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Back to Gaya [ 2004 ] [ Hits:1025 ]
Review: Back to Gaya a.k.a. The Snurks is a fun-filled, fantasy animation from the writers that brought you A Bug’s Life and Hercules. It’s good-natured family entertainment with voice talents from the likes of Patrick Stewart and Emily Watson. Also known as Boo, Zino & The Snurks, the film takes on an original story with new characters to some interesting levels. The animation is reminiscent of Jak X, and has a similar fascination with racing buggys. Why Boo, Zino & The Snurks? Well, those are the ...
Bad Teacher [ Hits:670 ]
Review: Cameron Diaz moved from modeling to acting, starring opposite Jim Carrey in The Mask, followed by her role in the Farrelly brothers jaw-dropping There's Something About Mary, flickering between comedy and romance in the 2000s - ever the sweet and fun-loving angel. Now she's decided to flirt with danger, doing a complete 180 degree turn on her Hollywood persona to deliver something edgier, nastier and unexpected.Just like Jennifer Aniston's role as a dentist, sexual deviant and evil temptress in ...
Bakgat! 2 [ 2010 ] [ Hits:2239 ]
Review: Bakgat! surprised audiences with its bubbly and infectious local blend of American Pie and The Karate Kid. This was an Afrikaans comedy with a formulaic feel good approach that worked because of its novelty, its likable cast and its classic high school characters. Love, sport and nostalgia fused to make a movie with a lot of heart and a load of laughs. Bakgat! was so successful that it warranted a follow-up sequel to the happy ending.Now that Wimpie (Botha) is in University... life has become co...
Barneys Version [ Hits:776 ]
Review: Paul Giamatti is Barney Panofsky, the title character of Barney's Version, a biographical dramedy based on the novel by Mordecai Richler about an impulsive, rude yet endearing TV producer. After watching Barney's Version, it's difficult to imagine anyone else doing the part justice. Giamatti is fascinating to look at, charming enough to win our hearts and funny enough to keep us laughing. Audiences love watching characters, who while flawed are essentially good when it comes down to it. We relis...
Battle: Los Angeles [ Hits:2230 ]
Review: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it Superman? It's Wednesday - so it must be an alien invasion. Alien invasions have become even more commonplace than UFO sightings in Hollywood. Just over the last few years, there's been a resurgence in alien interest - spurred on by the success of movies like Cloverfield, Transformers, District 9 and Avatar. Although some would also say that the phenomenon never left pop culture with TV series like The X-Files, 4400, Invasion, Roswell and Stargate dotting the t...
Battleship [ Hits:617 ]
Review: Transformers was essentially a 20 minute advert for the collectible figurines, which went on to become a series of Michael Bay blockbusters. While merchandise is probably the main reason George Lucas gave Star Wars a 3D overhaul. Just when you thought Hollywood had milked the "toy" department dry... Hasbro smashes a mini champagne bottle on Battleship, a popular table top game and now $200 million blockbuster. Most people's first response to hearing that Battleship has been adapted to live-acti...
Beastly [ Hits:639 ]
Review: Beastly... the title says it all. A shaggy, tween take on Twilight and Beauty & The Beast with a marketing campaign mimicking Fear, the stalker flick that launched Mark Wahlberg and Reece Witherspoon's film careers in the '90s. Paranormal romance aside, this is a simple teen high school movie with a fantasy concept, Alex Pettyfer (I Am Number Four) and Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical) in a cheesy tale of morality speaking out against superficiality and popularity.Twilight has been a huge in...
Because I Said So... [ 2006 ] [ Hits:558 ]
Review: Because I Said So has got to be one of the most irritating films I have ever seen. Don’t get me wrong, I generally enjoy most light-hearted romantic comedies, but this movie ruined my good track record. It isn’t warm, it isn’t loving, it isn’t funny - all the traits you look for in a good “romcom”. Before leaving the cinema, I described it as a hedonistic, kitsch, family edition of Sex in the City. What I forgot to add was that it was full of deception, lies with an overriding irrita...
Bedtime Stories [ 2008 ] [ Hits:834 ]
Review: Bedtime Stories is where Disney and Happy Madison collide… which means that Adam Sandler’s “growing-up-in-the-’80s” crowd must have had children. This is a bold experiment between the two houses as Sandler tones his comedy down and Disney drops the singing/dancing, which makes the choice of Hairspray’s director-choreographer Adam Shankman questionable. Disney proved they could make fun of themselves with Enchanted, and now this new confidence has spawned a “Waterboy in Wonderland...
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead [ 2007 ] [ Hits:453 ]
Review: Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead is a powerful crime thriller that brings “the family” closer to home as two brothers plan a heist on their parent’s jewellery store, which goes horribly wrong. Instead of the mob, it’s the immediate family that does the job. Sidney Lumet directs a film that loosely mimics Kubrick’s The Killing in terms of narrative and plot. Philip Seymour Hoffman delivers a sterling performance, which was bundled together with The Savages to earn him an Oscar nomin...
