Directed by : Matthew Vaughn Written by : Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn, Sheldon Turner, Bryan Singer Starring : James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and Kevin Bacon. From a stirring start with X-Men back in 2000 it is generally believed that the franchise has been going steadily downhill and I suppose [...]
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Inception Movie Review (2010)
June 16th, 2011 
Manikandan Directed by : Christopher Nolan Written by : Christopher Nolan Starring : Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ellen Page In a slow-burning career and such a youthful director it may be too early to suggest that Christopher Nolan has reached his apogee in cinematic terms. In all his films up to this (Memento, Insomnia, Batman [...]
Pirates of the Caribbean 4 Movie Review (2011)
May 26th, 2011 Manikandan Director : Rob Marshall Writteb by : Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio Starring : Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz and Ian McShane The latest addition to the Multi-million Dollar Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has a new director at the helm, Rob Marshall (Chicago, Nine). Also on this adventure we lose Keira Knightly and Orlando Bloom [...]
Priest Movie Review (2011)
May 22nd, 2011 Manikandan Directed by : Scott Charles Stewart Written by : Cory Goodman Starring : Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet Based, loosely, on a popular Korean comic series and reuniting the director and star of the underwhelming Legion, Priest is a Searchers with priest versus vampires replacing cowboys and Indians. Throw in a bit of sci-fi [...]
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No Comments »High Noon Movie Review (1952)
April 17th, 2011 Manikandan Directed by : Fred Zinnemann Written by : Carl Foreman Starring : Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly and Thomas Mitchell Any good film should stand on its own, regardless of the time and circumstances in which it was created. However it is difficult to separate High Noon from the troubling period in American history during which [...]