Half Nelson is one of those movie that you absolutely have to watch more than once just because you can never get all the details and all the meaning from the first time. There is not a single false movie in the movie, there isn’t a single acting moment …

RomeoXJuliet Episode 13 begins with Juliet being taken to Lord Montague and being sentenced to death. Her loyalist followers decide to break her out of jail while Lord Montague confronts Romeo about Juliet.
This episode was really good. It was suspenseful and exciting and had a few surprises …

We got this out on dvd the other night and my 5 year old was entranced by it. Our hero, Bumble, is an Emperor penguin who can’t sing - all emperor penguins have to sing a heart song as part of their mating ritual so his mother …

The film “Schindler’s List was directed by Steven Spielberg (Jaws, Saving Private Ryan), based on the book by Thomas Kenealle one of the greatest novelists of Australia, whose novel of the same title was considered a remarkable achievement literature. The film takes place during the outbreak of World War …

When I first saw the movie “Confessions of a Shopoholic” advertising to be released in theatres, I did not pay it any attention since it seemed like a silly little comedy; but when I did get to watch it some time ago, I realised that it was actually a …

When I first saw the movie “Catch Me if you Can” advertising to be released in theatres I wanted to watch it because of two major reasons. One was because it was the first in a long time I was seeing the actor Leonardo DiCaprio in a movie and …

Synopsis: This documentary (which was produced by World Wrestling Entertainment) gives a behind-the scenes look at the now defunct World Championship Wrestling franchise and how it rose from it’s regional roots to a national syndication only to ultimately crash and burn at the very end.
What I liked about this …

I had been warned ahead of time that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was a very sad movie, and since I didn’t want to be a sniveling embarrassment at the theater, I waited until it came out on DVD before I watched it. That was a good decision, …

Star Trek Voyager season 3 episode 13 is about what they call a fair trade. This episode starts out with Neelix inquiring about helping out in engineering or a security detail on Voyager. I believe Neelix feels his usefulness to Captain Janeway has come to an end because they …

Starring: Manuel Gelin, France Lomay, Jeff Montgomery, Myriam Landson, Eric Viellard, Caroline Audret, and Henri Lambert.
Directed by: Jesus Franco.
Why what do we have here? Another Italian zombie horror crap-fest directed by yet another George Romero wannabe named Jesus Franco. I’m not sure which one is more boring, this or …

There are two versions of “The Mayor of Casterbridge” movie; the one I am reviewing here is the 1978 mini-series starring Alan Bates. The story is based on a novel by Thomas Hardy. It starts with a young married couple, Michael and Susan Henchard, traveling afoot to some new …

Imagine… Back before engines or high speed communication, where battle is done with metal blades and crude and cruel superstitions serve as the voice of both law and medical science, you give a decade of your life traveling far from home to fight the enemies of your religion. After so …

Practically perfect in every way. That is how Mary Poppins described herself. She might as well have been talking about Disney’s blockbuster movie. Right up front I’d like to point out that my reasons for loving this movie was the music. The music stood out more for me with …

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 …

“Fresh Bones” was the 39th episode of the popular 90s American television series “The X-Files”. It I also the 15th episode of the popular series from the show’s second season. I just watched this episode recently on the Sci-Fi cable television channel, and thought that this was one …

My Dog Skip is a sad, yet heartwarming story/movie. I don’t cry with a lot of movies but this movie made me shed a few tears. My Dog Skip is about a young boy growing up in Mississippi with his terrier dog Skip. Both the boy and the dog …

I expected a bit more from this movie than I got. But I should have known that because it was made by the same man who did “Sideways” —that the movie was going to be one of those occasionally humorous quiet, thinking people films. Usually …

A classic movie is one that lasts through the ages, and Ben-Hur is definitely one of those. It’s an epic motion picture produced with high quality everything. It won 11 Academy Awards. The masterful and commanding Charlton Heston took home one of those, winning the Best …

I hadn’t been to the movie theater in a long time since the big screen seems dominated by typical hollywood trash. But Michael Jackson’s This Is It was truly an exception because it’s an original movie that stands out in a culture full of one cheesy remake after …

Next, directed by Lee Tamahori is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense sequences of violent action, and some language. The original release date was April 27, 2007 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Fantasy/Romance/Science Fiction/Thriller and stars Nicolas Cage …

“O” turns war into basketball. From the start of the movie, the theme is very similar to Othello. Odin is announced as the most valuable player of the high school basketball team. Odin announces Michael (Cassio in Othello) as the co-most valuable player. Hugo (Iago in Othello) gets jealous …

I watched this movie when it aired on lifetime. I mostly watched it because Hillary Swank was in it and it was on lifetime. I didn’t really care for the movie. Not because of what it was about but because I didn’t really understand the movie. It’s about a …

Junebug is the kind of film that I really wanted to like. Centering around the son from a middle class family and his wife, this story unfolds easily and doesn’t really require much thought. I was actually disappointed with how dull this movie was. …

Harvey is a delightful motion picture from 1950 that stars James Stewart and Harvey, the invisible rabbit. It’s true. The rabbit gets excellent billing in the movie.
Stewart plays Elwood P. Dowd, who is unusually pleasant about absolutely everything. He’s never in a hurry, and he never …

