Usher Raymond for “In the Mix”
Usher Raymond was born in Tennessee in 1978 to a single-mom who encouraged him to join the choir she directed when he was only...
Review: “Unbreakable”
Some TV shows, as they progress through their seasons, find their stories becoming more sophisticated and complex with a streamlined look which comes across...
Review: “The Quiet American”
Floating Junks and dozens of warm lanterns dot the harbour of early 1950's Saigon as gunfire sparks and echoes in the distance - the...
Rob Marshall for “Memoirs of a Geisha”
Following his critically acclaimed film directorial debut on Chicago, audiences and critics were very interested to see what he would come up with next,...
Tilda Swinton for “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe”
The prospect of spending several months away from home in the far reaches of New Zealand may not appeal to everyone, but for Scottish...
Andrew Adamson for “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe”
New Zealand's Andrew Adamson took a simple novel called Shrek and turned it into a part children's part adult comic fable blockbuster. Adamson, who...
Review: “The Cat in the Hat”
Is there anything redeeming? Myers does have one moment which spoofs infomercials that did give me a laugh. Likewise every now and then there's...
Review: “Gothika”
This psychological horror movie is admittedly the best product yet to come out of the Dark Castle film production label. However, when you previous...
Review: “Spy Game”
While the CIA is all the rage of the new TV season, its been a little while since we've had a good spy thriller...
Review: “Sleepy Hollow”
It's three years since Tim Burton's last film "Mars Attacks" hit the screen and now he's back with this stylish, yet sadly empty version...
Review: “National Treasure”
Seeing as Brian Grazer & Ron Howard scored the rights to "The Da Vinci Code", it's no surprise that Jerry Bruckheimer has essentially tried...
Review: “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason”
Comedy sequels are always a tricky thing, especially when your first one was such a success. 2001's "Bridget Jones' Diary" was beloved by a...
Reese Witherspoon for “Walk the Line”
Reese Witherspoon may indeed be one of Hollywood' golden girls but fans of the actress will get to see a different side to her...
Review: “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
Like a fine wine, Harry Potter continues to improve with age as each succeeding film version of Rowling's books seemingly surpasses the last. 'Goblet...
Jesse L. Martin for “Rent”
Audiences may know Jesse L. Martin as the often brooding and intense cop on TV's Law and Order, a character he has now played...
Daniel Radcliffe for “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
Sixteen year old Daniel Radcliffe first appeared on British television in December 1999 when he played the young David Copperfield in BBC television's highly...
Review: “Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone”
Adapting a book into a movie is usually a very tricky business and in nine out of ten circumstances its a failure - some...
Review: “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”
On a technical level 'Close Encounters' remains even today a truly amazing achievement, on a narrative one the Spielberg sci-fi drama is for the...
Rosario Dawson for “Rent”
Rosario Dawson, full of energy and speaking with consistent rapidity, admits it was her family that gave her the 'chutzpah' to step into some...
Review: “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”
With all the fuss of casting, faithfulness, and public pressure out of the way the filmmakers have gotten on with the job of adapting...
Review: “Half Past Dead”
Under Siege clone #82, "Half Past Dead" manages to set at least one record - to be one of the worst prison movies made....
Review: “Bounce”
Sometimes a filmmaker dazzles us with a movie that their follow-up can be somewhat of a let down. A few years ago writer/director Don...
Oliver Platt for “The Ice Harvest”
Oliver Platt knows how to play a drunk and loser with more effortless harm than any actor working in Hollywood. But he is as...
Review: “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World”
One keeps waiting for Russell Crowe to slip up and star in a bad movie and so far he's gladly been able to disappoint...
Review: “Seed of Chucky”
In the post-"Scream" environment of the late 90's, self-referential sarcastic horror was all the rage for a few years until the likes of "The...
Review: “Dogma”
There's the famous "Star Trek" curse which says every odd-numbered Trek movie sucks while the even-numbered ones kick ass. Some new formation of the...
Review: “Monster’s Ball”
Surprisingly dull, "Monster's Ball" is a very obvious and ultra-slow family drama about racism, repeating mistakes of one's father, bad luck in life and...
Review: “Derailed”
Most thrillers depend on an amount of 'suspension of disbelief' from the audience - one can forgive the occasional moment in a film where...
Review: “Heist”
As a writer David Mamet is one of the strongest people in his industry, but like so many very successful writers he's not the...
Review: “Get Rich or Die Tryin'”
Only two solo male rap artists of late have really crossed over into the mainstream public consciousness - Eminem and 50 Cent. Three years...