Category Archives: Movies

After watching the first four episodes of Prison Break (Fox.com) (Season 1 – yeah, I know, I know, we’re WAY behind the rest of the world) yesterday, we wanted to swing the pendulum the other way, so to speak. Although … Continue reading →

Oh lordie… Deep breath…. We sat through the first 30-45 minutes of this, getting more and more unsettled and agitated, before we unanimously agreed that it was the shitest film we had seen in a looooong time, and that it … Continue reading →

Flash of Genius is an inspirational David-and-Goliath story of an inventor who takes on one of the largest car manufacturers in the world. It is based on the life of Robert Kearns, a professor of engineering at an American college, … Continue reading →

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) is the third installment in the Underworld series, although it is – somewhat confusingly – the prequel to Underworld (2003) and Underworld Evolution (2006). Essentially, it creates the back story to the war between … Continue reading →

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) is a fantasy drama and love story directed by David Fincher about a man who is born an old man, and who grows younger as he ages. It is very loosely based on … Continue reading →

Max Payne: Harder Cut (2008) is described as “a 2008 American noir action film, loosely based on the 2001 video game of the same name by Remedy Entertainment.” (Wikipedia article about the film) It stars Mark Wahlberg as Detective Max … Continue reading →

Death Defying Acts (2008) is a romantic thriller based on a short period of the life of escape artist Harry Houdini (played by a superbly fit and very nicely built Guy Pearce – eye candy for the ladies ). (See … Continue reading →

Bicentennial Man (1999) is based on the novella of the same name by sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov. (Trailer here.) It tells the story of an unusual android by the name of Andrew (played by Robin Williams) who is bought by … Continue reading →

Race to Witch Mountain (2009) was a thoroughly enjoyable family movie about two aliens who arrive on earth, and the chaos they inadvertently cause. You can watch the trailer here. At the start of the film, we meet Jack Bruno (Dwayne … Continue reading →