I had been looking forward to The Hunger Games for a long time, ever since I read the first book in the trilogy in February 2011, when buzz about the film adaptation was just starting to build. The movie does not disappoint, though it seemed like a bit of a “Cliffs Notes” version of the [...]

What younger audiences may not know about 21 Jump Street is that it’s a remake of the 1987-1981 TV show of the same name, which starred a young Johnny Depp. As in the new movie, the cops met at 21 Jump Street and were part of an undercover team. I’ve watched a few episodes of [...]

The last movie I saw Eddie Murphy in was Tower Heist, which got mixed reviews but which I enjoyed very much. The premise of A Thousand Words sounded a little strange – a man isn’t able to talk because his lifeline gets connected to a tree’s, and one leaf falls for every word he speaks [...]

With four of the cast members of Bridesmaids returning for Friends with Kids, the movie looked like it would be raunchy and hilarious. However, the trailers are very misleading; FWK is more of a “slice of life” movie, which is not to everybody’s taste. The supporting cast also give very good performances, but they are [...]

Full disclosure: I am not a fan of “scary movies.” I usually avoid them, but since Harry Potter (erm … Daniel Radcliffe) was in this one, and one of my friends really wanted to see it, I decided to attend the screening. The Woman in Black has a few “jump in your seat”-type moments, but [...]