First, to my ever-dwindling band of readers, sorry for the hiatus. No wonder my numbers have dropped, right? Anyway, I have a huge list of reviews to do, but I’ll start with last night’s movie: Casino Royale.You may or may not know, but traditionally I hate James Bond films. From a childhood glimpse…

Any word of Bernardo Bertolucci returning to the director’s chair is good news to me, particularly when the project seems as tailored to his strengths as that one does.His new project will apparently be an English-language drama centered on the emotionally turbulent life of 16th-century Italo musici…

Filed under: Comedy, Horror, Lionsgate Films, DVD Reviews, Home EntertainmentGiven that the slasher sub-genre is a fairly one-note affair, you’d have to come up with a pretty novel concept to unleash a fresh example these days. Despite a half-decent cast, a fairly solid body count and a colorful kil…

The verdict: Complex, dark and harrowing, that movie will form you battle-weary, but it deserves to be seen.The rating: 8/10Two weeks ago, I was somewhat unimpressed by ‘Flags of our Fathers’, the first of a sort of twin set of Clint Eastwood directed movies about the American forces’ invasion of Ja…

Filed under: Drama, Horror, Thrillers, DVD Reviews, Home EntertainmentToday, on that May the 29th, curious moviegoers can flop themselves onto their couches, chew on some popcorn and see just what it was that made Hannibal Lecter so crazy, considering the unrated Hannibal Rising DVD has just come ou…

Because, in that one way at least, I’m extremely spoiled, I will be accompanying my parents and bro to South Africa for two weeks starting June 16. Needless to say, I’m rather excited about that, but as my parents keep reminding me, it does mean two rather enlarged flights (like 17 hours each, I thi…

The verdict: Another mind-blowing animated fable from Studio Ghibli, whose output routinely bursts with imagination.Craziness: Hmm… quite a lot really. How about.. giant insects taking by the world with berserker rage? Don’t nag though there’s waay more!The rating: 8/10If you’re going to sit down …