The “big dreams, small town, no chance” premise is a recognisable refrain in literature and motion pictures. Directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, 2010’s Cemetery Junction is yet another feature to
Back in 2000, Meet the Parents earned big bucks at the box office by pitting Ben Stiller’s patented tightly-wound schlub persona against Robert De Niro’s potentially homicidal tough-guy persona. See, the former
Meet the Parents concluded with one of the most obvious “a sequel is coming” moments in movie history, as Robert De Niro’s Jack Byrnes comes to the realisation that he will
The experience of dating can be harrowing in itself, and meeting the parents of a loved one may be the most intimidating part of the ritual. Helmed by comedy veteran
At the start of I Love You Phillip Morris, the words “This really happened” appear on-screen. And to reinforce the point, the filmmakers also added the words “It really did“. Indeed,
Throughout his filmmaking career, Frank Capra directed a number of revered classics, including It’s a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Arsenic and Old Lace, and others. Also on the director’s résumé
In the decades since its release, 1947’s Miracle on 34th Street has become just as indelibly part of the festive season as wrapping paper, mistletoe, overeating, and long lines at local shopping
Enter the Dragon is the zenith of cinematic martial arts experiences, and has been since its release back in 1973. Among fans, it is revered as the feature which legitimised the
The critical mind boggles when confronted with the challenge of reviewing Inception. It’s not that this is a particularly difficult movie to review, but it’s tough to pen a critique of
Helmed by film critic-turned-director Lindsay Anderson, If…. is an acidic assault on the imbalance of power and an experimental ode to revolution. Due to the nature of the movie, the executives at
For adults, Shrek was most enjoyable due to its willingness to lampoon the mythology of Disney’s fairytales, and this aspect was given extra oomph by the fact that DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg
At its core, Hot Tub Time Machine is Back to the Future mixed with The Hangover, featuring the team of John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Clark Duke and Craig Robinson travelling back through time via a
In typical Hollywood style, the ’80s television show The A-Team has been revived and reinvented in the form of an over-the-top, big-budget summer blockbuster. With the cheesy source material in mind, this
One must admit, it takes serious guts to entitle a film The Losers, since lame jokes are just begging to be cracked. Already, the critics who panned this appalling motion picture
Warning: It’s impossible to fully evaluate The Book of Eli in a review without divulging what some may consider to be spoilers, even though the film and the trailers make no effort
The legend of Robin Hood is a Hollywood staple that has served as fodder for countless adventure films. Due to remakes and reinterpretations on a regular basis, the story was
Similar to Sylvester Stallone’s glorious resurrection of the Rambofranchise, 2010’s Predators is a sequel that eschews post-modernist filmmaking in favour of a back-to-basics, ’80s-style approach. As a result, this Robert Rodriguez-produced exhumation of
Piranha 3D is a comedy-horror flick that delivers precisely what it promises on the label: bikinis, boobs, gore and killer fish. A comfortably-budgeted update of the 1978 Roger Corman film, this