Suo and Audrey Wells. It was released in US …

B-westerns may not be everyone’s cup of tea, to some they may seem a bit hokey, and when the film in question is not only a b-western, but a singing cowboy adventure as well, then the audience narrows even further. All of that taken into consideration, Last of the …

I had the opportunity to see this film and was at first turned off by its spoofiness. But then, by the time the main character advanced to the year 2505, I realized exactly what director Mike Judge was trying to say about our society. This politically …

I remember the movie Wise girls staring Mariah Carey, Mira Sorvino and Melora Walters being filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia some years back. Recently I got to rent the DVD, and realized what all the commotion had been about.
Halifax, doubles as Rhode Island, and does a good double! I …

I love fantasy movies and try to watch as many of them as I can, but this one just rubbed me the wrong way. The thing I did not like was that they had guns in this movie. In fact they had a lot of guns. And it is …

I can’t recommend “Mindhunters” passionately enough: it’s so much more than just action; it’s a deep psychological thriller that will have you guessing at every turn.
Rather than just introducing mindless FBI drones, the movie presents a cast of rich characters, all with their own strengths and frailties. They are …

This sequel to the block buster original simply called ‘Dirty Dancing’ is basically the same movie but instead of it being staged in the United States of America, it was staged in Cuba. A young girl from a well off family goes to a retreat and falls for the …

The Woodsman, Directed by Nicole Kassell is Rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America and stars Kevin Bacon as Walter, Kyra Sedgwick as Vicky, Mos Def as Sgt. Lucas, Eve as Mary-Kay and Benjamin Bratt as Carlos.
Walter is a pedophile is has been released from prison and …

A silent samurai enters a desolate japanese town where two criminals leagues fight constantly against each other and terrorises the innocent people living there. The samurai, who is an excellent swordsman, becomes their Yojimbo (bodyguard) and takes out the leagues against each other in a very clever way.
This is …

In Her Shoes made me like Cameron Diaz. For whatever reasons, I have never been impressed with this actor and just didn’t think that much of her. In Her Shoes changed my mind. While I still do not consider Cameron Diaz to be one of my favorite actors, she …

When this movie came out in 1997, I had never even heard of the small child that was being portrayed in the film. I was informed by my mother that the movie was based on the 1956 movie about the return of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna. It …

Royce returns in UFC II to win his second tournament and, although some of the matches are quite good such as Royce vs Pat Smith, this event will be forever known for an overmatched Fred Ettish getting a horrible, one sided beating at the hands of Johnny Rhodes.
Actually, there …

I am not a big fan of Batman series as such, but I heard a lot of good reviews about this new flick, and some of my friends also recommended me this movie, so I finally decided to give it a watch on this weekend., I went to …

The Sebel resort is a large modern hotel in Noosa, Australia. It is situated on Hastings Street which is the main street in Noosa. It is therefore in a perfect location as it is within walking distance of all the local restaurants and the beach. Noosa is a lively …

This Otto Preminger classic features Frank Sinatra in his most famous movie part, as a gambling drug addict with a good heart who tries to hold his life together. An intense film that was controversial in its direct way of depicting drugs and drug addicts without putting any judgement …

I first started reading Shakespeare’s plays when I was about eight years old, in more easy to understand translations. The translation which I had used was “Lamb’s Tales in Shakespeare” so plays such as “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the time seemed very interesting to me. Therefore, that is …

This is another Jackie Chan movie that I had watched some time recently, and possibly might have seen one time before. Even though I had heard about it, I had never really paid it much attention until very recently. It is one of his late movies too that was …

We saw an ad on tv that said that you could rent movies from home for only $8.99 a month . The ad also said that you could get a free month’s membership just for signing up . We decided to give a try , and I’m glad that …

It was rather disappointing to watch 30 Days of Night on theaters before. I think this movie was a couple of years back and I watched it with my ex boyfriend during that time.
The movie is about vampires or something and the movie effects throughout was rather …

