Articles related to "Film Review"



Bamboozled
A review of the movie "Bamboozled", directed by Spike Lee.
cinema movies films reviews criticism

Before Dawn: Film Review
Balint Kenyeres’ Cannes and Sundance short film selection Before Dawn.
before dawn short film sundance film festival cannes film festival balint kenyeres

Caveman's Valentine-- Jackson's Best Performance to Date
A review of Universal Focus' "The Caveman's Valentine." The film, starring Samuel L. Jackson, opened March 2.
drama psychiatric jackson film review

Director Jon Favreau's Iron Man: Film Review
Adapted from its long-running comic-book counterpart, Iron Man was released as Marvel's first independently financed and marketed movie. A $140 million hit or miss?
iron man iron man review jon favreau's iron man jon favreau's iron man film review marvel movie

Fermat's Room: Film Review
If Agatha Christie had written the movie "Cube," it might have turned out like the enigmatic, math-filled murder mystery, Spanish film "La Habitación de Fermat."
fermat's room tribeca film festival 2008 federico luppi lluis homar spanish language movies

Film Review, The Proposition
Nick Cave's film "The Proposition" shows great courage in its portrayal of the covered-up frontier Aboriginal war. But does that courage extend to the marketing?
marginalised indigenous frontier guerilla warfare australian frontier conflict liberal masochists irish bushrangers

Film Review: Kiss or Kill (1997)

Film Review: <i>Picnic at Hanging Rock</i> (1975)

Film Review: <i>Proof</i> (1992)

Film Review: <i>Romper Stomper </i>(1992)

Film Review: <i>Sons of Matthew</i> (1949)

Film Review: <i>The Year My Voice Broke </i> (1987)

Film Review: A Knight's Tale
A Knight's Tale is a boisterous film, but anachronistic perhaps more than intended.
a knight's tale geoffrey chaucer edward the black prince jousting heath ledger

Film Review: Bram Stoker's Dracula
In this version of Dracula, Francis Ford Coppola, Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder put a medieval spin on a 19th century ghost story.
dracula vampire bram stoker wampyr vampyr

Film Review: Braveheart
Braveheart is a rousing tale of a Scottish medieval outlaw in the first and final thirds of the film. Historically, it's a mess.
scotland prima nocte mel gibson braveheart robert the bruce

Film Review: City of God
City of God is the story of two boys growing up in one of the toughest slums in Brazil, where to survive one must live a life of crime and gangsterism.
city of god brazilian gangster crime slum

Film Review: Commercials pt. 2
Medievalesque commercials tend to repeat the same narrow set of themes and images of the Middle Ages.
kia capital one yaris yaris.ca vikings

Film Review: Crimson Rivers II
Welcome to the first installment of Medieval History's Sunday Afternoon at the Movies. Today, it's French action flick Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse.
france germany maginot line charlemagne lothair

Film Review: Doing Time For Patsy Cline (1997)

Film Review: Dust Off the Wings (1997)

Film Review: El Cid
Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren attempt to humanize 10th century Spanish mercenary Rodrigo Diaz in the 1961 epic "El Cid".
el cid charlton heston sophia loren ximena rodrigo diaz

Film Review: Gallipoli (1981)

Film Review: GoodFellas
Directed by Martin Scorcese, GoodFellas follows the exploits of real life gangster Henry Hill from the 1950s to the early 1980s.
goodfellas ray liotta robert deniro joe pesci paul sorvino

Film Review: Henry V
This week, we look at Kenneth Branagh's antiwar masterpiece, Henry V, made from one of Shakespeare's most jingoistic and humorless plays.
henry v agincourt shakespeare kenneth branagh lawrence olivier

Film Review: Ivanhoe
Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe, filmed many times, has given Hollywood a popular view of Saxons vs. Normans and evil Templars in medieval England.
ivanhoe sir walter scott robin hood richar lion-heart sherwood

Film Review: Mad Max (1979)

Film Review: Malcolm X
Denzel Washington played the role of Malcolm X in Spike Lee's 1992 award winning film.
malcolm x denzel washington spike lee nation of islam marcus garvey

