You get a lot of film genre bang for your buck with this Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino) film.  Set against a Western backdrop you also get film noir and drama for your watching eff [ ... ]

Every hero has a back story even when that hero is an orange cat in leather boots.  It makes sense that Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) didn’t just appear when the story of his green ogre friend S [ ... ]

I’ve always thought that Kate Winslet, besides being a very talented actress, was a fearless lady.  She picks difficult roles that oftentimes involves being naked and sometimes involves unlikable c [ ... ]

I’ve always thought that Kate Winslet, besides being a very talented actress, was a fearless lady.  She picks difficult roles that oftentimes involves being naked and sometimes involves unlikable c [ ... ]

Why? Why? I did not see the original, but I have now seen 2 and 3 and the only thing I can say is Why?  Why?  Why was this film made?  Obviously for the pure reason of cashing in on the success of  [ ... ]

Many young girls will ask for this DVD to add to their collection.  Over the years and a couple of generations Strawberry Shortcake has been popular with little girls from age 3-10.  Many young girl [ ... ]

Joe Mannix (played by Mike Connors) is a private eye who knows his way around the streets. He is excellent at solving mysteries and knows the truth when he sees it. Mannix is aided in his work by his  [ ... ]

In these last couple of days before the Academy Awards it is an ideal time to look back at the history of the most prestigious awards show in the film industry.  The very first film to win the Academ [ ... ]

You can not find much better or closer friends than Dora and her beloved Boots. Despite the fact that she is a little girl and he is a monkey they don’t let that come between them. We all could lear [ ... ]

Zzzz…..oops! Sorry I am supposed to be writing about the fourth film in the Twilight series right. It’s just that all of a sudden my lids got really heavy. It wasn’t that the film was a bore…o [ ... ]

The latest season of the nerdy metal heads is here for you to enjoy at your leisure. In the 90s they were a big hit and became a part of the pop culture. If you are not familiar Beavis and Butt-head a [ ... ]

Not all romantic films have to feature two well off, attractive people.  The main thing is that they have to have chemistry.  Woody Allen and Diane Keaton have chemistry to burn in this film.  Ever [ ... ]

Love means never having to say you are sorry.  This line from Arthur Hiller’s (See No Evil, Hear No Evil, The Babe) hugely popular film from 1970 went on to become as famous as the film itself.  I [ ... ]

What other director could make the biopic of the most beloved and famous African-American leader during the fight for civil rights in the United States?  Spike Lee with his fiery ways was born to mak [ ... ]

With recording artists we always talk about their “follow up” albums.  If one album is a success then we put a lot of pressure on the next one.  It is not exactly the same with film directors.  [ ... ]

Satire is the forte of Oscar winning director Billy Wilder (Some Like It Hot, Ocean’s Eleven) and he takes on the corporate world in this film.  Writer/director Wilder and actor Jack Lemmon have do [ ... ]

While sitting in my living room watching this travesty I thought to myself that maybe Meaghan Fox was not as crazy as I previously thought her to be.  She was obviously wise enough to get out of this [ ... ]

I’m in no position to talk about whether the depiction of the Amish was on point or not I am in a position to speak of the quality of the film. Now, this was an Affirm Film which says something abou [ ... ]

When I was growing up Martha Plimpton was an actress who was everywhere starring in films like Parenthood, The Goonies and Running on Empty.  Daughter of Keith Carradine, it seemed like she was desti [ ... ]

Having been too young to see this film when it first was released in 1980 as I was 11-years-old, it was a film that fell between the cracks and I never saw.  The rerelease of it on blu-ray afforded m [ ... ]

SpongeBob’s latest adventures. Seven episodes from season eight make up this DVD. Episode 1: Frozen Face-Off: A worm-sled race to the South Pole has everyone in Bikini Bottom involved in it as the  [ ... ]

As many of the original characters died at the end of the original Magnificent Seven, Yul Brynner is the only one back for the sequel.  Unfortunately for fans of the first film and Westerns in genera [ ... ]

Hawaii Five-O started in the late 1960s before the golden age of police dramas on television in the 1970s.  It paved the way for many a show. The standard was set high for cop shows by Hawaii Five-O. [ ... ]

For a first film this is an ambitious project.  Director Wuershan, who formerly made commericials, uses black-and-white sequences, split screen, music video, video game sequences, and animation.  He [ ... ]

Sport has brought about plenty of good stories featuring tragedies and people overcoming them.  The Fifth Quarter (directed by Rick Bieber) features both.  Tragedy and heroism is usually a winning c [ ... ]

When you have the viewership and the critical respect that this show gets it is no surprise that they are able to get guest stars of the calibre of James Earl Jones, Laura Prepon and David Straithairn [ ... ]

Cleveland Brown (voiced by Mike Henry) and his family are like no family you know. They are crazy as the day is long but that makes for good television viewing.  And like most Seth McFarlane products [ ... ]

Booth and Brennan needed a break. Not from each other, rather from what they do for a living. Each team member of the Jeffersonian Institute went their own way during the break. Dr. Temperance Brennan [ ... ]

The guidos and guidettes from Jersey Shore travel over to the country of their ancestors - Italy. Wherever they go a little bit of Jersey goes with them. In Florence they enjoy the clubs, food, do bat [ ... ]

A three-part story, Skipper and the penguins are up against their evil enemy Dr. Blowhole (voiced by Neil Patrick Harris). He is looking for revenge and it is up to the flightless birds to stop him.  [ ... ]

She was for many years America’s favourite redhead and probably one of the most beloved comedic actresses ever. Lucille Ball had a flair for comedy that you don’t see every day. It is difficult bu [ ... ]

A light comedy meant for early teenaged year girls.  That doesn’t mean it has to be necessarily bad does it?  I didn’t think so. Apparently Thomas Bezucha (The Family Stone) did not get that mem [ ... ]

I don’t know if your mind will turn to mush after watching this or you will have abs of steel.  The Complete Seventh Season has over nine hours of stuff to watch. You will see the entirety of Spong [ ... ]

Just when you think that the likes Jean Claude Van Damme, Steven Segal or Arnold Schwarzeneger are the most wooden action actors you’ve ever seen then comes Dolph.  Lundgren is best known as the ic [ ... ]

After their loss at Regionals the glee kids are initially quite down. After some time New Directions picks itself up, dusts itself off and starts all over again.  Only this time more determined than  [ ... ]

Who better to go through the Enchanted Forest than Dora the Explorer, Boots and King Unicorn?  You’ll have loads of fun. Episode 1: Tale of the Unicorn King: Dora, Boots and you are needed to help [ ... ]

Though this is not classic television, it certainly is enjoyable. I was thrilled when I found out that BET was bringing back the series (after WB had cancelled it). It is now two years later and as we [ ... ]

This is a total Jim Carrey film.  Totally in his wheelhouse.  Enough comedy that he is able to do silly stuff with a dollop of touching moments, so that he can demonstrate his range – tailor made. [ ... ]

Towards the end of the 80s they attempted to revive the classic television spy series. It was an expected move that they redo older series as television was faced with a possible writer’s strike. Re [ ... ]

While I am an unabashed fan of romantic comedies I do have my standards.  This one ranks beneath the median line of enjoyment for me. Too bad because it wasn’t in 3D, so it had that going for it.  [ ... ]