I was listening to music the other day when I came across a truly amazing theme from a movie. It was from the movie “Requiem for a Dream.” I was blown away by the music and I said to myself at that moment that I needed to …

I can only compare this 50 Movie Pack Classic Musicals from Mill Creek Entertainment to the company’s 100 Movie Pack Hollywood Classics, which I reviewed recently. One thing that is different is that the sleeves the DVDs come in are not as thick of material. They are …

I have voted this very watchable 1950’s Ealing Studios film my favourite film of all time. I have watched this film time and time again since well before video was ever even thought of and in those days you had to wait for things to be repeated on …

I loved The Devil Wears Prada film largely because Meryl Streep was such a bitch. The good news is How To Lose Friends And Alienate People is written in the same vein only the main character is not Anne Hathaway but a smart talking clumsy writer (Sydney Young) played …

The 40 Year Old Virgin with Steve Carell.
This is one funny movie. If it were a 40 year old woman virgin, it would definitely not be that funny; but putting a normal looking man into this predicament is full of hilarious opportunities.
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XXY is a real shocker. You know from the start that there is something not right going on, some dark secret surrounding Alex, the 15 year old daughter of a couple living on a remote stretch of the coast of Uruguay. Is Alex a child murderer, a witch? Is …

In one of the odder sequels, we see Christmas Vacation 2, a made for TV movie that came out a couple of years ago. Although the original Vacation, part of the Vacation series had other movies follow it (such as the lamentable Vegas Vacation), this movie does not …

Valkyrie is a film in relation to the rise and fall of Hitler and Germany. The movie could be interesting or emotional for those that were a part of the Hitler movement. If you were a part of that you might feel somewhat emotional or offended by reliving the …

I watched Flightplan yesterday shown on the local TV channel and it is so good to see such a good actress Jodie Foster, acting once more.
I know that this was a movie that was shown years back but somehow or rather, it is just so good to be …

From 1940, Second Chorus is a cute little musical interlude that is essentially two boys at play. The two boys are Danny O’Neill and Hank Taylor. From the opening scene to the end, these two fellas try to constantly outdo each other, in jobs and with the …

Batman was Tim Burton’s breakthrough to a major audience, and captures the darkness and gothic aspects of the comic series in a remarkable visual way. Michael Keaton is solid as the hero but the great acting performance is done by Jack Nicholson as the villain The Joker. The role …

“American Psycho” was one of those films that everyone else had seen except for me, but that I still didn’t intend to watch. The theme, the cult movie status and the lead actor, Christian Bale, didn’t appeal to me.
What made me change my mind was starting to read …

“Deadly Grace” is quite a fast paced thriller.
FBI agent, Alex Cruz has been sent to talk to a Person of Interest in a double homicide in England. The Person of Interest is Jillian Meade in a small town in Minnesota.
When Alex arrives, he finds Jillian in …

Not many people realize that the movie “Blades of Glory” is meant to be a spoof of the internationally acclaimed sport of ice-skating. If you want a movie that’s not a spoof, rent one of the all-time sports hero classics like “Rocky” or something of that nature. …

Synopsis: A high school boy and girl from two different backgrounds and with different interests land lead roles in the school’s musical production and fall in love with each other; only to find prejudice from their friends threatens both to keep them apart from each other and keep them …

The trailer for November Man didn’t make it come off as something that I would want to see in the theatres. For some reason, it just felt as if the movie wouldn’t be very good. However, when I watched it, even though I didn’t think it was great, it was …

Ah Jong (Chow Yun Fat) is a professional killer. On a mission of assassination, he accidentally injures a female singer. The blast from the gun blinded her and Ah Jong’s sense of remorse is great. He vows to assist the now blinded singer with all her medical expenses and …

I thought this was an excellent film and it kept me totally gripped from beginning to end, but I would warn you that the subject matter of this film is repulsive and it is as gritty as —˜Nil By Mouth’. We are plunged into the world of London …

Your Name (or Kimi No Nawa in Japanese) is a romantic anime film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. The story centers on Taki, a teen boy living in Tokyo and Mitsuha, a teen girl who lives on a faraway countryside. At a very unknown reason, a peculiar event happens …

I grew up with “The Dark Crystal”. It was one of my favorite movies then, and it’s one of my favorite movies now.
Jim Hensen brought something unique to the world, with his creativity, imagination, and abundance of talent. He left his mark, and thankfully didn’t …

I am reviewing the animated film, Pebble & the Penguin. This animated film came out in the nineties. It revolves around a ritual known as the Full Moon Mating Ceremony. This requires male birds to present pebbles to females, much like humans. The film focuses around a shy …

I was in the mood for a good old fashioned slasher movie this past weekend and decided to look to the 1980s, when slasher movies ruled. I ended up picking out one I hadn’t heard of before called The Prowler and it ended up being one of the better …

Akeelah and the Bee, written and directed by Doug Atchison is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for some language. The original release date was April 28, 2006 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Drama/Family and stars Keke Palmer as Akeelah, …

I am reviewing The Musgrave Ritual, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, which was produced in 1984 by Granada television. In this episode, Holmes and Watson are off to visit an old classmate of Holmes’ named Musgrave. He and Watson have …