Film Review: Martin Guerre
In The Return of Martin Guerre, Gerard Depardieu and Nathalie Baye explore the life of a peasant impostor in 16th-century France.
le retour de martin guerre the return of martin guerre martin guerre bertrande de rols arnaud du tilh

Film Review: Misery
Based on the novel by Stephen King, Misery is the story of a writer who is being held captive by his "number one fan" who also happens to be psychotic.
misery james caan kathy bates stephen king new york city

Film Review: Monty Python
One of the silliest (but also rather strangely accurate) films about the Middle Ages comes from the woefully irreverent British comedy troupe, Monty Python.
monty python holy grail monty python and the holy grail king arthur spamalot

Film Review: Newsfront (1978)

Film Review: Saladin
The Egyptian film "Saladin" is about one of Medieval History's greatest military leaders and the Crusaders' greatest Muslim enemy.
saladin salah ad din salah ad-din salah-ad-din nasser

Film Review: Saving Private Ryan
Shortly after the D-Day invasion in northern France a group of U.S. Rangers are assigned to locate a missing paratrooper who is the last of four brothers.
d-day world war ii france normandy sacrifice

Film Review: Saw
The first film in the Saw trilogy chills the spine as two men race against the clock to find a way out of the Jigsaw killer's deadly maze.
saw jigsaw killings danny glover cary elwes tobin bell

Film Review: Snatch
With lots of twists and turns in London's tough criminal underworld, this film features Jason Statham, Vinnie Jones, Benicio Del Toro and Dennis Farina.
snatch diamond heist unlicensed boxing jason statham vinnie jones

Film Review: The 13th Warrior
Antonio Banderas battles cavemen in medieval Russia. And other Hollywood silliness.
ibn fadlan risala michael crichton the 13th warrior rus

Film Review: The Black Knight
This week's film review roasts a British medievalesque Arthurian fantasy from the fifties.
the black knight king arthur thomas malory le morte d'arthur la morte d'arthur

Film Review: The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter is a 1960s classic beloved of medieval history buffs and Katherine hepburn fans alike.
the lion in winter eleanor of aquitaine henry ii katherine hepburn peter o'toole

Film Review: The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption stars Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman as two inmates who become friends inside a maximum security prison.
the shawshank redemption tim robbins morgan freeman clancy brown stephen king

Film Review: The Vikings
Harken back to the bad old days of Technicolor film The Vikings when men were real men, women were real women and a cast of thousands was a real cast of thousands.
viking medieval britain northumbria norway

Get Rich or Die Tryin' Film Review
Directed by Jim Sheridan and written by Terence Winter, it also stars Joy Bryant, Tory Kittles, Terrence Howard and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
rapper rapper music rap gangster movie black movie

Hollow Man
A review of the movie "Hollow Man" starring Kevin Bacon.
cinema movies films reviews sci-fi

Lovable Characters and Action Scenes Keep 'Atlantis' Afloat
A review of this year's Disney animated masterpiece, 'Atlantis.' The action cartoon features the voices of Michael J. Fox, James Garner, Phil Morris and John Mahoney.
cartoon action adventure disney film

Movie Review: Trade
From the writer of The Motorcycle Diaries, this uneven movie delves into the sordid world of human trafficking.
trade the movie movie review movie reviews film review film reviews

Movies of the 90's - An Introduction
An introduction to the column, where I give an overview of what's to come.
movies films reviews

Review of Sundance Film Fest Winner:Frozen River
Despite an impressive oscar-calibre performance from lead actress, Melissa Leo, Frozen River suffers from a condescending script and juvenile metaphor.
frozen river review sundance film festival sundance award winner independent film review art house film review

Swordfish
A film review of John Travolta's latest picture, which involves the world of computer crime.
crime films action films reviews

The Taking of Pelham 123 Film Review
It's been more than a decade since Tony Scott made a good movie. But this is "Deja Vu" all over again - somewhat entertaining, starring Denzel, ruined by idiotic action.
the taking of pelham 123 denzel washington john travolta tony scott remake

U-571
A review of the movie "U-571".
cinema movies films reviews criticism

What's In A Name?
Why does film industry insists on changing names.
classic film reviews


| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0-9 |