When I heard they were making a movie about how Hannibal Lecter became a cannibal, I was both excited but skeptical. The plot in Hannibal Rising sounded promising but I didn’t think it was a Hannibal movie without Anthony Hopkins playing the starring role.
Overall though, after watching the film, …

It’s like a mystery/suspense/thriller type movie with the mob theme thrown in. I honestly did not expect the movie to be as great as I though it was. The first 15 minutes or so, it will look like a cheap, predictable cliche mob flick, but it gets a lot …

Waking Up in Reno is a quirky movie that was released in 2002 after a long and oft-postponed opening. This is another movie that surprised me with all the difficulties of being released. It had a stellar cast, but for some reason, there were an abundance of …

I remember first seeing a preview for Pan’s Labyrinth and thinking to myself, “This movie’s gonna be stupid!” and “It’s a rip-off of Chronicles of Narnia!”. After hearing about how great the movie supposedly was, of course I had to see for myself. Now I can say that this …

I’ve been looking forward to the new Toy Story movie for a long time. I loved the first two. However, I really wanted to know that young Andy, now grown up and 17, would still love his toys and would keep them. Hey, I’m way over …

I was never really interested in the Thor comic book series when I was a little girl, but ever since I watched the movie “Thor” and “The Avengers”, an interest in the marvel character has been kindled. Therefore, from time to time I find movies and stories about the …

The US president along with his aircraft Air Force One is hijacked by terrorists and the first family is in grave danger, coming to their rescue is none other than the great Steven Seagal, but as the plot would have it, and surprising to me with most other people …

I have been waiting for Disney DVD to bring us Gargoyles for a long time! As much as I enjoyed Season 1, I was really looking forward to Season 2 because, plot-wise, that is when the series really hit its stride.
If you don’t know anything about Gargoyles, it …

It seems whenever an idea for a movie has some success, there are a bunch of other movies ready to copy that success by keeping roughly the same plot, just a few minor changes.
Fool’s Gold is a good example of this. While not a terrible movie, the idea of …

Ballad of a Soldier is a russian film about the life of a young russian man and his the futility of war. It was made in a time when the artistic freedom in soviet union had increased, and a lot of interesting cinema appeared as a result. It’s something …

Spy is a comedy movie written and directed by Paul Feig. Honestly, i was never interested in this movie but the only reason that made me watch it was Jason Statham. According to me he is the biggest attraction, though he is only present for few scenes but being his …

The movie The Worlds Fastest Indian is one of those movies that after you finish watching it you feal like you can acomplish anything that you set your mind to. The story follows a man named Burt Munro from New Zealand who’s goal is to set the land speed …

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 …

For those of you going through a midlife crisis (like me), you can easily identify with Eat Pray Love. It stars Julia Roberts, who after going through some difficult times, travels to Italy to eat, to India to pray, and finally to Bali to fall in love. It is …

They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. Well, Galaxy Quest imitates Star Trek with zest and now Galaxy Quest itself has been imitated on various shows. That’s how well this movie comedy performed.
This entire movie is like a great big Trek satire, starting with the …

‘True Story’ is a movie based on a memoir of the same name by Michael Finkel, who once wrote for the New York Times until it was discovered that one of his stories had a certain amount of fabrication involved in its conception. While the movie was interesting, the cast …

The movie “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” was the sequel and successor to one of the biggest hit movies of the 20th century, “Home Alone”. Of course, like many other sequels with very successful prequels, this movie didn’t do well as the first. Nevertheless, it was still …

The best words to describe the movie “The Game Plan” is a “Big Daddy” story only better and better. I feel that the true assits of this movie are the great acting skills and excellent on screen chemistry between the actor, Dwayne Johnson and the young actress, Madison Pettis. …

I have noticed that many people who have reviewed Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen in papers and on the internet have not given it the greatest reviews. I went and saw the movie for myself and I do not completely agree with the reviews. Yes, the movie is …

The movie Nayak released in 2001. I watched this film at home on TV. The story is of a man who becomes the Chief Minister of a state for only one day and what kind of changes and reformation he introduces into the system for the betterment of people …

I am reviewing the 2006 movie, Batman Begins, staring Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine. I for one am not a huge comic fan or anything dealing with super-heroes and what not, but I really enjoyed this movie. Christian Bale is phenomenal as …

This movie is based on short stories by Isaac Asimov. Andrew is a robot programmed to work as a domestic servant. He is purchased by the rich Martin family. Richard, the father of the family, tells his kids to treat Andrew with respect, as if he were a human. …

“Evolution” was a comedy film which was released in the year 2001. I can remember thinking when I saw it advertising to be released in theatres that it was the first in a long time that I had seen the X-FIles actor David Duchovny in a movie. I can …

Have you guys ever watched Storm of the Century by Stephen King before? It is one of Stephen King’s movies and I watched this sometime back. Now, any story from Stephen King will always be laced with mystery and wonderment and sometimes the characters are being developed quite …

Daja Vu is where you have a sensation or feeling of having been somewhere or meeting someone before. The movie called Daja Vu is about an ATF agent named Doug Carlin which is portrayed by Denzel Washinton. He is investigating the bombing of the New Orleans Ferry. He is …

