A hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional who’s trying to repair his image. This is a movie I was looking forward to for some time as Will Smith is really growing as an actor, apart from that […]
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Movie Review – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – Whipsnapping!
In 1957, Indiana Jones is thrust back in action, venturing into the jungles of South America in a race against Soviet agents to find the mystical Crystal Skull. So Indy is finally back with the 4th part and high expectations with the first Indiana Jones movie back in 1981 being one of the best movies […]
Movie Review – The Incredible Hulk – HULK SMASH!
Scientist Bruce Banner desperately hunts for a cure to the gamma radiation that poisoned his cells and unleashes the unbridled force of rage within him: The Hulk. Living in the shadows–cut off from a life he knew and the woman he loves, Betty Ross–Banner struggles to avoid the obsessive pursuit of his nemesis, General Thunderbolt […]
Movie Review – Iron Man – Film of the Year?
Billionaire industrialist Tony Stark builds a high-tech suit of armor and leads a double-life as the superhero, Iron Man. Well everyone has been buzzing about this movie, I have to admit I’m a little late in watching it – been WAYYY too busy lately. Managed to catch up with a couple of movies this week! […]
Movie Review – Eastern Promises – Convincing
The mysterious and charismatic Russian-born Nikolai Luzhin (Viggo Mortensen) is a driver for one of London’s most notorious organized crime families of Eastern European origin. The family itself is part of the Vory V Zakone criminal brotherhood. This is a pretty gritty film, I hadn’t actually heard of it – but Suanie recommended it so […]
Movie Review – Grindhouse: Death Proof – Simple Fun!
Master director Quentin Tarantino indulges his inner fanboy by paying homage to his favorite B-movies in DEATH PROOF. Stuntman Mike stalks beautiful women with his deadly vintage car, but when he picks a trio of tough girls (Rosario Dawson, Tracie Thoms, and Zoe Bell), he learns they arenÂ’t such easy prey. As with any Tarantino […]
Movie Review – Rendition – Human Rights!
A thriller that centers on Isabella El-Ibrahimi, the American wife of Egyptian-born chemical engineer Anwar El-Ibrahimi, who disappears on a flight from South Africa to Washington. Isabella desperately tries to track her husband down, while a CIA analyst at a secret detention facility outside the U.S. is forced to question his assignment as he becomes […]
Movie Review – Hitman – Agent 47 – Damn Cool!
A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as ‘The Agency’ is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Eastern Europe. I was a great fan of the Hitman (Hitman: Codename 47) games even though they were […]
Year of Clashing
It seems like this year is going to be the year of clashes…Things just keep happening on the same day, or the same weekend. Starting with this week and a company dinner or Hannah Tan’s gig at Somo on Thursday night. Shortly followed by a Sailing Trip (7-9th), Tiesto (9 & 10th) and World Lupus […]
Movie Review – 3:10 to Yuma – Cowboys Yay!
A rancher struggles to support his ranch and family during a long drought. Desperately needing money to build a well, he takes an assignment to transport a notorious felon, in the hands of authorities, to Yuma for imprisonment. But, once the two meet, the criminal tries to tempt him with–in exchange for allowing him to […]
