This movie is about the telling of a woman’s story, a story that involves the misuse of power and what happens to the regular people when they do not adhere to what the powers that be tells them to do. When Angelina Jolie’s character Christine Collin’s son goes missing, …

“Drop Dead Gorgeous” was what I thought was a very interesting and unique comedy film. It was unique in the sense that it was dark and it was filmed in a way and a style which I thought was different from any other comedy film I had ever seen …

Starring: Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Umberto Paolo Quintavalle, Aldo Valletti, Caterina Boratto, Elsa De Giorgi, Helene Surgere, Sonia Salviange, Renata Moar, Franco Meril, and Ines Pellegrini.
Directed by: Pier Paolo Pasolini.
In perhaps the most controversial film ever released in the 1970s, four men of power in Nazi Germany (the Duke, …

Children of Men: The world has stopped procreating due to some unknown inferility plaguing the world. One woman is pregnant and she must be safely transported to the “Human Project.” What this project is, the movie never explains. Why humans are infertile or why she is able to have …

A year after the glamorous finale of the last trilogy of Batman with “The Dark Knight Rising” in theaters appeared another, perhaps even more epic adventure , inspired by the comic book universe of DC. “Man of Steel” launches a new series of Superman - the oldest and most …

There were a few Disney gems from the 70s. This was one of them. The thing that made Disney be able to survive the 70s was a slew of charming, live action ventures. Near the top, but not quite there, was this little diddy about…well, about a cat from …

This is my favorite anime. Samurai X tells about story of one samurai named Kenshin, known as Battousai Himura. Battousai is name which people had given to him because he is a murderer. It’s said that he lived at the end of Tokugawa regime. He worked for the Japan …

I didn’t know abortion was not allowed in communist Romania and prosecuted strongly by law. But I knew about the cooperative living in student housing, the muddy streets, the black market of foreign goods, the segregation of “educated” and “ordinary” folks, the fear to be a woman and walk …

I am reviewing the movie, Rush Hour 2 starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. Chris plays Carter, a loudmouth, no nonsense, comedic cop. Jackie plays Lee, a hardworking, serious, dedicated detective from Hong Kong. The second movie starts out with the two actors enjoying some …

A wealthy, ruthless TV executive is the focus of this modern day remake of the classic tale of the story of Scrooge. As the story goes, this person is cold hearted and career driven to the point that no one likes to be around him yet alone work with …

“The Good Soldier” is a 1981 production for British television by Granada. The two hour movie lasts 120 minutes and is based on the book by the same name written by English author, Ford Madox Ford. Ford is not as well remembered as he should be because he made …

On their way back from a camping trip, the Henderson family hits something - or someone. What they first thought to be a large animal and then feared to turn out a human is actually a bigfoot, the mysterious apelike creature said to live in the woods. As the …

I absolutely adore movies that take place in the 50’s and 60’s. This movie was made in 1976, but takes place in 1953, so close enough. For some reason, those two decades fascinate me. And the music is so fantastic, I can’t get enough of it! Anyways, onto what …

It starts and Piccolo is attacked from behind by three strange beings; Gohan is kidnapped with Chi Chi beaten and battered…all this for the dragonballs. Searching for his son, Goku borrows the dragon radar and heads of on his trusty Nimbus to find Gohan. With all seven dragonballs gathered …

I do not like hockey; I just don’t. It’s violent; besides, who can follow that puck around the ice? Still, during the 1980 Winter Olympics, I found myself watching a few of the hockey games. The reason was the phenomenal run to the gold that the …

Le Chevalier D’Eon Episode 2 begins with D’Eon de Beaumont being attacked by his friend Bernice who has been turned into a monster because of murcery. D’Eon is knocked out and his body is taken over by his sister Lia’s spirit. She attacks Bernice and kills him …

Who doesn’t love Mickey Mouse? Well Mickey and the gang can be seen in Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas, which is a collection of Christmas stories about each of the main characters. All the major characters are there: Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, Donald, Daisy, Scrooge, and Donald’s three nephews, …

I was flipping channels last night and came across a movie classic; Clue.
I rarely meet other people who enjoy this movie as much as I do; which is too bad considering I could watch this film 100 times in a row and never get tired of it.
What’s not to …

They Call it Murder, a 1971 TV film, had a nice opening that I rather loved. The opening credits included a still photo and an action scene of each of the main stars as their name popped up. I applaud the director, Walter Graumann, for this. …

See No Evil is one of my favorite bad horror movies. I’ve seen it several times on my own and recently introduced a friend to it, only to find out that he loved it as much as I did. The movie has one of those setups that you only …

I originally saw this film at the cinema, and proceeded to by it on DVD as soon as it was released!
The film is based lightly on the idea / scientific theory of chaos. The Chaos Theory.
Throughout his childhood, Evan suffered from black outs, inexplicable to himself or anyone around …

Batman Forever, directed by Joel Schumacher is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America and stars Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Tommy Lee Jones as Harvey Dent/Two-Face, Jim Carrey as Doctor Edward Nygma/The Riddler, Chris O’Donnell as Dick Grayson/Robin and Nicole Kidman as Doctor Chase Meridian. I …

There is one word that describes this movie…”BORING”. It’s a long, drawn out, dull, mind-numbing, boring tale of aliens coming to earth. And as always, the aliens have some to destroy mankind…been there, done that, seen it too many times. I guess we should all be wearing tip foil …

Music and Lyrics with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore is a romantic comedy about an has-been 80\’s pop star and a young writer, in the present time. The two meet and try to write a song together for a prominent music artist. This is the first non-action …

