By Sandra Kraisirideja
“Shutter Island” is not for audiences who want to be spoon-fed entertainment and expect a movie to be nothing more than a mindless distraction.
That is not director Martin Scorsese’s style, which he proves once again in “Shutter Island,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo and Ben Kingsley. Scorsese has created a sophisticated film that [...]
By Sandra Kraisirideja
Benicio Del Toro is a terrific actor but a lousy werewolf.
However, Del Toro isn’t the only stellar actor to perform poorly in “The Wolfman; his co-star, Anthony Hopkins, also does a lackluster job.
How did this happen?
For starters, “The Wolfman” is a boring, mediocre movie. It’s not even the slightest bit scary and it [...]
By Sandra Kraisirideja
“Valentine’s Day” is like a piece of candy: not too sweet, very satisfying and without a trace of bitterness. Women will love it and men will cringe.
The movie doesn’t try to be more than a crowd-pleasing comedy starring familiar actors doing what they do best: looking beautiful and being charming.
Director Garry Marshall leads [...]
By Sandra Kraisirideja
Commercials for “The Lovely Bones” are promoting the movie as a supernatural murder-mystery where a teenage girl who is killed helps her father solve the crime from the after life. It’s understandable why Paramount and DreamWorks SKG decided to market the movie, based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Alice [...]
Bitch Slap at IGN.com
Click on the image to hear a one-on-one interview with writer-director Josh Goldin. “Wonderful World,” starring Matthew Broderick, opens in theaters Jan. 8. For more information visit www.wonderfulworldfilm.com. Interview submitted by Sandra Kraisirideja.
Click on the image to hear the interview with filmmakers Rick Jacobson and Eric Gruendemann. “Bitch Slap” opens in theaters and VOD Jan. 8. Interview submitted by Sandra Kraisirideja.
Unlike any Cameron interview you’re ever seen, “Attack of the Show” delivers the legendary writer-director in a whole new light. Thanks to our friends at AOTS for providing this footage.
Game Reviews – E3 2010 – Movies and TV
By Sandra Kraisirideja
“The Young Victoria” satisfies the necessary requirements for a movie that deals with the history of the royal family in the 19th century. There are opulent costumes, some political intrigue, repressed emotions and the suffocating rules of social propriety. Oscar-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes (”Gosford Park”) manages to keep “The Young Victoria” focused on [...]
By Sandra Kraisirideja
Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker are starring in a new movie together, which shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone since the pairing screams “romantic comedy gold mine!”
Alas, the two don’t have great chemistry and the premise for “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” is unoriginal. Grant and Parker play Paul and [...]
