At a time when scenes of racial disharmony and hatred continue to clutter our televisions and newspapers, Rabbit-Proof Fence is a stark reminder of ... more
Thirty four years after two alien children first made their Escape to Witch Mountain, the space-traveling siblings are back. Based on Alexander Key's ... more
The best thing about Rachel Getting Married is also its biggest drawback and that is Jenny Lumet's screenplay. Lumet, the daughter of veteran ... more
There's a pleasant, old-fashioned feel about Racing Stripes. It's a film whose target audience is children but whose parents won't mind at all ... more
Whenever a film opens with the declaration that it's "Inspired by a true story," it sets off all kinds of warning bells. It can also be a distraction. ... more
If the cutesy title wasn't enough of a clue, then the combination of Kate Hudson and director Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman/ The Princess Diaries) ... more
It appears once a killing machine, always a killing machine. Even old age hasn't diminished John Rambo's murderous tendencies. Twenty years on and ... more
Considering the Disney empire was founded on a mouse, it would be rash to dismiss Ratatouille simply on the basis that it's about a rat as even the ... more
Ray is a frank if unremarkable look at the turbulent early years of the pioneering soul singer Ray Charles. What elevates the film above mediocrity ... more
In the same month that Kate Winslet allowed a well known men's magazine to digitally slim her front cover photograph (silly girl!), along comes ... more
