Genres: Action    Adventure    Sci-Fi    Thriller   

Starring: Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel, Corinne Clery, ...

"Moonraker" is the most unfairly criticised of all the Bond films. The 11thfilm in the series and the fourth starring Roger Moore, "Moonraker" worksvery well for a number of reasons. As Ian Fleming's original novel (writtenin 1955) had become too dated to translate to the screen, the producersdecided to capitalise on the sci-fi craze started by Star Wars, and socreated a spectacular space-age adve...

Genres: Drama   

Starring: Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, John C. Reilly, Tom Cruise, Philip Baker Hall, ...

I spend my life analyzing patterns in DNA, and I believe I fell in lovewithMagnolia for the embedded patterns and well-placed logic that organizesthisgorgeous superstructure of a movie. In the introduction the narratorrecounts instances of eerie co-incidences. Throughout the main story, thenarrator suggests to the viewer that there is more to reality than "just"co-incidences. The events we witn...

Genres: Action    Crime    Drama    Thriller   

Starring: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Marc Anthony, Radha Mitchell, Christopher Walken, ...

Certainly one of the finest movies I have seen for quite some time.Exquisite direction and flawless acting make this a very entertainingand often moving film. Denzel Washington plays one of his most engagingand emotional roles to date, and the rest of the cast performbeautifully. Christopher Walken is of course superb in his partalthough he did not appear as often as I would have liked. A story of...

Genres: Biography    Drama    History   

Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Judy Davis, Rip Torn, Rose Byrne, ...

and when she gets there, she gets bored, gossips, reads Rousseau, andhas beach-blanket pot parties in Amadeus outfits. I did like the music,there is one inspired masked ball and a good "watch the sun rise" scene- the strength of this film is its connection to high school culture,seen through the eyes of a sweet, utterly conventional and finallyboring teenage girl, projected from the California sub...

Genres: Drama    Fantasy    Mystery    Romance   

Starring: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Marcia Gay Harden, ...

A three hour film about death. It doesn't sound like much when you say itlike that, but trust me, Meet Joe Black is an outstanding film and iswithout doubt one of the most underrated little gems I have ever seen. Thefilm is beautiful in every regards; the photography, the sets, the music andthe performances, especially the performances. The last time Anthony Hopkinsand Brad Pitt were on screen tog...

Genres: Action    Adventure    Sci-Fi    Thriller   

Starring: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, ...

Mad Max (1979) is a low budget Aussie film that became a huge successin the U.S. because of it's sequel Mad Max 2 a.k.a. The Road Warrior.Not only did this movie spawned a franchise but it created a new genreof film (the post apocalyptic wasteland/road film) many rip-offs andpro wrestlers inspired by the movie and it's sequels.Mel Gibson (in his greatest role in my opinion) stars as "Mad" Max, aco...

Genres: Drama    Horror    Thriller   

Starring: Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, George Cole, Michael Gambon, Kathy Staff, ...

This has to be one of the most maligned films of the past couple of years;it's virtually shoved under the carpet every time Julia Robert's career ismentioned and it's generally dismissed as a bore. And in a lot of ways, itIS boring; not a lot happens during the course of the plot and as a horrorfilm it utterly fails to provide a sense of urgency and fright in theconventional sense.It's also one o...

Genres: Adventure    Comedy    Western   

Starring: Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner, Graham Greene, Alfred Molina, ...

As a kid, I used to watch reruns of the original "Maverick" -- and so Ilooked forward to seeing this one when it came out in the theaters. I wasNOT disappointed! Mel Gibson's Maverick is a bit more goofy than JamesGarner's, but is every bit as charming, sly, and entertaining. A number ofexcellent cameos provide some comic relief, especially Danny Glover near thebeginning of the movie. But by f...

Genres: Drama    War   

Starring: David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryûichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano, Jack Thompson, ...

I remembered watching this movie when I was younger and it affecting me alot. Well, I re-watched it recently and it has lost none of it'spower.The acting in the movie is adequate without ever being great (the notableexception being Tom Conti who is fantastic in his role as the misunderstoodtitular character).However, the movie moves beyond the acting and once you are embroiled in theatmosphere an...

Genres: Action    Comedy    Crime    Drama    Thriller   

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Kim Miyori, Art Evans, James Carpenter, Michael Rapaport, ...

Perhaps the biggest problem in Eddie Murphy's career always was, that peopleexpected him to be a fast talking guy whose mouth gets him in and out oftrouble. As soon as he tried to escape that formula, viewers were in for adisappointment and found his movies below than average.If you leave that behind, "Metro" is a solid action movie with a couple ofremarkable stunt scenes. It's also very delightfu...