“We’ve been waiting here an hour. He’s peed three times already.” – Carl Shuwalter So this Christmas break I took a trip to see the mother with girlfriend and daughter in tow. I had purchased a new Blu-Ray player for mom so that she can continue to realize her obsession with Denzel Washington in high-res goodness while keeping up with the...

Do you like Ninjas? Do you like kickass choreography, ninja magic and shredded karateka performing the stunts in concert? Then you just might like Ninja Assassin, the latest kickback to the 80s after skinny jeans, embarrassing spandex clothing and forgettable music… okay I kid, I kid. Ninja Assassin reminded me of the old Sho Kosugi movies like Pray for...

Like it’s name, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford will be misunderstood as being too long, too historical or too boring. If you ever read a review that uses the word boring to completely discredit a movie without any explanations why, you should probably stop reading. What I saw in this movie, was a masterpiece of excellent acting,...

If you are offended or freaked out by human mutilation, gore and gallons of blood in movies then do yourself a favor and stay far away from Ichi The Killer. Bordering on insanity and sado masochistic pleasures, Takashi Miike’s masterpiece made me feel extremely guilty for every minute I sat watching it. I felt my soul turning black as I witnessed men...

With Billie Holiday singing her heart out and the subtle details of cracked nail polish and $3 dresses, Public Enemies brings you into the era of the Great Depression without boring you with backstories and explanations. It is an honest bio-pic with little factual variations outside of John Dillinger’s romantic ambitions. It is an entertaining backseat...

A real thriller, it has been a long time that I could say a movie had me on the edge of my seat. The Taking of Pelham 123 did just that and much more. It re-affirmed my belief in the acting abilities of Denzel Washington and John Travolta. I was truly impressed with the humanity that they brought to their characters and the chemistry between the two. And how...