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In the first decade of the millennium, Steven Spielberg immersed himself in his running man trilogy; films that included “Minority Report” and “AI”. In “Catch Me If You Can”, Spielberg again proves himself a master...

Defiance is a rare example of an otherwise well made movie that will have more than its fair share of detractors. The reason is simple. Director Ed Zwick keeps the narrative so linear and efficient that while it will...

Genre: Romance Director: John Ford Starring Cast: John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond In America, Sean Thornton (Wayne) was a boxer, but he retired from this career after accidentally killing a man...

If this movie were not so well done, it could easily be boring and I almost didn’t watch it because of that. It is a documentary of former Vice President Al Gore’s passionate campaign to save the environment from the...

‘Casino’ (1995) is a great mafia movie based on real-life mobster Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal. Robert DeNiro, as Sam “Ace” Rothstein, gets the lead role in this one and is supported by Joe Pesci as...

For anyone who loves the world underneath the oceans, and loves to discover everything that realm has to offer, this is the film to see. While it is not quite as well done as some others, it will provide an entertaining...

Here’s a horror film that makes use of one of the best types of comedy acts around: the ventriloquist and his dummy. The best horror films come out of simple things that appear funny on the surface. Anthony Hopkins is...

Cheers to Danny De Vito for directing what might be the darkest and funniest film in years. Armed with a cast of extremely talented and funny actors and a script with hilarious dialogue and interesting plot twists...

‘An American Werewolf in London’ is yet another of the “modern” werewolf stories. This time, two young American men are out backpacking across Europe, and they find their way out on the English moors. Of course it’s a...

This film was pure trash, but still I enjoyed it. Sometimes I like films that are silly and serve no real purpose. They let me escape from the pressures of everyday life. Madea Goes to Jail is a mix of comedy, a bit of...

Genre: Science Fiction Director: Alexander Mackendrick Starring Cast: Alex Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough An eccentric scientist develops a fabric that can never get dirty and will never wear out...

Men love watching heroes. As kids, we read Robin Hood and King Arthur. Then we got older and got into sports legends. Regardless of age, we want to be heroes. This is why “Casablanca’s” Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine is...

If I am made to watch another movie that has a nuclear power plant as its central theme, I will scream my lungs out. Someone I know actually described ‘Dance of the Dead’ as one of the greatest horror comedies ever’. I...

This tense, absorbing drama revolves around a cultured, educated ex-con who leaves prison after 15 years. Juliette Fontaine (played by Kristin Scott Thomas) comes to stay with her professor sister, Lea (played by Elsa...

Genre: Drama Director: Peter Bogdanovich Starring Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepperd Nothing much happens in the Texan town of Anarene, well nothing very different from thousands of other small towns...

The Academy Awards ended its first century of motion pictures by awarding its top prize to “American Beauty”. In a tradition of musicals, sagas and epics, the film seems a strange and unlikely addition. The plot follows...

Carver is one of those movies that the second it begins, I realize that it will be about the things which I absolutely detest! First, we are informed that the film we are about to watch is based on a true story. Ok...

God, I remember like it was yesterday going to see this 1970s film when it was a new release in theatres. It was the kind of movie that you didn’t go to without bringing along a full box of Kleenex. It was the story of...

Carlito Brigante is released from prison with the help of his corrupt lawyer, Dave Kleinfeld, played by actor Sean Penn. Carlito vows to change his old ways of crime and violence and live a straight life. He meets up...

Genre: Action Thriller Director: Peter Collinson Starring Cast: Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill Charlie Croker has just been freed from jail but, far from going straight, Charlie is engaged in setting up his next...