"Million Dollar Baby" is the latest film in Clint Eastwood's remarkable career. Once again he directed the film and stars in it and once again he takes on a premise that may appear completely simple and straight-forward and turns it into an [...]
Helena Campbell performs in a juggling act in her parent's traveling circus. Like many youngsters, she suffers from the requisite teen angst which alienates her from the outside world and causes friction between her and her Mother. One night during a [...]
"Cheaper By The Dozen 2, " directed by Adam Shankman, is one of those safe yet generic family comedies that's harmless enough to sit through; especially if you have children and are already conditioned to watching such fare with them. As [...]
I confess to not really being a fan of "stoner" humor. On the other hand, I did enjoy "Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle" so go figure! The bottom line in any comedy, whether "stoner" or other, is the laughs as well as [...]
Becoming more and more common these days, Hollywood has once again decided to re-visit a previous film, breathing new life into an old story. This time it's an update of the 1977 comedy "Fun with Dick and Jane", which starred Jane Fonda and [...]
You think you've had a bad first day at work? On his first day as a Rookie Narcotics Officer, Jack Hoyt is assigned to Alonzo Harris; an LAPD Narcotics Detective that doesn't always play by the rules. Through a period of 24 hours, Hoyt learns [...]
Possibly the first modern action-movie, Sam Peckinpah's 1969 "The Wild Bunch" is an elegy to Mexico, a morals tale, and, just likely, a masterpiece, and… this brand-new 2-Disc DVD transfer from Warner Home Video does it right. [...]
Also part of Warner Home Video's initial batch of HD-DVD releases is Edward Zwick's epic movie "The Last Samurai." Big budget movies with great vistas, epic storylines and wonderful production designs, will of course always help sell [...]
Since the series "Over There" is set during the Iraq war, a subject that does not sit well with many in the world today, I am not going to attempt to delve into the politics behind the actual war itself. So with that in mind, here is my take on [...]
With an estimated budget around $5 million dollars and raking in over $47 million dollars at the North American box office ($72 million worldwide), Hostel apparently struck a chord with fans of horror as well as exploitation cinema. Filmed in the Czech [...]
