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One of two blood brothers, a “wealthy”, once-famous, Hollywood actor, who relies on make-up even in real life, returns home after decades for the funeral of the other, who, though a financial flop, is the model of a perfect person because “he had a knack for being content with...
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Gunfire, shattering glass, and a pulsating car chase in a mountain tunnel announce the arrival of Bond (Daniel Craig) in Quantum of Solace. This time, 007 finds himself being pulled into Bolivia at a time when a coup d’état is being planned and a businessman with a nefarious motive...
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The waste of society needs to be eliminated, some may like to believe. Thus, like Kamal Haasan, a ‘righteous’ citizen who makes it his mission in life to knock off corrupt bureaucrats in a famous Tamil film, an NYPD cop in Righteous Kill is out to clean the streets...
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What is it about the police force that many a time makes them seem worse than criminals? In Changeling, the Los Angeles Police Department is incompetent, corrupt, and ruthless. Five months after a nine-year-old disappears, they publically announce that he has been found. This is a partially true story...
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Why were we born and who are we living for: for ourselves, for our parents, or for other loved ones? Anna (Abigail Breslin) philosophizes in My Sister’s Keeper. She was born in vitro, a designer baby meant to be a spare-parts provider for her sickly elder sister. There is...
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Fantastic to be pulled out your seat and transported to another era and see a bunch of little boys and girls taking on an entire army of men with some help from sword-wielding mice, badgers, centaurs, a master magician, and other imaginary creatures, in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince...
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Travelers are sometimes forced to take a detour or make a stopover, brief or otherwise. The places where they are grounded are often strange. They may love or hate it at first sight. Later, their opinions and tastes may change. In Outlander, a man from outer space, Kainan (Jim...
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We often hear of people being possessed. However, in Mirrors, an evil spirit is trapped in reflecting mirrors of all sorts. Or, at least, that’s what Ben (Kiefer Sutherland), a suspended undercover detective who pops strong pills to get over his alcoholic problem would like everyone to believe. Taking...
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When one has access to tens of millions of dollars and believes that there is a foolproof chance of pocketing them without being caught, principles can undergo overnight alteration. In Armored, a group of guards who transport cash between banks in armored vans plan on pulling off a daring...
One of two blood brothers, a “wealthy”, once-famous, Hollywood actor, who relies on make-up even in real life, returns home after decades for the funeral of the other, who, though a financial flop, is the model of a perfect person because “he had a knack for being content with...
Gunfire, shattering glass, and a pulsating car chase in a mountain tunnel announce the arrival of Bond (Daniel Craig) in Quantum of Solace. This time, 007 finds himself being pulled into Bolivia at a time when a coup d’état is being planned and a businessman with a nefarious motive...
The waste of society needs to be eliminated, some may like to believe. Thus, like Kamal Haasan, a ‘righteous’ citizen who makes it his mission in life to knock off corrupt bureaucrats in a famous Tamil film, an NYPD cop in Righteous Kill is out to clean the streets...
What is it about the police force that many a time makes them seem worse than criminals? In Changeling, the Los Angeles Police Department is incompetent, corrupt, and ruthless. Five months after a nine-year-old disappears, they publically announce that he has been found. This is a partially true story...
Why were we born and who are we living for: for ourselves, for our parents, or for other loved ones? Anna (Abigail Breslin) philosophizes in My Sister’s Keeper. She was born in vitro, a designer baby meant to be a spare-parts provider for her sickly elder sister. There is...
Fantastic to be pulled out your seat and transported to another era and see a bunch of little boys and girls taking on an entire army of men with some help from sword-wielding mice, badgers, centaurs, a master magician, and other imaginary creatures, in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince...
Travelers are sometimes forced to take a detour or make a stopover, brief or otherwise. The places where they are grounded are often strange. They may love or hate it at first sight. Later, their opinions and tastes may change. In Outlander, a man from outer space, Kainan (Jim...
We often hear of people being possessed. However, in Mirrors, an evil spirit is trapped in reflecting mirrors of all sorts. Or, at least, that’s what Ben (Kiefer Sutherland), a suspended undercover detective who pops strong pills to get over his alcoholic problem would like everyone to believe. Taking...
When one has access to tens of millions of dollars and believes that there is a foolproof chance of pocketing them without being caught, principles can undergo overnight alteration. In Armored, a group of guards who transport cash between banks in armored vans plan on pulling off a daring...