The New York Times reported on February 1 that the film "Memoirs of a Geisha" will be officially banned in China. The film sparked controversy and outrage when Chinese actresses Ziyi Zhang, Gong Li and Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh were cast as Japanese prostitutes during World War II when the Japanese...

In the month of December, when kids are off from school and parents take off from work, one of the things to do during the holidays is go see a mope, or maybe two. In the same month, the year's best family oriented comedies, as well as films that would become front runners for the Academy Awards and...

The best thing to admire in a buddy cop action comedy is chemistry between the two leading roles. If the plot, performances, directing, etc is up to par, it obviously only helps the film. Knowing ahead of time that Shane Black wrote "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang", I knew the two leading actors, Robert Downey...

While being a Jarhead is the basic premise and plot for the film "Jarhead" that takes place during the first Gulf War. Jarhead is a slang term for a U.S. Marine. Young, ambitious and proud men and women go through basic training and when finally are shipped out to war, they ready themselves. But ready...

Generally, the rule is: the sequel is not as good as the original. This holds true in "The Legend of Zorro." You will remember in the original, "The Mask of Zorro", we were embraced with romance, revenge and goofball humor. Now everything has been replaced with a farfetched plot, dumb characters and...

"Good Night, and Good Luck" has every quality a film should have that would make you remember and applaud it. It chronicles the initial steps of Senator Joseph McCarthy's downfall, beginning with numerous reports from "See It Now," anchor Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn). Despite cynical criticism...

Walter Abrams (A1 Pacino), owner of a gambling advising company said, "Sports betting is a $200 billion industry a year, yet it is illegal in 49 states." This is one of his lines while pitching Brandon Lang (Matthew McConaughey) a job offer to his illustrious firm. "We are selling certainty in an uncertain...

As a word of mouth through friends and coworkers, I walked into the theater aware that many people didn't like A History of Violence," despite the positive reviews. They couldn't be more wrong.  Given the title, I assumed the audience expected to see a big action thriller. I heard this same argument...

Jodie Foster, the queen of thrillers does it once again in "Flightplan." Here she plays Kyle, a jet propulsion engineer who has recently been widowed and is traveling with Julia, her 6-year-old daughter from Berlin to New York. Upon waking up from a nap, Jodie Foster finds her daughter missing. She...