Starring: Tom Cruise (Ethan Hunt), Jon Voight (Jim Phelps), Emmanuelle Beart (Claire Phelps), Henry Czerny (Eugene Kittridge), Ving Rhames (Luther Stickell), Vanessa Redgrave (Max), Jean Reno (Franz Krieger)
I think it would be fun, as the title led me to believe that this was a modern version of the …

The most anticipated film for nearly a year, and what did we get?
Well, many people have many mixed opinions of the film. Personally I found it quite good, though conflicting. The plot went well, and mixed in nicely with the very first Alien film that came out. I …

The Hudsucker Proxy with Tim Robbins and Paul Newman.
This bizarre film takes place in New York City in the year 1958. In the opening segment we are in a board room filled with corporate fat cats. As they listen to the annual report, …

This movie is a cartoon-based kung fu movie which features Jack Black as the fat panda Po. He is a total fanatic of the Furious Five which includes the best at kung fu, featuring Angelina Jolie as Tigress, Lucy Liu as Viper (the snake), Jackie Chan as Monkey, Ian …

There used to be a time when I loved sports movies like Remember the Titans or We Are Marshall but then I came to realize they are all the same; they use some sport to teach kids confidence and give a quick lesson about life.
I had hoped the movie …

I am reviewing the movie, Market for Murder, starring John Nettles and Daniel Casey. This movie was made in 2004 by Acorn Media Inc. It was produced by Brian True-May, was directed by Sarah Hellings, and was written by Andrew Payne. This movie was based on the …

I am reviewing The Case of the Winthrop Legend, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Series 39 Thrilling Episodes. This series was produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France in the fifties. Ronald Howard, the son of actor Leslie Howard, …

If you’re a studen of history, you probably remember the Greeks. They invented philosophy and democracy and pretty much help the world down for hundreds of years as the supreme rulers. You may also remember the battle of Thermopylae, where three hundred greek soldiers held their own for days …

A film about the british secret service agent yet again. This time the audience are lead to believe the hero dies in the first scene of the film, but evidently James Bond can not be killed. Sean Connery is clearly getting tired of the role by this time and …

Legendary filmmaker Roberto Rossellini, one of the leading men of the neorealist movement in post-war Italy, completed around 40-50 films during his career. Sadly, only few of these are available to a modern audience, most have been lost or badly damaged during the years. Germany Year Zero is probably …

“Robin Hood” is not my favorite Disney animated feature. In fact, the main reason why I like it at all is the narrator, a rooster / minstrel with the voice of Roger Miller, who also composed the songs that he sings to move the story along.
The bunnies …

I’m not sure why exactly I liked Sin City, I just know I did.
Starring Bruce Willis and Jessica Alba, Sin City places you in the middle of a comic book in a fictional city full of mobsters, gun toting prostitutes and three heros who face all odds for the …

I watched “Perfect Stranger” on Dvd.
“Perfect Stranger” stars Halle Berry as Roe, a journalist who’s friend has been murdered. She goes undercover at the firm of the suspect Harrison Hill (played by Bruce Willis).
Roe pretends to be a temp in order to get information on Hill. …

“The Sleuth” is one excellent movie starring Lawrence Olivier and Michael Caine. Unfortunately, the movie is rather hard to find, libraries and rental places don’t seem to have it. It is available at Amazon, so if you want to see it you’ll have to buy the DVD - which …

This movie is the story about a paroled criminal who is in the process of being escorted from the prison to the bus terminal by her lawyer, but she has other plans and decides to deviate from the planned route and take up the task of trying the prove …

A Man Apart, directed by F. Gary Gray is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong graphic violence, language, drug content and sexuality. The original release date was April 4, 2003 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller and stars …

This movie came out quite a few years ago. My mother just bought it for my younger sister. She loves animals and loves movies. So she really enjoyed this movie. It’s about a gorilla. I think it’s a great movie overall. The acting is good, the story is good, …

A few years ago, The Blair Witch Project used one camera to add realism to a horror film and was so successful at doing it, other movies have tried to copy the method. Unfortunately, those movies often fail.
This was pretty much the case with the movie Quarantine. On one …