When it comes to The Simpsons, longevity is an asset few can ignore. 18 years old and counting, the TV series has carved its niche into pop culture. Most of today’s high school students hadn’t been born when The Simpsons debuted as filler on Tracey Ullman’s variety show. It’s no longer as fresh, as …
I am sure that there will be wags who glibly compare Cast Away with the similar Gilligan’s Island and Breadwinner, but, in tone, approach and common achievement, it is an atypical Robinson Crusoe tale that bears a strong resemblance to one of director Robert Zemeckis’s earlier efforts, Contact. No, Cast Away isn’t about space …
This movie version of the Dan Brown classic is one of the most controversial and intriguing, and I doubt there is someone else out there who would question that. Before anything else, let us first establish that The Da Vinci Code is not an outright attack to Catholic religion conservatives nor is it an …
Well even after seeing The Golden Compass, I am still left to wonder what the big controversy is all about. I had never read the book series that New Line Cinema is hoping to be the next Harry Potter and if the film is an indication of what is to come. I am not …
It is easy to confuse the concepts of “virtual reality” and a “computerized model of reality (simulation).” The former is a self-contained Universe, replete with its “laws of physics” and “logic.” It can bear resemblance to the real world or not. It can be consistent or not. It can interact with the real world …
The Truman Show is a profoundly disturbing movie. On the surface, it deals with the worn out issue of the intermingling of life and the media. Examples for such incestuous relationships abound: Ronald Reagan, the cinematic president was also a presidential movie star. In another movie (The Philadelphia Experiment) a defrosted Rip Van Winkle …
Forget animated characters, Mike Myers is back in his first original role since Austin Powers and he doesn’t disappoint. The Love Guru is a thinly veiled homage to Deepak Chopra, focusing on the travails of one guru who has to break a curse, reunite a couple and get a hockey team to the Stanley …
Based on the novel written by Neil Gaiman and directed by Matthew Vaughn, Stardust features a star-studded cast including Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais, Jason Flemyng, Peter O’Toole, with Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro. Stardust is set in England and goes to la-la-land, another magical world, as the story progresses. …
It’s hard to think of a sadder commentary about Hollywood’s sequel fetish than the existence of Rush Hour 3. Dull, uninspired, and redundant, this third pointless movie in an action/comedy franchise that defines mediocrity doesn’t even try to disguise the fact that its existence is a money-grab. I wasn’t a fan of either previous …
While nobody can predict when death will pay them a visit and cut their life short, according to the movie P.S. I Love You, with some applied imagination and strategic planning in advance, you might be able to cheat the Grim Reaper just a little. Or in this case at least, from beyond the …