Blood Diamond is a film that takes place in Africa during a time of civil war. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Danny Archer, a former Mercenary from Zimbabwe turned diamond smuggler. Djimon Hounsou counters DiCaprio playing Solomon Vandy, a Mende Fisherman who’s been taken as a slave. Separated from his family, Solomon finds an enormous Conflict diamond that he buries and then after escapes. Eventually fate brings both Solomon and Archer together and it seems finding where Solomon hid this diamond ... Continue Reading

Bryan Singer’s arrival of Superman Returns is finally here. The Man Of Steel is back in a new Christopher Reeve look a like body with a brand new cast to support him. Superman (Brandon Routh) has left Metropolis to go back to his home planet of Krypton, which is no more. Upon his return home, his arch nemesis Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) has been freed from prison and is already deep into a diabolical plan to weaken Superman and in ... Continue Reading

Where do I even begin? What was once a favorite childhood cartoon and toy is now realized into a live action film directed by one the biggest and best action movie directors out there. That is a heavy burden to bear. But it’s one this special effects giant managed to do. From the first scene on this movie was suspenseful, funny, gripping, and entertaining. And as long as you aren’t comparing it to Citizen Kane or Terminator, you will ... Continue Reading

Shrek the Third begins with Fionna(Cameron Diaz) and Shrek(Mike Myers) living a life of royalty. This situation is obviously awkward and uncomfortable for the two Ogres and sets the pace for the entirety of the film. Fionna’s father dies, the crown passing down the Shrek. Shrek has the hope there is someone else who can take on the kingship and in true Yoda form, the green frog says, “There is another.” Immediately after the kings passing, Shrek recruits Donkey(Eddie ... Continue Reading

The story commences with a young boy who seems to be without friends and already has worries about his parents finances. The boy made-do with what he had but you can’t deny the theme of sadness and loneliness he felt, and especially the resentment he had for his younger sister. He has troubles with the kids at school, with bullies and just being accepted in general. His only saving grace seems to be the music teacher, he obviously adores. ... Continue Reading

In this sequel Jason Bourne returns as he discovers a reporter from London is writing a story about himself, and Bourne rushes to meet him only to discover things go much deeper than even he had initially surmised. Of course Bourne isn’t the only person searching for the leak, but the CIA has it’s own new dark secret group that has covered and fixed where Treadstone went wrong. It isn’t long before they butt heads and there is once again ... Continue Reading

Combine Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington, and Ridley Scott and you get cinema magic. American Gangster is a film about the rise and fall of Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), a heroin kingpin in the seventies who is getting his special breed of heroin from the far east, smuggled via united states military. Because he has illiminated the middle man, Frank has a superior quality drug and a cheaper price. He gets big enough that the New York mafia even swears ... Continue Reading

Two straight men, who happen to be best friends and firefighters, decide to get married. This life partnership begins so Larry Valentine (Kevin James) can receive his pension. His concern lies in the interest of his children, in the event of his untimely death. With their mother gone, Larry has no one to rely on, other than his best friend Chuck(Adam Sandler). Larry and Chuck have a life threatening experience at work, which is what sends Larry into his initial ... Continue Reading

The release of Zodiac came with great anticipation for fans of films about serial murderers, especially with the knowledge that the talented director David Fincher was going to mastermind it’s direction. The film “Zodiac” is based on the Robert Graysmith novels about the notorious serial killer who terrorized San Francisco during the sixties and seventies. The interpretation of this widely known mystery begins through the eyes of Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhal) a newspaper cartoonist who works for the paper ... Continue Reading

Mr. Brooks (Kevin Costner) seems to be your typical soft-spoken nerdy CEO, that has too much time and too much money. He has a lovely wife and a beautiful daughter away at college. Everything is his life seems in order, perfect even. Except for the fact that Mr. Brooks is a serial killer. There is a man named Marshall (William Hurt) who only Mr. Brooks can see, hear, and talk to. This alter ego is the one that inspires ... Continue Reading