Review: “Saw II”
That serial killer Jigsaw is not only back, but front and center in the inevitable studio sequel to last year's surprise low-budget horror hit...
Review: “Donnie Darko”
If your the kind of person who loves life, the wonders of god's creation and the fact that everything in your life has been...
Donnie Wahlberg for “Saw II”
Donnie Wahlberg was exhausted at the end of a day doing interviews to promote his starring turn in Saw II. "I'd rather be out...
Leigh Whannell for “Saw II”
Aussie actor and screenwriter Leigh Whannell is back, to a point, in Saw II, the sequel to last year's mega hit. Whannell is the...
Iain Softley for “K-Pax”
British director Iain Softley is nothing if not diverse, from the likes of Backbeat to his acclaimed Wings of the Dover, Softley believes in...
Review: “The Terminator”
It has been seventeen years since it hit theatres, yet James Cameron's sci-fi thriller has aged a lot better than most thanks to its...
Review: “Life as a House”
Coming off as a cross between a Hallmark TV movie and an "American Beauty"-esque dark comedy/drama about dysfunctional family life, this tale proves a...
Review: “Bones”
What is it with music star vanity projects all of a sudden. As if Mariah Carey's "Glitter", a woman who when she hits the...
Patricia Clarkson for “The Dying Gaul”
Few Hollywood actors have been as successful yet have managed to avoid the glare of the spotlight as the diverse Patricia Clarkson. The New...
Jon Favreau for “Zathura”
Jon Favreau has gone from Swingers to mainstream Hollywood with, it seems, effortless ease. An actor whose solid everyman quality has endeared him to...
Review: “Jackass”
Dumb but occasionally shocking or fun, "Jackass The Movie" takes the hit MTV show and expands it on the big screen in pretty much...
Review: “Ghost Ship”
Despite an admittedly cool concept and setting, "Ghost Ship" is sadly a failed spook house flick along a very similar (though somewhat better) vein...
Mike Newell for “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
Mike Newell has come a long way since his Four Weddings and a Funeral. A film director of sure hand and considerable range, Mike...
Michelle Monaghan for “Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang”
She's Hollywood's brightest and most alluring new stars, now starring in the darkly funny film noir thriller Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang, Bang. Michelle Monaghan...
Review: “Thir13en Ghosts”
"Thirteen Ghosts" is like the Hollywood system that manufactured it - looks great, is set in a stunning locale and is filled with a...
Ralph Fiennes for “The White Countess”
Ralph Fiennes sits back in his Beverly Hills hotel room, a half smile creeping on a face that tends to reveal little. That is...
Review: “Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang”
Too often said to be the man behind the modern action/comedy buddy movie, Shane Black rose to fame with his scripts for the "Lethal...
Review: “Doom”
Back in the early 90's, "Doom" came like a breath of fresh air to the world of the quickly developing computer gaming industry. The...
Review: “The Last Castle”
This halfway cross between Shawshank and a Bruckheimer movie proves to be rather uninspiring fare. That's not to say its a bad film, its...
Review: “The Dish”
After creating two of the cleverest and most biting comedy shows ever with "The Late Show" and "Frontline", I was eagerly looking forward to...
Review: “Riding in Cars with Boys”
Some people see a glass either half full or half empty - some are just content with the their lot in life and what...
Review: “The Ring”
Still the concept, story and certainly some key moments of it do stick with you, and now comes the US version which manages to...
Review: “The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc”
The tale of the 'Maid of Lorraine' has been told countless times on the screen, with a new version every decade or so for...
Catherine Zeta-Jones for “The Legend of Zorro”
Catherine Zeta-Jones enters a room and one is fully aware one is in the presence of that rare Hollywood being: a bona fide movie...
Review: “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”
The JFK assassination, large universities where lots of sex happens, the death penalty and Harry Knowles - as a foreigner that's about all I...
Review: “The Evil Dead”
Made on a shoestring budget of $85,000 in several weeks spread over 1979 & 1980, "The Evil Dead" may not have the more widely...
Review: “Fight Club”
I've been a big fan of Fincher's work for sometime. His previous films "Alien 3", "Seven" and "The Game" are movies I thoroughly enjoy....
Jeff Daniels for “The Squid and the Whale”
Jeff Daniels continues his career as one of Hollywood's most respected actors, playing an unsympathetic, cynical father and recent ex-husband to Laura Linney in...
Review: “The Fog (2005)”
Much like "The Game" was to David Fincher, the original 1980 "The Fog" was one of the lesser known early efforts of filmmaker John...
Jacinda Barrett for “Poseidon” (On-Set)
Born in Melbourne, Aussie actress Jacinda Barrett first got noticed in the 1995 season of MTV's "The Real World". Since then she has...