A film that relies a lot on that the audience must not be aware of how the film ends, actually the whole point is put in the open in the last scene. Charlton Heston plays an astronaut who, after a long sleep in space, crashes on an unknown planet …

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen High Society, but the opportunity presented itself again recently, so I gave it a watch. Overall, it’s just a cute and bubbly movie with Grace Kelly putting on airs and Bing Crosby as the down the earth pal who just …

Flags of Our Father is a very strong, graphic and realistic war movie covering the battle of Iwo Jima. Having seen other movies such as Private Ryan, I had gone into this movie with the expectation to see lots of battle scenes and the brutality of war. …

Of all the black and white films, this one is the best. In fact, many people consider Casablanca the best film of all time, and for a good reason. I myself can agree to this. The dialogue alone is so crisp, and no doubt about it, …

‘The Toll Collector’ is an animation short, really short actually at only 5 minutes. But it is 5 minutes of haunting, poignant beauty and it has stayed on my mind since I watched it. This is a visually dark claymation, with the pallid, ill-looking white faces of …

This horror film is part of an 8-film Horrorfest (festival) and I must admit that it was part corny/part “good”. A group of medical students working on a set of cadavers discover that one of them is not actually “dead.” Of course there is a stream …

I have always seen the movie THE HELP in IMDB and I have been quite intrigued by it, having a high score of 8/10. Actually I didn’t really want to see this movie because I wasn’t interested, but then eventually the rating made it too intriguing and based …

If we are going to see a movie in the weekend, we would consider Lansing Mall Cinema. It is as good as the other cinema. It is clean and cozy. Bathroom is neat and you can even take a nap right there inside the bathroom. …

Also known with the digits (1900) this is an incredible epic by Bernardo Bertolucci about Alfredo and Olmo, who grow up together in italy in the early 18th century. Alfredo is a rich boy while Olmo is one of the poor. The film depicts the life of these two …

I usually keep away from watching comedies from the nineteen seventies and early eighties since I’ve found out over the years that most of them tend to bore me. So when I first got access to cable television and would see this movie going on, I didn’t even pay …

Just one year from Sister Act 1, we got to see on big screen the actress, Whoopi Goldberg re-interpret the role of Sister Mary Clarence in “Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit”. I must admit that this movie is good; however it isn’t as great at the first …

I came across the short movie Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog a couple weeks ago and was intrigued enough to add it to my instant watch queue at Netflix (but not enough to actually rent the movie). I’m glad I did. The film was actually pretty interesting.
This movie, which was …

“Blade Runner” is set in the 2020 Los Angeles. The technology has reached the highest levels, and those who have technology have power and money. Tyrell Corporation is one of these power-holders, producing so-called “replicants” - androids programmed for certain tasks and used as working force in colonies outside …

When I see the title and the poster of this movie, i knew it was scary. I always love watching horror movies and so as my fiance, so I always get a chance to watch horror movies in any kind.
In this movie, a girl was kidnapped by a …

Harvey Birdman certainly is a breath of fresh air. A breath of fresh old air. Following in the footsteps of the immensely popular Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law renews the idea of taking old Hanna Barbera characters and putting them into a …

I watched this film starring Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish, thinking that it was really going to be riveting. But I must admit that I was sadly disappointed. The movie tried too hard to be poignant, shocking, and emotional. What it turned out to be …

The Doomsday Flight is a movie I’ve never forgotten. I used to see it on late night television, way back before cable was even thought of. It was dramatic and even scary to me. When eBay became the big thing, I searched for it and finally …

I am actually ashamed to admit that I watched this film in its entirety. I should have known that a film in which Bokeem Woodbine and Tamala Jones are cast in main roles as a powerful doctor/lawyer husband wife team, would be treacherous. Where do …

Supposedly banned in 46 countries, “Faces of Death” is an extremely controversial film that depicts just what it claims: death, in every imaginable circumstance. Using both real videos and skillful reenactments, “Faces of Death” takes the viewer where few dare to venture: into morgues, autopsy rooms, accident scenes, slaughterhouses, …

As far as thrillers go, Urban Legend is one of the best movies ever made.
The film centers around a group of college kids who are being hunted down by a serial killer who murders people in styles similar to urban legends (such as a killer in the back seat …

The Artist’s Circle is a small, artsy independent film that stars Michael Shanks, most known for his role as Daniel Jackson on Stargate SG-1. In this short drama from 2000, Shanks plays ‘the artist’. He’s promised his critics a masterpiece that they won’t forget. Among the …

Star Wars: Episode 5: the Empire Strikes Back continues the adventures of Luke Skywalker as he helps the Rebel Alliance Escape from Darth Vader who is looking for him as he goes to the planet Degobah to search for the Jedi Master Yoda.
The Empire Strikes Back is a great …

Charlie’s Angels is a movie released in the year 2000 which was supposed to be based on a television series by the same name in the seventies starring the actress Farrah Fawcett. This movie starred the actresses Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore as the three Angels. Before …

I have just came back from the theater having watched this film, I must let you know , all my friends and I laughed our lungs out through out the length of the movie, surely what we did might have disturbed those sitting around us. Well, I was really …