The primary flaw with this movie, and it’s a pretty big one, is that it’s just plain boring. I don’t know how an action movie about an international hit man manages to make me fall asleep, but this one did. Twice. Nicolas Cage is at his blandest in this …

Sir Giles Staverley (Christopher Plummer), a compulsive gambler, loses everything he owns playing dice - all his money and even the house, Staverley Court. His playing partner and an old adversary, Lord Harry Wrotham (Edward Fox) says that Staverley still has something of value - his beautiful daughter Serena …

Even before it was shown, so much hype has revolved around The Dark Knight, the 2008 sequel to the critically-acclaimed Batman Begins. I’ve waited for this movie for a long time not just because I want to see the last full-length movie of Heath Ledger, but mainly because I’m …

Where Eagles Dare with Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, and Mary Ure.
How can a movie with Burton and Eastwood fail? It can’t. This duo of superstars team up to present a suspense filled film in the WWII genre. Burton is an undercover MI6 agent …

A big brown turd is the name for the vehicle driven by Robin Williams in this want to be family comedy, and the title would do just as well to describe how I feel about the comedic gestures in this film as a whole. There may be a lot …

I simply enjoyed watching the actress Diane Keaton in her role of clingy and over protective mother with the name of Daphne Wilder in the movie “Because I Said So”. The Razzie Award thought that she over exaggerated, however for me that her interpretation in this movie is simply …

People had been clamoring for a “Deadpool” movie starring Ryan Reynolds for years. We came close with “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”. The actor was cast to play the reputed “merc with a mouth”, but while Reynolds shined in the early scenes, the actual Deadpool was a stunning disappointment. Nevertheless, fans still …

The latest installment from the largest and longest-running movie franchise had just arrived - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1.
All grown-up, Harry, Ron and Hermione, embark on their own on what may be their last journey to find the Horcruxes and destroy them before Lord Voldemort can …

Oh God, a horror movie that is trying to get the T&A in your face right away is always a bad sign in my book. Sigma Die is a real bad modern aged horror flick that adds blood, T&A, and a zero plot—¦oh wait a serial killer killing college …

From Dusk Till Dawn, directed by Robert Rodriguez is rated R bythe Motion Picture Association of America for strong violence and gore, language and nudity. The origina release date was January 19, 1996 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Action/Horror/Thriller and stars Harvey Keitel …

Expectations were a lot from ‘The Uninvited’ but it was all gone after seeing the movie. The trailers shown on TV were too promising. You cannot say that it is a horror movie except for some creepy scenes when Anna, played by Emily Browning, is been visited by the …

Dr. Seuss’s cherished book “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” is a story that many people know and love for the holiday season. It was turned into a 2000 motion picture staring Jim Carrey as the Grinch. Not only was there a new twist of comedy to this beloved tale, …

I just saw the movie Monsters last night and I don’t really quite know how to categorize it. I cannot put it in bad movie file, but then I cannot recommend to watch it. I can’t even quite tell if I can enjoyed it. The feeling this movie has …

Sandra Dee is back again as swamp gal Tammy Tyree in Tammy and the Doctor. Debbie Reynolds began the Tammy trend by falling in love with accident crash victim and bachelor, Peter Brent. By the end of that movie, it looked like Tammy would soon be Mrs. …

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 …

“What do we do now?”
It’s a simple question, but it’s a chilling one when asked by Bill McKay in The Candidate. McKay is played brilliantly by Robert Redford. He’s a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate. He’s idealistic, and he doesn’t believe in making deals. …

My daughter loves Dr. Seuss books so I recently picked her up a movie based off of one of them “The Lorax.” And, I have to say, despite the fact it was obviously filmed years ago, it was still quite a good movie.
If you haven’t seen the movie or …

I was a bit bored last night because the baby was awake and I couldn’t seem to find anything on TV. So, I ended up going to one of our movie channels and watching the Devil Wears Prada once again.
You know what, this movie gets worse every time I …

If you are not familiar with the story of Joseph (John) Merrick, known as The Elephant Man, this movie will come as a shock. Based on a true story of a man with severe physical deformities, it is often painful to watch. John Hurt plays the unfortunate Merrick. Heavy …

The Plan: A jewel heist planned by George, second in command, Ken, a Con Artist name Wanda for which the money is based on, and the weapons expert, Otto. These individuals come together and masterminded a wonder theft, but afterwards, they had a difference of opinion as to how …

Argo is a great movie that accounts for an American foreign crisis widely unknown to the public. The plot follows CIA-agent Tony Mendez’s rescue of six US diplomats isolated in Iran, during the time of the 1980 Iranian Hostage Crisis. He achieves this momentous tasks through creating a fake …

Road to Utopia was the fourth movie in the Road picture series. Released in 1946 (but filmed in ‘44), Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour starred in the film. This time a couple of different things happened, beginning with a narrator (Robert Benchley) being used to …

This movie was a sequel to the 2003 comedy classic “Bruce Almighty”, but it did absolutely no justice to “Bruce”. “Evan Almighty” was sheer disappointment from start to finish.
The usually hilarious Steve Carell returns as Evan Baxter, his character from the first movie. In this film, he has just …

The movie From Paris With Love is filmed in Paris, a beautiful location. In the movie, a personal aide to the US Ambassador, James Reese (starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers) doubles up as a secret agent with the CIA. What he really wanted to do was to become a top …

Munich the place where 1972 Olympics were held. And where eleven Israeli athletes were murdered, it was the Olympics of Black September (the terror outfit that carried out the brutal killings of innocent people).
The movie Munich tells us what happened after the terrorists were saline at the end of …