Slumdog Millionaire is a story about a boy from a slum of Mumbai, India who became an instant celebrity after he wins millions on India’s version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”. The narrative structure of the plot revolves with Jamal, a young …

The 1986 film “Troll” is in one word, eerie. Now, being used to the creepy and spooky bump in the night films of the modern day, movie lovers may wonder what a 1986 movie may hold in the eerie department compared to a movie of today. But it’s the …

Goldie Hawn stars in Private Benjamin, a wonderful comedy that really shows off her talents. Judy Benjamin is a spoiled rich girl whose husband dies on their wedding night. Confused and depressed, she joins the Army, only she’s joined the ones seen in the commercials and the …

I just finished watching the movie Starving in Suburbia and it was one of the best Lifetime original movies I can remember watching. I was actually shocked that it only got a rating of about 6.5 on its IMDB page since I think that it should have gotten at …

Coming back for a third time, Rush Hour 3, in my opinion, has done a lot better than the second. With a great addition of Israeli actor Yvan Attal, who plays George, this movie is a great finish to top off a funny trilogy.
Jackie Chan is back and better …

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, …

The Last Legion is a movie about the late Western Roman Empire and it’s last Caesar Romulus Augustulus. He is tutored by a man named Ambrosius and protected by a general named Aurelius. After his parents are murdered by a Goth named Odoacer. He …

Starring: Amber Tamblyn (Aubrey), Jennifer Beals (Trish), Sarah Michelle Gellar (Karen), Arielle Kebbel (Allison), Matthew Knight (Jake), Edison Chen (Eason),
Okay, the cover on the DVD caught my eye the pasty white faced spook with the black eyes. I had expected this to be a good …

Shaadi No.1 is a comedy movie.The story is narrated around three husbands, three wives and three girl friends. I think the story is clear. David Dhawan, the director of the movie, showed the consequences that could be faced by husbands, if they cheat their wives and lag behind girl …

A very entertaining and vivid look into the stereo typical African American family as it shows how family ties are brought together and strengthened through the use of food. I have always heard the saying that goes ‘the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach’. Now whether …

“Heat” is an incredible drama/action movie with two brilliant movie stars sparking energy all the way Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. This is the first time Pacino and De Niro worked together after “The Godfather II”. What is also interesting about this movie is that it …

Carnival of Souls was directed by american independent filmmaker Herk Harvey in the 1960s, and this is the only one of his films that is still seen today, even though a directed tons of others. The plot is about a woman who is involved in a car accident, and …

I am reviewing The Blue Carbunkle, a Sherlock Holmes adventure from the boxed set, The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, produced in 1983 by Granada television. It is Christmas time in this episode, and everyone is in the holiday spirit, that is until a precious blue diamond is stolen, and …

Pitch Perfect, the hit sensation 2013 film, known for its combination of music and comedy. I for one believe this movie is spectacular it encompasses the differences in societies, people, their opinions and how to accept people for who they are. These is achieved through the different …

This movie is based on a true story of Frank Abagnale, a teenage con artist who successfully impersonated an airline pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer, as well as cashed over $2.5 million worth of forged checks - all that before reaching his 19th birthday. Frank, played very convincingly …

Iron Man (2008) is an action film by Jon Favreau that’s rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content.
Iron Man is based on the famous comic book about a man named Tony Stark, who is both a billionare playboy, and a genius …

Starsky & Hutch, directed by Todd Phillips is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for drug content, sexual situations, partial nudity, language and some violence. The original release date was March 5, 2004 for United States audiences. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Comedy/Crime and …

Okay, I admit it I only watched this movie because of Robert Pattinson and their beautiful movie poster that hung at the cinema every time I pass by. Having said that, I find the movie a bit dragging and the emotions they portray are blown out of proportion. …

In real-life couple Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston, ‘The Break-Up’ came precisely where the general romantic comedy movie ended. Yes, this is a story about the pair who have long lived houseful, but eventually the friction occurs because the pattern of practices that different. Limit of tolerance that was …

Hatchet is a horror movie about a group of people on a tour boat who become stranded in the middle of a swamp and run into a deformed murderer. The plot is pretty straightforward. It is typical horror movie fare. I think that anyone, when renting a movie …

My husband and I decided to have movie night the other night. So we went to our local video rental to rent some movies. One of the movies we decided on was “Shinobi.” My husband loved the fight scenes in …

I am a big fan of the whole Jason Bourne series. I really liked the 1st two Bourne movies. But wow I was just impressed with this final and 3rd movie The Bourne Ultimatum. The Bourne Ultimatum ties in all the loose ends of the other Bourne movies. I really …

The movie is about the self-named Prot (Kevin Spacey) ,a patient in a psychiatric hospital,found in a train station,that apparently appeared from nowhere,has no name,address,relatives and he can see ultraviolets,thus always wearing sunshades because of the brightness of the sun.He believes that he comes from another planet,and proves to …

Sydney Pollack directed this mesmerizing spy thriller, Three Days of the Condor, in 1975. It stars Robert Redford as Joseph Turner, a man who reads books for a living. He’s employed by the CIA. His very unassuming place of employment seems low key and simple enough. …

It’s hard to say who was more excited about this movie when the news first hit the floor. All the sugar charged ten-year-old boys who really just wanted to see some big robots blow stuff up, or the generations of baby boomers who remember it from when they …

