Review: “Shadow of the Vampire”
Whatever preconceptions you have about this movie, you're probably wrong. This is not a horror film nor a black comedy, rather its probably the...
Review: “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind”
One of the more unusual biographical films you'll see, 'Confessions' marks an auspicious debut for George Clooney in the role of director - a...
Review: “Chicago”
After being stuck in years of development, "Chicago" finally arrives on the big screen and the result is spectacular. The modern stage version of...
Review: “Traffic”
Steven Soderbergh is just a master isn't he? After the truly superb drama that was "Erin Brockovich," one would've thought he'd sit back and...
Review: “The Hours”
"Go", "Rules of Attraction", "LOTR: The Two Towers" - all three movies have shown that one can pull of a film effectively with three...
Review: “Nicholas Nickleby”
The latest Charles Dickens novel to head to the big screen has all the lavish production values that one expects of a quality production,...
Review: “Gosford Park”
Robert Altman hasn't had much success as of late. After the brilliant double punch of Hollywood and mid-West satire with "The Player" and...
Review: “Darkness”
Several years old now, the Spanish-directed English horror flick tries playing itself as a leaner and meaner version of "The Others". A great cast...
Review: “Cheaper by the Dozen”
The trailers may have been awful and the final result is predictable and saccharine as hell, but the new family comedy from Steve Martin...
Review: “Kate and Leopold”
Call it a modern romantic fable if you like, while "Kate & Leopold" does indulge in some time travel it remains strictly in light...
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: “Paycheck”
A slick little piece of entertainment, "Paycheck" is a light on the brain enjoyable action vehicle which, whilst certainly no classic adaptation of a...
Review: “Thirteen Days”
Costner had brilliant luck in the past with Oliver Stone's unforgettable "JFK". Now he turns his attention to headline a project based on the...
Review: “Cold Mountain”
Already being touted as this year's biggest competitor to LOTR at the Oscars, "Cold Mountain" is one of the more successful arthouse films of...
Review: “Galaxy Quest”
If "Galaxy Quest" resembles any film its the recent superhero satire "Mystery Men", but thank god its ten times better than that flick and...
Review: “Peter Pan”
Even though the original tale hasn't been done as a live-action film before, do we really need another version of "Peter Pan" when we...
Review: “The Talented Mr. Ripley”
On the surface, Anthony Minghella's flick seems merely like "Single White Female" with a gender-reversion and more exotic locales. Dig a little deeper though...
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...
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: “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: “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: “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: “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: “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: “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: “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: “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....