Review: “Catch Me If You Can”
Having never been a big fan of Hanks, Spielberg, DiCaprio or the 50s/60s, I wasn't expecting much going into this which is why it...
Review: “Casanova”
After so many gross out teen comedies its good to see something like "Casanova" hit the screens. A fun little comedy of manners for...
Review: “The Woodsman”
Beneath the six degrees, the bad action movies, and the flagrant display of his penis lies a great talent inside Kevin Bacon that only...
Review: “Munich”
You have to give Steven Spielberg credit for efficiency, the cinematic master manages to churn out films faster than practically anyone else in the...
Scarlett Johansson for “Match Point”
With the Golden Globes looming and the awards season in full swing, Woody Allen's Match Point is shaping up as a strong contender, with...
Coen Brothers for “O Brother Where Art Thou”
Joel and Ethan Coen love to poke fun at elements of popular culture and literature, turning them on their veritable heads. Their latest film,...
Review: “Urban Legends Final Cut”
When I first heard of this project I wondered who in the hell greenlighted it? After all the original movie was an OK-good...
Review: “The Phantom of the Opera”
I like Andrew Lloyd Webber. I like Joel Schumacher. Sure the pair have brought such laughably bad productions to fruit as "Starlight Express" and...
Review: “Miss Congeniality”
Sandra Bullock never really did it for me. I enjoyed her in "Speed" and "Demolition Man" but a film with her in the lead...
Review: “Meet the Fockers”
You've got to hand it to Jay Roach, the man works the same formula over and over and his movies have all become mega-earners....
Review: “Man on the Moon”
Biographical films can be a mixed affair which never really depends on the life of the character in question, but rather how the story...
Review: “Dracula 2000”
I admit it, I'm a sucker for bad movies. "Dracula 2000" may well have been direct to video, the quality is pretty much at...
Review: “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”
In terms of kung fu action 'Crouching' has easily set an entirely new standard to which new films will be compared. Make no mistake...
Review: “Cast Away”
The one thing you can never criticise Robert Zemeckis for is making shallow movies. He may not have distinctive style like Kubrick or Fincher,...
Review: “Wolf Creek”
Playing out like an Australian outback version of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", Greg McClean's gritty and unrelenting "Wolf Creek" is a cut above your...
Review: “Fun with Dick and Jane”
With all studio comedies though, the only important thing is how often the laughs hit - in this case most are way off target....
Review: “Cheaper by the Dozen 2”
Some sequels are better and some are worse than their predecessor. Every now and then though, you get one which is precisely more of...
Review: “Gangs of New York”
When it comes to music and movies I'm far more loyal to product rather than manufacturer - meaning I don't really have a group...
Rob Reiner for “Rumor Has It”
Rob Reiner once redefined the romantic comedy with trailblazing hits as When Harry Met Sally The Princess Bride and The American President. Now Reiner...
Review: “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”
Its been nearly five decades coming, but at last a live-action adaptation of what many consider the greatest book of the 20th Century has...
Review: “Mona Lisa Smile”
A decade ago Peter Weir delivered "Dead Poets Society", an emotionally powerful tale of students coming of age in college with the help of...
Review: “House of Sand and Fog”
Not that long ago the award-winning novel "The Shipping News" was turned into an Xmas-release movie designed purely to try and nab Oscars. In...
Review: “You’ve Got Mail”
The best romantic comedies are those which try and take risks - the ones with real hard-core emotion and gags which are intelligent, edgy...
Review: “Two Weeks Notice”
Two successful comic stars who work well off each other teaming for the first time could've picked a far more original vehicle than the...
Review: “The Shipping News”
When you think gripping cinema, Lasse Hallstrom isn't a name that pops up. The man's films have a signature style of being very slow-paced...
Review: “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”
"The Two Towers" proves that "Lord of the Rings" is not a trilogy, but rather one massive flick chopped into three parts. There's no...
Review: “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”
Peter Jackson's trilogy has been a monumental achievement both on a production level, and a critical/financial level with each of the previous two entries...
Review: “The Aviator”
With all the hype and Oscar talk you'd think "The Aviator" was a great movie. It's not. Certainly Scorsese's best remembered work...
Review: “Narc”
A flawed but hard modern drug world oriented cop thriller, Joe Carnahan's new flick owes a lot to William Friedkin's "The French Connection". ...
Review: “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”
If there's one thing "A Series of Unfortunate Events" effectively demonstrates, it's that even with a strong cast and a big budget, one can...