what dreams may come

We don’t often think of Robin Williams as a dramatic actor. Instead, we see him as a funnyman on big or small screen. Even with his Oscar win for Good Will Hunting, we don’t really see him as dramatic actor. Robin Williams followed up his 1997 Oscar performance in Good Will Hunting with another dramatic role in What Dreams May Come. With budget … [Read more...]

The Fighter

Without any previous knowledge about Micky Ward, you might find The Fighter to be a standard sports movie. The story of down and out underdog making it big is nothing new to the genre. However, if you are a boxing fan or a sports fan in general, you can’t help but love this movie. I recall all 3 Ward Vs. Gatti fights. They were 3 of the most epic … [Read more...]

The Pacific

With so much success with Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers, it was no brainer for Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg to team up again for another war drama. This time, they decided to focus on the Pacific theater of the World War II. Aptly titled The Pacific, the drama follows several characters as they go from beginning of the war to the … [Read more...]

Invictus

Two Hollywood legends team up to tell the story of Nelson Mandela’s involvement with Rugby match. In Invictus, Clint Eastwood directs Morgan Freeman in the story about Mandela’s drive to bring the country together through the 1995 Rugby World Cup. To be honest, I did not need any prodding or selling to watch this film. I would watch a movie … [Read more...]

Apollo 13

It’s always nice to see a great movie get the Blu ray release. Apollo 13 is a prime example of such release. Released back in 1995, Apollo 13 is one movie I’ve been looking forward to watching in high definition. Everyone can appreciate this human drama about space travel gone wrong. Even if you are not a science fiction or the history of space … [Read more...]

The Hurt Locker

I’ve always enjoyed Kathryn Bigelow’s movies including the not so great K-19: The Widowmaker. She has great sense for action movies and it shows in her films. The Hurt Locker is no exception. She takes a very sensitive subject in Iraq war and makes a non political film. This is particularly refreshing as the liberal Hollywood tends to have very … [Read more...]

As a big fan of Quentin Tarantino, I was little bit disappointed with his last two films. Kill Bill and Death Proof was a letdown compared to his earlier movies like Jackie Brown, Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs. Nevertheless, I was excited to watch his latest film, Inglorious Basterds. Tarantino takes his shot at a World War 2 film in Inglorious … [Read more...]

Sugar Blu Ray Review The description and the movie trailer for Sugar would lead you to believe that Sugar is a typical sports movie when it is so much more. Sports movie tend to be formulaic and overly sugary to attract large audiences. It usually involves an underdog overachieving and beating the odds to become a champion or a winner. The … [Read more...]

The Postman

After directing the award winning movie, Dances with Wolves, Kevin Costner turned in a stinker in Waterworld. Waterworld reported cost around $200 million to make and took in less than $90 in domestic market. Most critics blasted it as pretentious and terrible movie. This is why it’s little confusing to see him direct and star in The Postman, … [Read more...]

Braveheart

Braveheart Blu Ray Review Braveheart is Mel Gibson’s best movie, as director or as an actor. Mel Gibson’s first directorial effort, The Man Without a Face, was decent movie but nothing compared to Braveheart. Braveheart was an unexpected surprise in 1995. Mel Gibson was not an established director. Instead, he was very popular Hollywood … [Read more...]