Film

Although the name of the movie sounds dark and grim, it’s not all that bad. I was expecting something spookier but was happily surprised to find that the film is quite light and not a bad way to pass your evening. The...

This is a film adaptation of the heart-warming story of Ray Kinsella, a city-boy turned farmer, who keeps hearing voices from the past who want him to build a baseball diamond in the middle of his Iowa cornfield...

If you like documentaries which also entertain, this could be the film for you. Food, Inc. is a documentary that will also leave the viewer somewhat alarmed about the food he is putting into his digestive system on a...

I love “feel good” movies and sometimes these films are faith-based. I don’t care what their origins are, I just like a movie that leaves me feeling a renewed sense of purpose when the closing credits begin to roll...

If you are looking for a thriller or disaster action flick, Cloverfield could be a satisfying choice. Director Matt Reeves has got it all figured out when it comes to a monster thriller that works pretty well as a...

“Napoleon Dynamite” may be one of the most inexplicable hits of 2004. It’s a phenomenon that boggles the mind. Here is a medley of mediocre acting blended with a plot that is just plain weird. It’s a perfect storm...

Mel Brooks’ YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974) is a comedy gem from a master of the slow build-up to a gut-busting pay-off. Every joke is like a whole comedy routine packed into a few moments. This film concerns itself with the...

A superb star cast always attracts much hype and attention. Two big names in Hollywood – Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, together in a movie directed by Rob Reiner, elicits a lot of expectations from the...

This is supposedly a suspense thriller, but personally I found that it stalled after the first couple of scenes. This film is about a child who seemingly disappears during a plane flight with her mother. Everyone looks...

This is an action adventure type of flick which is a little heavy on the violence. It stars John Travolta in one of his best performances yet. He plays the role of Sean Archer who is a super-dedicated FBI agent who...

ARMY OF DARKNESS (1992), Sam Raimi’s follow-up to EVIL DEAD and EVIL DEAD 2, has become one of the holy relics of pop-culture catch-phrases, with a wealth of quotable quotes that can be heard everywhere movie-buffs...

If you like war movies, you’ll enjoy this one. Flags of Our Fathers is one of the best accounts of the Marines’ role in U.S. wartime history. We all think of the Marines as they are represented by that famous photograph...

This is a film that contains some of the most stunning photography I have ever seen. Everest is the story of what it’s like to climb Earth’s highest peak and then live to tell about it. It’s the only way most of us...

Its devoted fans have eagerly looked forward to the third film of the highly successful Mummy series. Being a great admirer of the first two Mummy films, I was all eyes and ears for this latest Mummy flick. However, all...

This sci-fi horror film follows in the tradition of ‘Alien’ in a typical “haunted house in outer space” setting. The premise is that the Event Horizon, a spaceship using a gravity drive, reappears years after having...

If you’ve ever watched the world-renowned “Oprah” show, you’ve no doubt heard of Eckhart Tolle. He’s some sort of German spiritual teacher who has become Oprah’s latest “guru.” After his book of the same name came out...

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986) is an underappreciated gem from director John Carpenter, but it has given pop-culture a wealth of material to play with in regards to memorable quotes. This is a story of a hapless...

Very honestly, what did I learn from this movie, That Barcelona is a beautifully romantic place to be. The movie really is as much of an advertisement for Barcelona as it is a movie. Anyway, let’s move on. It has a big...

When I first read Stephanie Meyer’s ‘Twilight’, I had a strong feeling it would soon be a movie. And I guess I was right wasn’t I, The only thing I didn’t expect to see was Harry Potter’s Cedric Diggory (Robert...