Battle for Los Angeles, as you would expect, is yet another version of the old story where some extremely unpleasant aliens are invading the earth. (why aren't there any nice creatures out there in space?)

The aliens capture city after city till only LA is left. As…

This interesting movie is about Nina, a ballarina in a New York ballet company, whose life revolves around her dancing and this fixation  is slowly sending her mad.  Her chance at stardom is threatened by another talented dancer ant the contest is given dramatic…

After having enjoyed the 3 books and the first 2 movies in the trilogy, I was really looking foward to this one. In my opinion, the third book was the most interesting of the  stories, and that may well have been the problem.

This movie was a disappointment. It lacked…

The King's Speech

This film is based on the true story of Queen Elizabeth II's father and his remarkable friendship with maverick Australian  therapist Lionel Logue. As the second son of George V, Prince "Bertie" was not ex-expected to ascend to the throne, but when his…

We have been raised on stories of Christians being persecuted by the Roman Empire. Agora is set in  the 4th century AD in Alexadria at the time when Christianity was in the process of  becomming the official religion of the Roman Empire. Here the Christian…

What an under rated gem of a movie. Bizarre, irreverent, clever, funny – it’s all of these.

An unpublicized movie from England explores the ethnic and religious tensions & stereotyping between English Muslims and Jews.

Basically, the plot revolves around an English /…

Red  stands for - Retired and extremely dangerous

You could be forgiven for suspecting that a major financial backer for this film was the American Assoc. of Retired Persons.

The basic theme is that a group of retired CIA agents (who are bored in retirement) are set…

This movie deserves the high acclaim that it has received from most film critics. It’s gritty, confronting and fast moving.

The film makers are clearly aiming it at the millions of people who have read the Stieg Larsson’s trilogy. To really understand this movie you had…

An Italian movie beautifully filmed with a tragic love theme. What more could one ask for viewing on a winter’s evening. The fact that my sister and I, women of a certain age, and others similar to ourselves got the giggles towards the end of the movie may attest more to…

After seeing what seems like dozens of Robin Hood movies over the years, I was a bit apprehensive turning up for yet another version. However the combination of Ridley

Scott and the 2 Australian leading actors gave me confidence that the movie would be well done.
I’m glad…