American Beauty Film Review
Starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher
Upon discovering Alan Ball's screenplay the good folk at Dreamworks must have been positively drooling. American Beauty is an extraordinary and sharply written film. The viewer is thrown into the crumbling life of Lester Burnham (Spacey), just as daughter Jane's (Birch) friend, the lusty Angela (Suvari), acts as a catalyst for the mother of all mid life crises, involving sex, drugs, and a Pontiac Firebird. Once Lester decides to turn his life around we are left to watch the proverbial magic ...

Dogma Film Review
Starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Chris Rock, Salma Hayek, Linda Fiorentino, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewe
I'd forgotten how much I loved this movie but when I bought it as an impulse buy and had the DVD in my hot little hands I managed to watch it 3 times in 48 hours, which I think is telling. Now before I embark on my glowing review I think it only fair to point out that Dogma isn't for everyone. This is a movie where Alanis Morrisette plays God and our heroes are attacked by a giant monster made of poo. People who are offended by such things (and you know who you are) should obviously steer cle...

X-Men Film Review
Starring Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, James Marsden, Famke
It may look like it, but X Men isn't just a special effects movie. The effects are amazing but the underlying theme of tolerance, retained from the comic series, is the most impressive thing about the movie. Mankind just doesn't understand mutants (superior to humans, they are born with a unique mutation) and US Senator Robert Kelly (Davison) wants mutants named and exposed. Charles Xavier (Stewart) runs a school for young (and amazing looking) mutants to control their powers and use them fo...

Being John Malkovich Film Review
Starring John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, John Malkovich
The thing they don't tell you about this film is that the man himself has very little screen time. I was expecting a lot more slapstick, the humorous repercussions of Malkovich being unable to control himself. But this movie is far too noble for that. Being John Malkovich is the weirdest film I have ever seen, hands down. And therein lies its charm. When Charlie Sheen appears as John Malkovich's best friend you know you've stumbled upon something quirky to say the least. Dedicated puppeteer ...

Any Given Sunday Film Review
Starring Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, LL Cool J.
Oliver Stone has the most frustrating habit of turning the women in his movies (if he even has any) into monsters and Any Given Sunday (another of his message movies) is no exception. This is an interesting film and the performances are excellent but I find Stone the most annoying director. As with his other films he feels the need to constantly show off with flashy camera techniques that don't really contribute anything to the film. And his theme of warriors fighting a ruthless enemy makes ...

The Perfect Storm Film Review
Human drama and the forces of nature.
In the Fall of 1991 a hurricane collided with two storms, forming the perfect storm, off the coast of Gloucester, Massachuetts. What ensued was the strongest storm in recorded history and yachts and fishing boats were caught up in it. Back on land, their lovers and relatives waited for them. This movie means well and the rescue scenes with the Coast Guard and Air Force are intense. Petersen achieves his aim of showing the sheer heroics of the rescue teams who risk their lives in impossible c...

The Skulls Film Review
Starring Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker.
When I decided to see this flick I thought "Here we go again, another teen flick" But in fact, it was a good watch. There were all the good old elements that make a film a hit; Action, Emotion, Sex, Babes for both genders and a few slight gruesome actions. The film shows the life of Luke McNamara (Jackson), a uni student, who is chosen to be in a Secret Society called " The Skulls". Everyone knows The Skulls exist but there is a silence requirement and therefore no one can prove its existen...