I have never appreciated The Last Samurai until it was pointed out at one of the conventions I attended recently. One of the speakers at the convention pointed out that the values and tradition upheld by these ancient Japanese warriors are significant in the building of a person’s character.
After the …

Cinema Paradiso is a beautiful, foreign film about a boy who changes the way that movies are seen in his little town. There is a theater where people go to watch movies but there are no sexual scenes, no nudity, no foul language and no kisses given. In fact, …

Starring Jennifer Connelly, Ariel Gade, Tim Roth, John C. Reilly, Pete Postlethwaite Tim Roth
Dahlia (Jennifer Connelly) was going through an unsettling divorce, fighting for custody over her daughter, Cecilia (Ariel Gade). Her husband had accused her of being mentally unstable, living in a world of her world. …

The Insanity is a 2016 Chinese black-comedy film directed by Rao Xiaozhi, starring Wan Qian, Zhou Yiwei and Wang Zijian.
*I suggest you don’t watch the trailer, because it contains spoilers.*

I am speechless. I still haven’t gotten over the impact of the movie although it has been 2 hours after I …

There are good movies, there are bad movies, and then there are movies that are so bad that they’re good. These are movies that manage to entertain because of the bad acting, sub par writing, and low budget.
Lately, there has been a push to try and intentionally …

Third in the franchise of the species series, this one did not live up to the hype and instead of crashing and burning in the theatres trying to rake in the box office bucks, it went directly to DVD, and that is what you call ’smart’. Now, if you …

First of all, I liked this movie. It is not just a typical children’s movie because it really touched my heart. I think there are so many lessons that can be learned from this movie like improving self-confidence, importance of friendship, and believing in talents. The actors are all …

I recently watched the movie Ruthless People on cable and I really loved the movie. It is a pure comedy movie. But the comedy is just smart comedy and not cheap comedy. This movie has Danny DeVito, Bette Midler in the main roles and they are really good at …

Bruce Almighty stars Jim Carey in a comic roll. Jennifer Aniston plays his girlfriend, and Morgan Freeman plays Almighty God himself, who Jim Carrey meets after he curses his life and complains to God about it.
Bruce, Jim Carrey’s character, is a popular newscaster who covers funny stories with his …

There’s nothing like a good Al Pacino movie but this wasn’t one of them. 88 minutes is a thriller that will confuse you until the very end. Mostly because the things that happen in it are so unrealistic and unbelievable that you think “there must be something more,” yet at …

While Eminem and Brittney Murphy, along with Mikai Phiffer are very talented, I have to wonder if the movie they starred in, “8 Mile” which was featured in theaters in 2002, was really a film worth watching. The film itself I believe was trying to do something positive …

The best words to describe the movie “Minutemen” is a teen version of the movie “Back to the Future” based in high school. Although this is another Disney movie with a high school story, one can never compare this movie to the very much renowned and loved “High School …

I recently watched The Family Stone on DVD with my fiance. I was hoping it would be slightly funny and pleasant to watch, and was pleasantly surprised at how good it was.
With an all-star cast including Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Claire Danes, and Diann Keaton, this movie …

“Sky high” is an awesome movie, especially for kids. It is a story of a school of “superheroes”. I saw this movie few days back, and I really liked this movie, it is a very sweet story, and it has everything starting from high school romance, rivalry, raging, and …

I watched The Proposal in June 2009 with a couple of friends. Although it was not the movie I originally intended on watching, it was quite interesting and enjoyable. As a romantic comedy, I think that it was nearly flawless; the dull moments in the movie were far outweighed …

John Carpenter is a filmmaker that used to be a master of the genre he worked in, but who lost all of his qualities in the 80s and only makes disasters nowadays. Prince of Darkness was made around the time when he was changing from a quality director into …

‘Apocalypto’ is an English movie directed by Mel Gibson. The movie is not good but is shot well, but there is too much of violence in the movie. The movie is action-packed and the story line is good. All the actors have performed well.
The main character is a young …

During the Christmas season we went and saw the Bucket List with Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. The Bucket List is a movie about what you want to do before you kick the bucket and die. These two men meet in a hospital room, both are suffering …

The film was absolutely fabulous. I was worried, I won’t lie, that Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) would not have the acting chops to do this movie given that he’s had so little screen time in the past. I was worried that the “please” on top of the …

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’, …

A blast from the very beginning! Happy Feet is a unique movie that kids can enjoy as much as parents. The lead characters are lovable from the get go, and have you rooting for them the whole way through. A small sidenote thrown into the movie about living in …

This movie is based on actual events that occurred in the history book of the investigation of a Native American Indian and the murder of two FBI Agents. The events surrounding the investigation is played by the lead character named Ray Levoi played by Val Kilmer who is joined …

I always love to watch Marvel superhero movies, like Fantastic 4, Spiderman, Hulk etc, but this one is the best Marvel superhero movie I ever seen.
The movie Iron Man start off with Tony Stark (Iron Man) riding on a army vehicle with some soldiers, then boom! I …

Columbo: Strange Bedfellows from 1995 pits brother against brother, and it’s the younger brother who loses the contest. Teddy McVeigh keeps getting into trouble and after this most recent time, big brother Graham takes matters into his own hands. A bit of murder ends his problems, so …

I liked the animated versions of the Chipmunks movies past gone, and even if they air today we can all find some joy watching Alvin get his brother into serious trouble, but this new creation is just not cutting it for me, I saw this movie on HBO over …

