The Twilight Saga continues with the incredibly tepid and blasé “New Moon”. The story picks up with Bella (Kristen Stewart) and her vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), enjoying life as paramours. Bella harbours deep fears about aging, and longs to be a vampire to enjoy eterna...
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Hong Kong action guru John Woo returns to classic form with his epic war saga, “Red Cliff”. Dripping with lush detail, spectacular battles, and superb acting performances, Red Cliff is a nuanced approach to combat rarely seen on screen in modern times. Instead of bludgeoning his audience with ...
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Roland Emmerich, master of cinematic apocalypse a la “Independence Day” and “The Day After Tomorrow”, is back to the armageddon in the risible “2012”. We all die horribly, either from tectonic plates shifting or laughing to death from the horrendous dialogue. I don’t think a better e...
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“The Men Who Stare At Goats” is an absurd comedy that borders on genius. Its all-star cast and clever script had me laughing silly throughout. Ewan McGregor stars as Michigan journalist Bob Wilton. Dumped by his fiancé for his one-armed boss, Wilton decides to go to Iraq to pursue real journ...
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All style and no substance, Disney’s “A Christmas Carol” is a yawn inducing retread of a tired fable. The latest motion capture spectacle from techno-wizard director Robert Zemeckis almost put me to sleep in the third act. The issue is familiarity with the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the fa...
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Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” will resonate strongly with fans and critics as a fitting tribute to pop music’s greatest icon. Director Kenny Ortega was wise to show the effort, talent, and sheer magnitude of Jackson’s preparation for his last fifty concerts in London. It’s truly sad t...
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Mira Nair’s “Amelia” biopic has a whole lot of style and grandeur, but little substance or insight into the famed aviator’s life. This is especially disappointing when you have a historic figure that still captivates seventy years after her mysterious disappearance. Hilary Swank is satisfa...
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Blaxploitation is back en vogue and funny as ever in director Scott Sanders “Black Dynamite”. Michael Jai White (Spawn, The Dark Knight) stars as the nunchuck-wielding, hot chick banging, soul brother saviour. Set in the early seventies, Black Dynamite’s brother has been killed by ‘The Man...
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