For those of you in the know, I despise the attention that a Ms Jessica Alba receives. No, I do not wish to be her (just don’t have the hips), or envy her “fame”. I just think most (if not all of it) is unwarranted. Take for example Sin City where she plays a stripper [...]

It seems of late that Eddie Murphy has been riding the easy train somewhat. Since The Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps he has taken a a one way trip into mediocre-ville. In fact that is being a little kind considering the painful exploits of Pluto Nash (or whatever that movie was called). The fact is, [...]

What is it with those sunglasses that look like Skiing goggles? Is it due to Paris “flipping” Hilton that the world and his wife seems to think that these are cool in some way? Why? I walk down the street on a rainy day in England and there are hordes of people out in these [...]

I really haven’t been looking forward to this review. It is important for movies to evoke emotions whilst you watch. Unfortunately there are too many that evoke nothing. Not one chuckle, tear or scream. These are the most difficult to review. When asked “what did you think of the movie”, you have to respond with [...]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. When you watch a stereotypical B-movie your expectations begin at a low point. Compare this then to a Hollywood high budget affair where your expectations are through the roof due to some unnecessary hype. Take Speed Racer for example. You walk into the cinema with high [...]

A slight change of pace follows the norm with the newly-restored theatrical re-release of The Apartment. This movie (made in 1960) stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. The first thing to get out of the way is the fact that this movie is black and white. Okay. So you don’t like films that are free [...]

You may be asking yourself why a bit of a grumpy chap like me has decided to review a film such as The Golden Compass. You may be thinking that everyone pictured on the Golden Compass’ poster also looks a tad bit grumpy. You may be thinking……..Just stop the thinking for once in your life [...]

Who says that men can’t multitask? I am sitting here writing a review of the Timur Bekmambetov cult classic film: Night Watch (Nochnoy dozor – 2004) whilst listening to a bit of Led Zeppelin. Similarly, one of the biggest issues for movie lovers is that most do not just watch the film (especially a DVD). [...]

What a great deal of films ignore in this day and age is chemistry. It is true that there are some exceptions. Mr and Mrs Smith (albeit predictable) starred two people (Jolie and Pitt) who simply had the right sparks flying. It is important then, to consider some classic films that show chemistry at its [...]

Now for those diehard fans of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo) it might be best to avert your eyes. This iconic movie (with that very iconic soundtrack) is honoured with a 100% positive review rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Of the 49 reviews counted, every single one of [...]

In the last 3 months, the world has been inundated with promotional trailers and interviews for the film Wanted. This is Timur Bekmambetov’s 8th film following the reportedly excellent Nightwatch series. It has become clear from the promotional bumph that this film included some quite interesting effects showing bullets being bent and lots of silly [...]

Yet another film and yet another desperate time in New York City / Los Angeles / any other city in the world as long as it’s in the U.S. Yes that’s right, we in the last few months of 2008 are introduced to Ed Norton as a potentially angry man, Robert Downey Jr. as a [...]

Well another two years have gone by since the mediocrity that was Lady in the Water and M. Night Shyamalan has made another film to confuse and baffle us all. Let’s look at the legendary director’s history. He started with The Sixth Sense which amazed us with its fantastic twist. Unbreakable followed this fine film [...]

When I say the word Titanic, you’ll think of the sunken ship, of 1912 or a few films that portrayed this (and subsequent) events. Okay, you may think of a naked Kate Winslet and be two steps away from being a pervert. What you will not think of is a miniseries starring Catherine Zeta Jones, [...]