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After the success of Casino Royale, where Commander James Bond earned his ‘double-0’ status and the license to kill, the direct sequel to the 2006 hit film that is Quantum of Solace proves to be a big disappointment. The twenty-second Bond film from EON Productions, picks up almost an hour after the final scene in [...]

(Aka The Mummy 3) The Dragon Emperor aka Han the First Emperor of China conquered all of his enemies, most buried under the Great Wall of China. He also mastered the five elements, but the one thing he could not conquer was death. He sought the help of the witch Zi Yuan who he told [...]

After restoring credibility in the 2005 hit Batman Begins, British director Christopher Nolan returns to Gotham City with this highly anticipated sequel. In The Dark Knight, Batman (Christian Bale) squares off against a new foe: the Joker (the late Heath Ledger). Nolan’s second Batman film is a more gritty, darker and brooding story. Certain scenes [...]

Kung Fu Panda is the new animation from Dreamworks Animation, following in the footsteps of the Shrek series it’s a barrel of laughs with beautiful animation and colourful characters. Po is an overweight panda who works for his dad at a noodle shop in the Valley of Peace, He dreams of one day being a [...]

What happens when humanity leaves earth and forgets to turn off the last robot? you get WALL.E the new animated feature from PIXAR or as I like to call it “The little robot that could” which is directed by Andrew Stanton who also wrote and directed Finding Nemo. Take the 80′s classic’s ‘Short Circuit’ and [...]

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is the new film from the Disney Studio, Directed by Andrew Adamson. This second adventure in Narnia is by far superior to the first in my personal opinion. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe always seemed very rushed to me, with poor quality special effects especially in the [...]

Oh dear… My childhood memories of high-speed chases, menacing Nazis and the pure sense of adventure when exploring different parts of the world looking for mysterious artifacts in the company of Doctor Henry Jones ‘Junior’ a.k.a. Indiana Jones has been shattered. It has been 19 years since we last joined the part-time professor and archaeologist [...]

  Whilst the dvd finally reached UK a fair while ago after much delay, I’ve finally got round to watching it last night and reviewing it. The story is based on the novel by Futaro Yamada called the Kouga Ninja Scrolls. During the Tokugawa Shogunate, two rival ninja clans, Kouga and Iga have been rivals [...]

The Air I Breathe is a Crime Drama made up of 4 different interlinking stories, based on the an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. Each cornerstone is represented by a different story which sums up what that single emotion means to the teller. This [...]

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep is a fantasy family adventure based on the book by Dick King-Smith , Directed by Jay Russell (My Dog Skip) and staring Alex Etel, possibly better known for his shining turn in Danny Boyle’s Millions , Emily Watson and Ben Chaplin. Angus MacMarrow is a lonely boy living [...]

The Eye is a remake of the Hong Kong Psychological Horror Jian Gui but of course with the added Hollywood gloss of Jessica Alba. This time around the story is directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud. Sydney Wells was blinded in an accident at 5 years of age, after having one failed cornea transplant [...]

Lars and The Real Girl is a odd but touching black comedy directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Six Feet Under writer Nancy Oliver. Ryan Gosling is Lars an eccentric, shy recluse who lives in his elder brothers garage in a small town. One day Lars has a surprise visitor whom he met over [...]

The Other Boleyn Girl is a historical romp directed by Justin Chadwick and based on the best selling novel by Philippa Gregory. The film stars Natalie Portman as Anne Boleyn and Scarlett Johansson as her sister Mary Boleyn with Eric Banna as Henry VIII. As you can guess by the title the film it’s about [...]

The Orphanage (El Orfanato) is a Mexican psychological Horror/ Thriller Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona. Let me begin by saying I personally adore Spanish/Mexican Horror, I believe they do the whole psychological aspect as well as the best Asian cinema, but with a little fairy tale flare added to the mix. So when I heard [...]

I was lucky enough to see a preview screening of Juno last night. As of the Academy Award Nominations announced this morning this quirky little movie is up for 3 of the big ones including best film, best director and best actress for Ellen Page. After seeing the film I have to say I am [...]