It’s hard to believe, but this 1984 smash started out life a gritty, straight down the line, action vehicle that ended up in the hands of one Sylvester Stallone. The muscular one had a crack at rewrit...

The first I heard of this film was that it was gonna star that TV heartthrob from ER (that I had never seen), who had also been chosen to be the new Batman. I was not yet familiar with Robert Rodrigue...

It used to be, as age progressed, as one generation passed onto the next, that certain things— book, film, sport, whatever—lost their lustre. What was an eagerly awaited activity became old hat or not...

Christopher Nolan claims his Batman trilogy will do something a superhero franchise has never done before: definitively end the story. It’s a very clever approach and one that will subtly...

While this reviewer has never limited his exposure to any type film because of age, genre, language, topic—anything you could think of that can sometimes put one off at first glance—I, like anyone els...

I would watch a Clint Eastwood film about grass growing. The man is just that good. Not every film of the now 31 film catalogue is a winner by any stretch, but whether an Oscar winner, a fan favourite...

Viggo Mortensen's name is still being bandied about around the net to play Zod in Superman: Man of Steel ; Will Sasso will play Curly in the Farrelly's Three Stooges movie; Child's Play remake is supp...

Director Todd Phillips has been around the movie-making track for quite some time now, and, after the monster success of The Hangover , he has been in the enviable position of riding that gravy train...

Vampire films are as prolific as zits on a teen’s face. While there is something of a buzz the last couple of years about the fanged ones being the ‘it’ subject to mine right now, the truth is they ha...

Frustrating is the word that comes to mind after sitting through this latest attempt to lift Australian cinema out of its doldrums, away from the usual indie-fair, and to a more mainstream, internatio...

The spy genre has been around in force since the 60s, so its popularity has never been drawn into question. What has been, especially in recent times, is what more can be said about that particular to...

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi fantasy violence and brief sexuality Director : Casey Affleck Writer : Casey Affleck: Joaquin Phoenix Cast: Joaquin Phoenix; Casey Affleck; Jack Nicholson; Billy Crystal...

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action. Director : Phillip Noyce Writer : Kurt Wimmer Cast: Angelina Jolie; Liev Schreiber; Chiwetel Ejiofor Genre : Action Memorable Movie Quo...

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for seuences of action violence throughout, and brief strong language. Director : James Mangold Writer : Patrick O'Neill Cast: Tom Cruise; Cameron Diaz Genre : Action | Adventure Me...

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude material including suggestive references, language and some male rear nudity. Director : Dennis Dugan Writer : Adam Sandler, Fred Wolf Cast: Adam Sandler; Salma Hayak; Kev...