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Men Who Stare at Goats »
The Men Who Stare at Goats is a 2009 comedy film based on the novel written by Jon Ronson five years earlier. Directed by Grant Heslov and written by Peter Straughan the film takes a humorous look at military gone wrong, in the form of soldiers believing they had psychic powers. With a start studded [...]
The Rebound »
As the title suggests, The Rebound is a new romantic comedy all about a recently divorced wife on the prowl for a quick rebound. While on the search, she stumbles across a 25 year-old who just so happens to be the nanny of her younger child. From here the movie takes viewers on a fun-loving [...]
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang »
Nanny McPhee was a successful film made in 2005. While it did OK at the Box Office, very few thought it would return in the shape of a follow up movie. However, half a decade later and to the surprise of many movie critics, Mrs. McPhee is back and ready for another attack on the [...]
No Chance of Chemo for Dennis Hopper »
Hollywood icon Dennis Hopper is believed to be on his last legs, with news the famed actor is terminally ill and unable to undergo chemotherapy to treat his prostate cancer. In a court release filed by his lawyer, Joseph Mannis, it outlined that the 73 year old had reached a new low in his health [...]
The Karate Kid »
The Karate Kid trilogy was one of the most successful and loved movie series in the 80s. Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio will forever be etched in our minds as the two who brought us the catch cries, ‘Daniel Son’ and ‘Wax on, Wax off”. Now, however, two decades after its last release, and the [...]
Shutter Island »
Martin Scorsese has returned to the big screen in the form of a suspense drama film called Shutter Island. The film is based on the 2003 novel by Dennis Lehane and so far it has been well received by the movie critics around the world. Shutter Island is set in the 1950s where two US [...]
From Paris With Love »
The wrong place at the wrong time is a perfect plot for any Hollywood movie, and is the cornerstone for the new action drama, From Paris With Love. Directed by Pierre Morel, (who is known for his work in the film Taken) From Paris With Love is a story about a low-rank intelligence operator, who [...]
The Wolfman »
There really is something about horror film remakes of old classics that really get the fans going. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Land of the Dead and Pshyco are just some of the few olden horror films that have been digitally enhanced, re-written and remade into box office hits, much better than the originals.
Precious »
Oscar time is a great time for cinema. But one of the bad things about it is that there are so many good movies to watch that we often miss a few real gems, which manage to get overlooked by the bigger, highly publicized movies. Precious is one of these films. With the likes of [...]
The Hurt Locker »
Avatar seems to have taken to viewers’ choice of movie of the year, but that decision may have been made a little prematurely, especially considering the release of The Hurt Locker was such a short time ago. In terms of Oscar betting for the film of the year, it is a two horse race between [...]