Open Season is an animated movie which was made using computer-generated graphics. The movie is marketed to kids, but in my opinion, adults could really enjoy it as well. The movie is about a tame bear named Boog . He meets and befriends a one antlered …

Okay, I know that many of you out there just love Pretty Woman. Pretty Woman is a love story and it is sweet. I will agree with that. But it’s a lame plot because really, how many rich men have to buy a prostitute in order to have a …

Master thieves at their best trying to pull off another famous hiest. They run into local trouble and are force to make drastic decisions of face alot of years in prison. One would believe that this is the basic plot of a relatively good movie. Not the case, this …

For all those who enjoy watching romance movies, they must not miss out in watching “The Notebook”. This movie has a great story to tell about love and commitment that will keep you hooked watching it till the end.
What is interesting about this movie is that the two young …

In its desire to entertain the cinema methodically presents a series of jobs, making viewers experts without even requiring them to leave their comfortable armchairs.
When resources are depleting, writers create new professional backgrounds in the hope that the audience will treat their whims indulgently and will follow them enthusiastically in …

The series manga/anime series “Nana” is an absolute blast. The story follows two 20-year old girls, both named “Nana” who meet coincidentally twice, and become room mates and best friends. One Nana, Nana Osaki is a punk singer who wants to debut with her band as soon as possible …

This turned out to be somewhat of a disappointment. As a fan of Hunter S. Thompson, upon whose 1961 novel this film is based, and the movie’s lead, Johnny Depp, I was expecting something far zanier and more entertaining (the obvious touchstone being 1998’s “Fear and Loathing in Las …

Stranger than Fiction, debuting in 2006, is a movie starring Will Ferrel. The movie is about an IRS agent named Harold Crick. Mr. Crick lives a very dull and redundant life until he starts hearing a voice narrating his actions. The movie continues as he tries to find the …

The Children of the Huang Shi, a true story about a group of Chinese children left with no families to care for them because of the Second World War event. They faced a drastic change when a British journalist was brought to them; they resisted, made fun of him, …

“She’s the Man” is the movie that confirms what a great actress, Amanda Bynes is. In this movie, we see her interpret the role of a boy most of the time. On a personal level, this movie was a great success for the actor, Channing Tatum because he managed …

Bond returns yet again on a dangerous mission, in what part of the series I haven’t even ben able to count. Still featured by Roger Moore who’s reaching the age of 50 by this time, Bond goes to India to defeat a dangerous villain who’s making threats to the …

Here we go again, another movie starring basketball players trying to be actors…why don’t they just stick to what the do best, cause acting is not one of them. The enjoyment came from the animated charactes that gave the movie some glimmer of hope, but, not much. The theme …

I am a DC fan ever since childhood, and while most of my friends accuse me of being a Marvel hater (which isn’t true by the way), I am not blind enough to see the faults of my mighty favorite comicbook superheroes.
I was a little bit disappointed with the theatrical …

The first time I saw this movie, I was just flipping through the channels and found this strange little movie on HBO. I sat and watched the whole movie, just on a whim. It turned out to be a cute little movie. A sad but uplifting story of a …

This is the second installation into the ‘whole yards’ situation that they started before. In the original, Jimmy the Tulip wanted to get out of the mob life and make a new life for himself, this was successful due to the expert dental work of Oz the dentist, an …

When Million Dollar Baby is launched in 2004, I was curious to watch this movie but I didn’t watch this movie until last night I watched it in television. This movie is win many Oscar.
The story is about Maggie (Hillary Swank) who wanna be a boxer, and he train …

Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice is a movie that stars Louis Gossett Jr. in the title role. He’s hired by attorney Jeffrey Winslow (James Coburn) to help save his client from a murder rap. The client is Patricia Radcliff (Rosalind Allen) and the victim is …

A thriller in an 1940s environment where Denzel Washington plays a freelancing detective with a constant bad luck.
An interesting film stylistically as it recreates the moods of old noir films in color. Compared to LA Confidential, which is similar too this one but in black and white, Devil in …

In “Get Smart” we get to see the unlikely couple Steve Carell and Anne Hathway team up to beat the enemy. What is so great about this movie is that you find it very difficult to imagine these two persons as a couple due to …

If you’re a fan of giant robots or giant monsters, the Pacific Rim movie is definitely a thrill to watch. The movie got hyped all the way to its theatrical release, what with director Guillermo del Toro promising a great homage that should introduce the two genres to the …

The anime “Full Moon wo Sagashite” means “in search of a full moon”. It is a touching anime featuring a girl named Mitsuki who is 12 years old at the time. She has throat cancered and two death gods visited her, telling she only has a year to live. …

Alien 3, directed by David Fincher is rated R by the Motion Pciture Association of America for monster violence, and for language. The originla release date was May 22, 1992 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Horror/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Sigourney Weaver as Ellen …

The Social Network was, for me, one of the best if not the best film of 2010 —“ and one of my all-time favourites.
I wasn’t too sure about the storyline but after recommendations I’m glad I gave it a chance, the plot is a very interesting and I wasn’t …

Holy Man is a 1998 movie starring Eddie Murphy.The plot of the movie is about a man named Ricky and a woman named Kate who work at a home shopping network.Kate was bought to the network by Ricky’s boss to help him because Ricky is a substandard …