Genres: Drama    Mystery    Sci-Fi   

Starring: Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack, Alfre Woodard, David Patrick Kelly, ...

It never ceases to amaze me how movies like this get made.No car crashes, no explosions, no pyrotechnical performances with peoplescreaming at each other or themes/bravura megalomaniacal rants thatself-consciously have "Please nominate me for an Oscar" whispering in theAcademy's ear.No, instead we're given a quiet, enormously fascinating, compassionate,well-intentioned film that sits back and real...

Genres: Drama    History    Thriller   

Starring: Sam Spruell, Peter Stebbings, Christian Camargo, Roman Podhora, Sam Redford, ...

K-19 is a unique entry with a poignant portrayal of the other side of theIron Curtain, showing the rest of the world the courage and the honour ofthe Russians to their mother land. Those who think of Russians, usuallythink of blood thirsty killing beasts who drink Vodka all day, butclearlythis is just propaganda. I have Russian background and I have grown uparound ethnics, and Russians are no diff...

Genres: Comedy    Fantasy    Romance   

Starring: Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Breckin Meyer, Natasha Lyonne, ...

If you can accept the totally ridiculous premise of KATE AND LEOPOLD andenjoy romantic fantasies of this sort, you'll find yourself drawn into theplot because of the very charismatic HUGH JACKMAN. He is the main reason forwatching and carries the film on his sturdy shoulders, so adept is he atbeing a "knight in shining armor".As for MEG RYAN, she is giving her usual Meg Ryan schtick--a sort ofslig...

Genres: Action    Crime   

Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Chia Hui Liu, ...

It's a matter of some debate which volume of Quentin Tarantino's "KillBill" is better. Let's end the argument right now: David Carradinedoesn't even appear in "Volume 1." Hasn't the Academy mailed him hisBest Supporting Actor Oscar already?In the first volume of "Kill Bill," released only a few months before"Vol. 2" in the tail end of 2003, we met Uma Thurman, one peeded-offsuper-assassin taking o...

Genres: Action    Adventure    History   

Starring: Martin Hancock, Michael Sheen, Nathalie Cox, Eriq Ebouaney, Jouko Ahola, ...

In 1935, Cecil B. DeMille made his famous epic "The Crusades" on one ofthe backlots of Hollywood. What a change in the Ridley Scott film"Kingdom of Heaven" of 2005 with the technical wizardry of a new era!Although it is not a perfect film, it is nonetheless skillfully craftedand well worth the time of any film-goer in our current, troubled age.From the visual and technical standpoint, "Kingdom of ...

Genres: Action    Adventure    History    War   

Starring: Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd, Mads Mikkelsen, Joel Edgerton, Hugh Dancy, ...

I have been a huge King Arthur fan ever since the night that I sat inan empty theater, in my hometown, awestruck by John Boorman'sExcalibur.Since then, I have seen the legend of King Arthur mutilated in filmssuch as First Knight and The Mists of Avalon.My high hopes for the movie, King Arthur, were dashed before the filmeven opened in theaters, by critics who were panning the movie fromadvanced sc...

Genres: Adventure    Romance   

Starring: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, ...

Let me be the first to admit that there's nothing wrong with a longmovie, nothing at all. "Titanic" was a long movie that was as exactlyas long as it needed to be. "Gone with the Wind" was a really longmovie that was exactly as long as it needed to be. "Dances with Wolves"was a long movie that I wish had been even longer when I saw it in thetheater. But "King Kong"? Phhewww...this sucker clocks in...

Genres: Comedy   

Starring: Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood, Willis Burks II, Laura Kachergus, Paul Lieber, ...

After seeing the trailer for this movie and checking out the cast andfilmmakers I made this a must see at this years Sundance Film Festival.The combination of Alexander Payne (Sideways,Election,About Schmidt)producing and Michael Douglas playing wacky gives hope for anothergreat dramedy along the lines of Little Miss Sunsine and Sideways. Kingof California easily meets those hopes and for many it ...

Genres: Comedy    Crime    Mystery    Thriller   

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernsen, Dash Mihok, ...

Directed and co-written by Shane Black; based on a novel, "Bodies AreWhere You Find Them" written by Brett Halliday; and starring RobertDowney Jnr, Val Kilmer and Michelle Monaghan.A terrific opening credit sequence easily sets up the audacity andchagrin of the film for an appreciative audience. In essence, these arethe reasons why you need to see this movie: the razor sharp wit,shockingly fast-pa...

Genres: Comedy    Romance   

Starring: Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel, ...

I've noticed a lot of the negative comments about this title tend tofocus on this movie's vulgar, 'stupid' humor. Now let's get one thingstraight. Knocked Up is vulgar, absolutely it is, but is is not stupid.Stupid humor is crap like "Mr. Woodcock" and "Good Luck Chuck," movieswith no real craft to any of their jokes."Jessica Alba fell down!!! Ahahahahahaha!" "He yelled 'se...