Movie Reviews

DVD Flashback: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Title= Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) Score= 6 Summary= Ron Howard brings this classic Seuss story to the big screen in a big way. He gets big names like Jim Carrey who plays the Grinch and a list of stars. This light movie is perfect for all ages, and is especially perfect for the Holidays. Howard and his team set the bar for Seuss interpretations with this movie.
3 min read
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Richard reviews Night Watch (Nochnoy Dozor)

Title=Night Watch (Nochnoy Dozor) Score=8 Summary=A surprisingly good movie with an epic and well written storyline, great effects, good acting, and a very engaging style all of its own. There are a few flaws, but overall it's lining up to be the great start to a trilogy set to rival Hollywood. Highly recommended.
10 min read
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Richard reviews Where the Truth Lies

Title=Where the Truth Lies Score=8 Summary=Superb performances from Kevin Bacon and especially Colin Firth. A good story, balanced away from a climactic ending, the enjoyment of this movie is in the performances of the actors and the understanding of the characters and their relationships. Amazing production design. Well worth watching.
10 min read
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Richard reviews Sigaw (Echo)

Title=Sigaw (Echo) Score=7 Summary=Good cinematography, excellent score and strong actors, combined with a simple yet haunting script and you have a scary horror movie that builds tension superbly and makes you jump out of your seat, without slashing and hacking everything in sight. A very good movie that shows the Philippine film industry knows about style, acting and horror. Unfortunately it suffers from a not so perfect DVD transfer.
13 min read
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Richard reviews Dominion: A Prequel to The Exorcist

Title=Dominion: A Prequel to The Exorcist Score=9 Summary=A strong and subtle story, building heavily on the characters and in particular Merrin. Providing a lot more focus on his crisis of faith, the person he is, and his slow realisation on his first meeting with a Demon. A much better movie than the other Exorcist film. Also includes a short discussion of the Paul Schrader Q&A session afterwards.
14 min read
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