Bernie [ Hits:45 ]
Review: Jack Black is an irrepressible jack-in-the-box and pent up ball of energy ready to explode. At least, that's how most of his characters come across - making him funny, outrageous and supremely entertaining. When he does tone his performance down in something more sedate, we notice. Bernie is one of those films, reconnecting Jack Black with School of Rock director, Richard Linklater, to tune into his sweeter side in a remarkable true story. Bernie Tiede, a small town mortician, was a very popula...
Black Swan [ Hits:1070 ]
Review: Little so-called “Caucasian” girls generally tend to get involved in one of two extra-curricular activities… ballet or horse-riding. It’s a tradition, a rite of passage that soccer moms feel compelled to offer their little princesses. The reasons vary: they’ll look cute in a tutu, the riding lessons are cheaper than a pony, “I never got a chance to play Barbie” or perhaps mom just wants to fulfill her little brat’s every whim. Whatever the motivator, it’s a chance for every gir...
Blood Diamond [ 2006 ] [ Hits:1041 ]
Review: Blood Diamond is an intense, thrilling, blood-drenched action drama about diamond smuggling in Africa. The story rests on the capable shoulders of Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou, who were both nominated for Oscars for their performances. At the helm is Edward Zwick, another big name in Oscar history, who lays claim to other pearls such as Glory, Legends of the Fall, Shakespeare in Love, Traffic and The Last Samurai. Danny Archer is a Zimbabwean, ex-mercenary diamond smuggler. He overhears ...
Boxboarders! [ 2006 ] [ Hits:585 ]
Review: Boxboarders! is a movie that models itself on extreme sports from ESPN and the X-Games. The tongue-in-cheek approach from writer-director Rob Hedden is hilarious, and his lead stars, Austin Basis and James Immekus are the crazy glue that makes this whole movie stick. This is a sports movie with loads of comedy that will appeal to the young at heart. Watch as two slackers accidentally invent a new sport called… Boxboarding! Imagine what Wayne’s World’s Wayne and Garth must’ve been like be...
Boy A [ 2007 ] [ Hits:844 ]
Review: Boy A is a film by John Crowley (Intermission), starring Andrew Garfield and Peter Mullan. The title refers to the court practice of giving adolescent defendants anonymity. Boy A is based on the novel by Jonathan Trigell, who maintains that Boy A is fiction. However, many believe that there are too many similarities between Boy A and the murder of James Bulger by two 10-year-old boys. In their case, the defendants were referred to as Child A (Venables) and Child B (Thompson), so it would seem th...
Brave [ Hits:421 ]
Review: Whatever Dreamworks can do, Pixar can do better. It’s been a game of ping-pong for these major animation studios, who seem to be constantly trying to out-animate each other. In their latest battle, Brave vs. How to Train Your Dragon, it seems that Dreamworks may have just clinched it from Pixar, whose work has been slightly less than perfect of late. Brave tells the story of Princess Merida, a reluctant young woman whose ancient custom would have her give up her independence without a say in ...
Bridesmaids [ Hits:1004 ]
Review: FACT: Every little girl that's ever wanted a Barbie also wanted a dream wedding. The whole concept of dressing something up is a rite of passage... it's Mommy saying you're old enough to dress yourself up princess. How else do you substitute a dummy, than by plugging a Barbie doll in there instead? Growing up can be tough on a little girl... especially when all the differences kick in. "But I don't want to shave my legs... but he's got more ice-cream than me... I don't want to be the flower girl...
Bright Star [ 2009 ] [ Hits:822 ]
Review: Bright Star is a Jane Campion film, based on a three year romance between poet, John Keats and Fanny Brawne, starring Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish. Campion's best known for The Piano and The Portrait of a Lady, averaging a film every three years. While the early '90s could be described as her heyday, she seemed to lose some of the sparkle with more contemporary films like Holy Smoke and In The Cut. Bright Star marks a return to classic Campion cinema with a real-life love story to rival Romeo &...
Broken Embraces [ 2009 ] [ Hits:691 ]
Review: Penelope Cruz starred in Pedro Almodovar's Volver and the two have collaborated once again in Broken Embraces, a drama about infidelity and redemption. This Spanish film is told from the perspective of Harry Caine, a blind writer, who is forced to deal with past pains 14 years earlier when he was directing what was to be his last film.Broken Embraces is a character-driven drama starring Lluís Homar, Blanco Portilla, José Luis Gómez, Rubén Ochandiano and Penélope Cruz. The film's narrativ...
Brothers [ 2009 ] [ Hits:693 ]
Review: Brothers is a Jim Sheridan film, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire and Natalie Portman. Sheridan's film career highlights include: My Left Foot and In The Name of the Father, in which he received Oscar nominations for writing and directing. Two films in which prolifiic Oscar-winning actor, Daniel Day-Lewis stars. However, Brothers is not a Day-Lewis Oscar vehicle and the screenplay is adapted by acclaimed screenwriter, David Benioff. Brothers was inspired by Brødre, a 2004 film by award-w...
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