I went to see the new Sherlock Holmes movie starring Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock Holmes, Jude Law as Dr. John Watson, and Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler. The movie involves Holmes and Watson capturing a man named Lord Blackwood who is the leader of a cult and …

From 1996, Lisa Hartman Black produced and starred in Have You Seen My Son, a movie about parental child abduction. Her co-star was the handsome Jameson Parker who plays good guys with charm and bad guys with aloofness. Here, he was aloof and maybe still a little …

I have heard of the movie Devil in the Flesh before. But, I didn’t get a chance to watch it until yesterday, when it was on one of our movie channels.
It was an OK movie but I have to admit, I was expecting it to be better.
Rose McGowan does …

The Real McCoy, directed by Russell Mulcahy is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The original release date was September 10, 1993 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller and stars Kim Basinger as Karen McCoy, Val Kilmer as J.T. Barker, …

Based on the 1960 film of the same title and directed by acclaimed director of such films as Traffic and Erin Brockovich, Steven Soderbergh, Ocean’s Eleven is a cool hi-tech comedy. Starring some of Hollywood’s most popular actors, it’s the story of Danny Ocean (George Clooney), a newly released …

Despite the fact that this animated feature was terribly inaccurate to the Greek myth of Hercules, I liked it. Actually, I think I may have liked it even more than my kids did.
James Woods is absolutely hilarious as Hades, and all of the characters are fun and interesting. …

This movie is about a drug lord who is so in control of his area and surround areas that they refer to him as ‘god’. Without any hard information on him, the authorities cannot touch him and that makes him what they call ‘untouchable’. But they are not going …

Lucky Number Slevin, directed by Paul McGuigan is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong violence, sexuality and language. The original release date was April 7, 2006 for united States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Crime/Drama/Thriller and stars John Hartnett as Slevin …

Hostel (2006) is a horror movie directed by Eli Roth and is rated R by the MPAA
Hostel is about two American backpackers (Jay Hernandez and Derek Richardson) in Europe that meet someone while in Amsterdam that tells them about a small country where all the girls are beautiful and …

Cinemark Movie Theatre is one of the best movie theaters in my area. There are 24 theaters, and 3 concession stands. It has an Egyptian style to it.There are statues outside and sphinx too. Not just the theatre but there are many places around it where you can grab …

After watching ” Spider-Man 2 ” I was eager to watch “Spider-Man 3.” I managed to watch the movie on my TV and I was left with two words in my mouth: great spectacle! The film surpassed my expectations. In the cast were again Toby Maguire (Spiderman / …

As much as I like Jennifer Aniston, I did not at all enjoy The Break-Up. I had read a bad review before seeing it in the theater, and I didn’t want to see it. The reason I did end up seeing it was that the movie I …

This movie is an action-packed movie starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence and I really liked how Michael Bay directed the movie; it wasn’t too exaggerated and there weren’t any boring parts and even though there were scenes that were really extravagant and too impossible to happen in real …

House of the Dead (2003) is a horror film by German director Uwe Boll and is rated R for pervasive strong violence/gore, language and some nudity.
House of the Dead is about a group of college kids who hear about a Halloween rave off on a remote island in the …

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, …

OK, I’ll admit it. When Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle came out, I figured it was going to be a very stupid movie and didn’t take the time to watch it.
But, last night, on a hunch, I gave it a try. And, I have to say I …

Who can forget the wonderful song, 76 Trombones? Not me, and that’s why The Music Man is so memorable. I do love this movie, although I’m not all that hooked on the chemistry of Robert Preston and Shirley Jones. Both are great in their roles, and …

After three years from interpreting the role of Benjamin Franklin Gates, Nicholas Cage returns in this role with the sequel “National Treasure: Book of Secrets”. I believe that this role for Cage represents what Indiana Jones was and still is for Harrison Ford.
“National Treasure: Book of Secrets” has …

F/X, 1986, starring, Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy. Very suspensful movie here. From way back in 1986, this thriller is still great to watch. Special effects master, played by Bryan Brown (also starred in cocktail), is hired by the feds to help fake the assassination of a mob godfather. …

Osmosis Jones, directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for bodily humor. The original release date was August 10, 2001 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Animation/Action/Comedy/Crime/Drama/Romance/Thriller and stars Bill Murray as Frank Detomello, …

It seems that the couple, Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher really works because thousands of people went to the cinema to watch “What Happens in Vegas” during the first weeks when thi movie was released.
What is so great about “What Happens in Vegas” that made it such a huge …

Species, directed by Peter Medak is rated R by the Motion Picture Asociation of America for strong sexuality, science fiction violence/gore and language. The original release date was April 10, 1998 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Horror/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Michael Madsen as …

School for Scoundrels (2006) is a comedy directed by Todd Phillips and is rated PG-13 for language, crude and sexual content, and some violence.
School for Scoundrels is about a man named Dr. P (Billy Bob Thornton) who runs a school where luckless men are taught how to become an …

I watched this film, very oddly named, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, on DVD last night. I have had high hopes for this film since first hearing about it a couple of years ago, as it features a strong British cast including Catherine Tate, Ewen McGregor and Hugh Bonneville …