“Alexander Graham Bell” is a documentary that tells about this famous inventor. Alexander Graham Bell was not just an inventor; he was also a brilliant scientist. The program discusses the reasons behind Alexander Graham Bell’s immigration to Canada from Scotland.
The film goes into how Alexander Graham Bell became …

I grew up loving horror movies and so I have a special appreciation for the movie “Psycho” that was released in 1960. I feel that it is one of the best and most influential horror movies of all times, especially since I believe that it featured one of movies’ …

Pollock is another movie about a real artist, Jackson Pollock. Pollock is the real deal and evidently Jackson Pollock was no peach. I was rather horrified by this movie, and it was very haunting. Jackson Pollock was an important American artist whose style was like no other. In Pollock, …

Disney’s most beloved fairytale was brought back to life this year in a highly-budget live-action film starring Lily James as the titular character, Cate Blanchett as the wicked stepmother, and Richard Madden as the handsome prince charming! The film was directed by Kenneth Branagh and scored by Patrick Doyle. It …

I came to this movie with low expectations. I remembered reading unfavorable reviews of it when it was out in theaters. But I actually think it’s a good movie if you’re able to accept it for what it is - a fantasy movie about vampires and werewolves. …

A classic epic by the underrated filmmaker Anthony Mann. It depicts the whole last period of the Roman Empire in detail and gives one possible theory of what caused its fall (which historians aren’t quite sure of). Great actors like Alec Guinness and Omar Sharif makes this film even …

Keifer Sutherland plays a burnt out air traffic controller in the movie Ground Control. Henry Fonda plays a mechanic in the air traffic control tower who is trying to keep the system running with duct tape and bailing wire. Once Jack Harris was the best air traffic controller …

Friday the 13th was not the first slasher movie, but it does get credit for a few things. The biggest seller point to Friday the 13th is the fact we never saw anything like this, at the time. To this day Friday the 13th has been able to stand …

A french artsy science fiction film in the same style as La Jetee, this time by Alain Resnais. It is about a man who tried to attempt suicide but survived. He gets involved in an experiment with time travel. The rest is for each viewer’s own interpretation.
Even if I …

Some time earlier on this year, I watched a movie named “Fatal Secrets” on the cable television channel called TMC. I was a bit hesitant to watch it at first, since it looked like just another awful low budget movie to me that would be both predictable and full …

Tokyo Majin Episode 2 shows how Tatsuma Hiyuu transferred to Magami High School and met Kyouichi Horaiji, Aoi Misato, Komaki Sakurai and Yuuya Daigo. It’s basically an origins episode that shows how they were first attacked by the undead.
Because of the very confusing first episode, I didn’t know …

Dead Like Me: Nighthawks is a flashback show, and that confuses me. It’s really too early for a flashback show, but maybe Showtime was trying to get people up to speed on what was happening in the story. Usually, a clip show like this one is an …

In all honestly, I believe this is the worst film for Catherine Zeta Jones and it is not entirley here fault! I decided to watch “No Reservations” after I liked its trailer, however, in the end, it failed to impress me. This film transmits a lot of sadness to …

If ever a sequel was never to be made, it was this one, sometimes they just need to let it go and let the original do the work for them. In this movie, it picks up from where the original left off, Nick is now married to Suzanne and …

The other day I went and saw Momma Mia in the theatre with one of my friends. It was a fun time. There were several actors in the play with whom I was already familiar, but their roles were very unexpected.
On paper, the movie doesn’t seem very good …

Little Nicky is a 2000 comedy film that starred Adam Sandler.Its main plot is about a demon named Nicky who is one of the three sons of satan.i will go into further detail of the film before reviewing it.
In Hell,Satan is pondering to make one of his three sons …

I had a pretty good grasp of the significant things that happened in the last book of the harry potter series. Deathly Hallows finally brought closure to the story I have read since grade school. Bluntly speaking, I am an ardent reader and fan of all harry …

I am a big fan of the Harry Potter books, and that is why I always look forward to the movies as well. Although I definitely like all the books better than the movies as there are a lot of details that the movies miss, I really do …

First time I had heard about this movie, I knew it had something to do with the game. Yet, I had never played Clue, the board game, before. I had read about it, even looked at the box at Toys R …

I was never much for history, but I do love a good old fashioned romance which is exactly what this is. I loved this movie more than I originally thought I would and was glad I spent the money to see it in the theaters. And here’s …

I remember thinking that Bruce Almighty was going to be disappointing when I watched it, and I do think that it was a little disappointing in the end. It is not nearly as good as the movie after it. The movie I felt, was a little disrespectful to religion, …

I’ve seen plenty of Al Pacino films but Scent of a Woman is easily my favorite.
Even though I originally thought this was going to be a comedy, I was pleasantly surprised with the drama. Pacino plays a blind retired soldier (who we learn became blind because he screwed up) …

I am reviewing The Case of the Perfect Husband, a Sherlock Holmes episode from the boxed set, Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Series 39 Thrilling Episodes. This series was produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France in the fifties. Ronald Howard, the son of actor Leslie Howard, …