Articles in rough cuts
On Friday night I watched the horror/thriller Orphan after hearing some good things about it, despite it coming across of typically Hollywood. Without expecting anything but some easy …
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1 is an excellent continuation of the equally impressive The Clone Wars animated film. Each episode contains the same attention to detail, and superb …
Fan made productions are dicey at best, but at least Gods and Men has the benefit of well known Star Trek actors lending their support to the cause. Had this …
Strictly for kids only, Ice Age 3 lacks the adult humor which popped up occasionally in the first 2 Ice Age flicks. What could have been a fun ride, turned …
A group of Norwegian medical students head into the mountains to an isolated cabin for a holiday packed with drinking, loud music, casual sex and sundry winter sports. You could …
District 9 sets itself apart from other sci-fi action movies as it’s set in a world that raises interesting political questions. Set in Johannesburg, South Africa, District 9 sets itself …
Let me start by saying that I’ve never read the comic book that this movie was based on. Almost always the books or comics are better than the movie versions …
I am a total nerd for Star Trek. There, I said it and I’m not ashamed of it. I’ve loved every incarnation of Star Trek since I was a little …
Sharon Stone continues to misbehave as Catherine Tramell; this time in London. After a brief orgasmic car crash, the film threatens to fall into the sequel trap of dissecting and …
The Pursuit of Happiness is a depressing remake of Roberto Benigni’s Life is Beautiful. Not that tears didn’t flow in that film as well, but the tragic error made here …
Shot in the style of Man on Fire, Deja Vu is sci-fi that doesn?t treat itself as such. Instead this is a flawlessly scripted, intelligent detective story. Denzel Washington plays …
Stephen Frears, most notably the director of Dangerous Liaisons and High Fidelity, is no slouch when it comes to putting together a great film. However, one cannot help but ask …
I was dragged kicking and screaming to this film by my wife, constantly muttering ‘Chick-flick city’. To my astonishment I enjoyed it very much. I laughed and cried through out …
The fifth instalment of the adventures of Harry Potter quickly proves that the series has successfully traversed the divide from children’s movie to adult drama. Not that I would have …
One of Japan’s biggest actors / writers / directors / producers / megalords, Takeshi Kitano, reboots a famous 1970s sword fighting blind masseuse in his 2003 film, Zatoichi. Zatoichi travels …
There’s something about Will Smith movies that I like. It’s either the Action or the Acting. I loveeeed Ali. The Acting was amazing — it’s a shame I fell asleep …
The first in 2 planned direct to DVD movies being released this year based on the Stargate: SG1 series, Stargate: The Ark of Truth concludes the Ori storyline which commenced …
Fox Searchlight’s production of its latest film Juno has received much acclaim ever since it was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, which is unfortunate. Don’t get me …


