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Directed by: Alex Proyas
Written by: Alex Proyas, Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer
Starring: Rufus Sewell, Jennifer Connelly, Kiefer Sutherland, William Hurt
My rating: * * * *
SF, H
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Written by: story by Roland Emmerich, screenplay by Roland Emmerich & Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok, Jay O. Sanders, Ian Holm, Sela Ward
Review: The awe-inspiring and terrifying images of tornadoes ripping through Los Angeles, a giant tidal wave engulfing New York City and super-freezes plummeting Earth into an ice age make this film visually spectacular. The scenes of New York flooded, frozen and covered with snow are haunting and breathtaking. These aspects more than make up for some dodgy dialogue, which is basically the only problem with this disaster flick, if you like the genre. It also has some political irony thrown in here and there and some dire warnings on the effects of global warming even if the science is veering more towards science-fiction.
My rating: * * * *
A, disaster
Directed by: Andrew Fleming
Written by: Andrew Fleming & Sheryl Longin
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Dan Hedaya, Will Ferrell, Bruce Mc?Culloch
My rating: * * *
C
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Written by: Neil Purvis and Robert Wade, based on characters created by Ian Fleming
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Rick Yune, Judi Dench, John Cleese
My rating: * * *
A, T
Directed by: Spike Lee
Written by: Spike Lee
Starring: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, John Torturro, Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson
My rating: * * * * 1/2
D, C,
Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Written by: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Rip Torn
Review: This is unashamedly low-brow comedy, and because it doesn't try to be anything more, it is quite funny. There are plenty of laughs, albeit at quite crude and politically incorrect jokes. Ben Stiller's character equally cracked me up and disgusted me. Worth it for a laugh.
My rating: * * *
C
Directed by: Richard Kelly
Written by: Richard Kelly
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell Drew Barrymore, Noah Wyle, Patrick Swayze, Maggie Gyllenhaal
My rating: * * * * 1/2
C, D, SF
Directed by: Steve Carr
Written by: Larry Levin, based on Doctor Dolittle series by Hugh Lofting
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Kristen Wilson
My rating: * * 1/2
C
Directed by: Michael Apted
Written by: Tom Stoppard, based on the book by Robert Harris
Starring: Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Jeremy Northam, Saffron Burrows
My rating: * * *
D, R, T, W
Directed by: Michel Gondry
Written by: story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth, screenplay by Charlie Kaufman
Starring: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Ruffalo
Review: Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) is just your average guy, but his girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) is a little more on the wacky side. One day Joel visits her at work where she appears to have no idea who he is. Joel is, unsurprisingly, confused and angry, only to later find that she has undergone a procedure to have all memories of him wiped from her brain. Joel then decides to do the same, but as the procedure is happening, he realises he doesn�t want to lose his memories of Clementine and tries to hold on to them.
Weird, wacky, visually amazing (achieved with limited special effects) lots of strange things happen but what I picked up on most was the very genuine and heartfelt love story at the centre of the movie. There was something very real about it�I really recommend this film both for its inventive and quirky script, amazing visuals and beautiful, yet far from clich�d, love story.
My rating: * * * * 1/2
D, R
Directed by: John Woo
Written by: Mike Werb, Michael Colleary
Starring: John Travolta, Nicholas Cage, Joan Allen, Allessandro Nivola
My rating: * * * *
A, D, T
Directed by: Tim Story
Written by: Michael France and Mark Frost, based on characters created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Julian McMahon
My rating: * * * 1/2
A, SF, C, R
Directed by: Rob Cohen
Written by: Gary Scott Thompson, Erik Bergquist, David Ayer based on magazine article by Ken Li
Starring: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster
My rating: * * * 1/2
A
Directed by: David Fincher
Written by: Jim Uhls, based on the book by Chuck Palahniuk
Starring: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter
My rating: * * * * 1/2
D, T, Cr
Directed by: Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
Written by: Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds
Starring the voices of: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe
My rating:* * * *
C, A, An
Directed by: Robert Schwentke
Written by: Peter A. Dowling, Billy Ray
Starring: Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean, Kate Beahan, Erika Christensen
Review: coming soon
My rating:* * * 1/2
T, D, C, A, M
Directed by: Joseph Ruben
Written by: Gerald Di Pego
Starring: Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Gary Sinise, Anthony Edwards, Alfre Woodard
Review: The Forgotten stars Julianne Moore as a grieving mother, dealing with the loss of her son who was killed in plane crash a year ago. Suddenly evidence that she ever had a son starts to disappear, and her life begins to fall apart all around her. People tell her that she never had a son, and that it is just a massive hallucination, but she will not be convinced. Then she finds Ash who, like her, used to have a daughter, but all evidence of her has disappeared. Together they are on the run from mysterious suits who want to arrest them for no reason, and no one will believe them.
This film has several genuine jump-out-of-your-seat moments (one of which is ruined by the fact it�s in the trailer) and these, combined with the moody cinematography and Julianne Moore�s excellent acting, serve to elevate this film above the mediocre. However, this isn�t a straight thriller, there are sci-fi aspects used to explain some of the happenings, which may not sit well with some audiences. However, The Forgotten is still a tight and chilling thriller, with a great concept that is slightly diminished by unrealistic explanations.
My rating: * * * 1/2
T, SF, H, D
Directed by: Mark S. Waters
Written by: Heather Hach, Leslie Dixon, based on the novel by Mary Rogers
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Chad Michael Murray
My rating: * * * 1/2
C
Directed by: Albert and Allen Hughes
Written by: Terry Hayes and Rafael Yglesias, based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
Starring: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Robbie Coltrane
My rating: * * *
H, Cr
Directed by:Dean Parisot
Written by: Judd Apatow, Nicholas Stoller, Peter Tolan
Starring: Jim Carrey, T�a Leoni
Review: Fun with Dick and Jane is a remake of a 1977 film of the same title, which starred George Segal and Jane Fonda.
In this modern update, the movie takes a few swipes at the world of big corporations and their catastrophic collapses. Dick (Jim Carrey) works at Globodyne, which, when it crashes, leaves all the employees with nothing, except for its CEO who takes off with millions. Dick and his wife Jane (Tea Leoni) must resort to robbery to maintain their affluent lifestyle.
Suitable amounts of hilarity ensue and various corporate jokes are bandied around but it�s not enough to bring it above the average. The end of the movie, in fact the last line, is a good one, but only if you �get it� which some may not, especially in a few years time.
My rating: * * *
C