As a liberal democrat, I enjoy Michael Moore’s films. While they are obviously biased, they are backed up with facts. But the bias is what the republicans mock. In this film, Michael Moore questions why Americans as a whole seem to have this deep-rooted fear of a universal health …

This movie is really a little gem. A darkly comic, sometimes shocking and incredibly simple horror comedy is perhaps overlooked by the masses, but should be easy enough to track down and enjoy on DVD now days.
The strength of the film lies with its simplicity. A family, on …

I went to see “The Avengers” with mixed expectations-I saw it in 3D, and was prepared for lots of the visual spectacle you would hope for from a superhero blockbuster. But the last film I saw in 3D was “Avatar,” which is a case study on how stunning visuals …

If at all possible, never, ever, ever, ever rent this movie. I went online at Netflix, thinking that this was going to be an innovative horror film. I was so disappointed. The beginning is rather stark. There are three serial killers who work …

The series seems to be taking an interesting direction now. It turns out that one of Dyson’s (the original Skynet creator in “Terminator 2″) interns at Cyberdyne Systems, Andy, is a new lead surrounding Skynet’s creation. He’s now a cell phone salesman (a terrible one at that) but at …

I love Tyler Perry movies and was really anxious to see “Madea’s Family Reunion”, yet another movie with his unforgettable Madea character dispensing out advice that is somewhere between being wacky and wise. Tyler Perry wrote, directed and starred in this film about members of Madea’s family planning both …

Bad Girls, directed by Jonathan Kaplan is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for western violence. The original release date was April 22, 1994 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Western and stars Madeleine Stow as Cody Zamora, Mary Stuart Masterson …

John Beckwith and Jeremy Gray, two friends who is still single, have a habit that is unique for entrap a girl. Yeah, they both come to weddings and trying to ensnare a companion bride, who are usually relatives or relatives of the bride. However, the relationship that they build …

It literally took me years to decide I was going to watch the movie “No Reservations’. This was because I thought that I wouldn’t love it even though one of my favourite actresses, Catherine Zeta-Jones was playing one of the leads. This was because I had seen it being aired …

Since it’s looking like a strong contender for Best Picture at the next Oscars, and because it was the only movie I’ve actually been even moderately excited about seeing in a long time, here’s my review of David Fincher’s “The Social Network,” a film based on a book chronicling …

The first time I saw the movie “Darkman” was before I had cable television and I used to go over to one of my relatives house to watch television sometimes, especially on summer holidays when I did not have anywhere else to be or anything to do. However, at …

I totally loved the Bring It On Movie which was the first part of this second movie, and as I was excited to see this one, first I was disappointed because they had totally changed the characters, Eliza Dushku and Kirsten Dunst weren’t the main characters anymore, and nobody …

It was 1997. I was in college when my friends and family were hyped up about this movie Titanic. This stars Leonardo DiCaprio (Jack Dawson) and Kate Winslet (Rose). This was the film that rose Dicaprio and James Cameron to stardom.
This film was about a poor boy …

I think one of the funniest scenes in the movie is when you have a gorgeous blonde who is trying to hook up with a goofy, balding man. Every time I see the movie, I start laughing. I realize that it is supposed to be a small town, but …

Attention all Mr. Bean fans - the new Bean movie is out! I went and saw “Mr. Bean’s Holiday” a couple of days ago, and I am here to report that is was a treat.
Mr. Bean won a trip to Cannes at a church raffle (and no, he …

A tale of deceit and deception takes viewers on a seemingly wild ride into the world of criminals plotting to rib a casino. How it all began, two cellmates in prison, assumed friends and always looking out for each other on the inside, came to and end when one …

I think I watched almost every one of Johnny Depp’s later films before I finally got around to watching one of his first ones, Cry Baby. After seeing the movie for the first time, I can understand why it has become a bit of a cult movie.
While the overall …

I was actually in the mood to watch a supernatural horror movie yesterday and I couldn’t believe my good luck when I saw a description for a movie on the cable guide that looked like it would be pretty good. I’d never watched a trailer for the movie “The Quiet …

In the 1970’s when I was extremely young one of the first movies that my husband and I saw was Star Wars. This movie was fantastic then and it is now.
We are introduced to the cast with a story line that state A Long Time ago in …

I have been passing over this film in my queue for a couple of years now. I finally decided to give it a chance, and immediately realized what my inner voice had been telling me for quite a while. This movie is crap. Sorry for …

Pirates 1 and 2 were sufficient movies, but perhaps they were riding too much on the originality factor. Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World’s End really feels done before. With the same cast of characters, and dozens more, Pirates 3 seems like a 3 hour family reunion during …

Some times I wonder if Hollywood has given up trying to come up with something original and just keeps rehashing the same plot in a different context.
The movie Pride is a perfect example of this.
Overall, Pride is an OK film. But, it’s the same film I’ve seen 20 times …

I am reviewing the movie, Legend of Zorro, the sequel to The Mask of Zorro. This movie stars Antonio Benderez and Catherine Zeta Jones. So there’s Zorro. He is played by Antonio Benderez. He and his wife have a son. This son doesn’t know that his …

British dramas aren’t the easiest for me to watch. I’ve tried off and on, but they have their cultural slant that this American reviewer often just doesn’t get. The biggest thing for me is still trying to understand the lingo and sometimes just the spoken words. …