Paul is a movie about two friends from England who journey to the United States to attend Comic Con, and to take a road trip throughout the country hitting up all of the UFO hot spots from the last 80 years. They inevitably run into Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen), an alien, who has escaped from a government holding facility. If they didn't, then obviously the movie wouldn't be called Paul, and it would have probably been way cooler. The Good: The movie wasn't absolutely shit, and there were a few laughs, but mostly, I...

It's that time of year again, when the world's shining stars come out for their biggest chance to twinkle. Chyea right! This year commemorates the 83rd Academy Awards. Over the years some amazingly talented people, beautiful films and stupendously skilled filmmakers have won. Yes, the ceremony mainly concentrates on American filmmaking and pretty much strictly mainstream films, something I'm very against, but one cannot deny that a few good films are made in the United States every year and that some foreign films can slip by and take the top awards. This year is no different with a few...

5) The Sound of Music This obviously had to be on the list and I don't care if it was made in 1965, it is TOTALLY still relevant. Who doesn't love this movie, if only for the cheesiness, of which it runs rampant. The story is all about a nun turned governess turned wife of an Austrian Naval officer, who is then forced to run from the Nazi's with her new family at the onset of World War 2. Totally bad ass. Obviously the movie is way over-exaggerated from the real story this is based on, and...

Frankie and Alice is based on the true story of a woman who deals with multiple personality disorder (split personalities). It takes place in the 1970s and is about a black stripper (Halle Berry) who has a racist alter persona, Alice, and a third, 7 year old personality, named Genius. She seeks therapy to find out exactly what is causing this to happen to her and so unfolds the plot. Review: Well, Halle's been nominated for all sorts of awards for this role, and I have to admit, she did a pretty good job. The movie wasn't...

Casino Jack is about former Washington lobbyist, Jack Abramoff, who was imprisoned back in 2006 for fraud and was at the heart of a series of huge corruption scandals that rocked American politics - a real life fall from grace kind of story. The Good: If you're into politics then you will like this movie. If you're not, then you probably won't. This has nothing to do with the calibre of film-making, but, rather, the subject matter. Kevin Spacey, Barry Pepper, Graham Greene, Rachelle Lefevre and John Lovitz are...

Switching it up a bit this week. This list has nothing to do with whether these films are the best movies you've ever seen, but rather, about the fact that they have the best opening sequences ever. Enjoy! 5. Every single 007 intro [youtube FUVBRrBl-yc nolink] [youtube -cb-a-UFwwk nolink] [youtube QM6I6aVRjiU nolink] 4. Catch Me If You Can [youtube gaLDyrun_Cc nolink] 3. Watchmen [youtube a-T5Yv2Xb4E nolink] 2. Zombieland [youtube 1uUHamXmUAI nolink] 1. Lord of War [youtube VHn1zogeyO4...

Sofia Coppola's latest film is about a fast living actor who, after his daughter comes to visit him for an extended period of time, sees a different side of his life. The Good: Although I felt that this film was like a slow, boring, Bill Murray-lacking, Los Angeles version of Lost in Translation, Steven Dorff did an amazing job. I feel bad that this movie, which could have been a come-back for him in so many ways, didn't live up to expectations. He's a really great actor, and so is Elle Fanning (even though...

2010 has come to a close, and with it, a year of pretty decent movies. One very OVER-RATED films has been very intentionally excluded from this list, and I'm sure SOMEONE will mention it, as it's been on every other list of best movies of the year, so far, and is receiving many undeserved award nominations AND stars a very boring pop "sensation" ...If you don't know what I'm talking about yet, please, just leave. We also have the dilemma of "awards season" posing a problem for us. Many of the awesome movies that are being considered for the "2010 season"...

It's that time of year again... Yes, the cliche statement that had to be made at the start of this Top 5 list. Christmas is a time of love, giving and remembering those who have less... NOT. It's about getting and buying shit. Plain and simple. But I like to take the quiet moments during this high-stress and broke-ass holiday season to watch some of my favourite films that only come out of the Christmas decoration box but once a year, and here they are: 5. Rankin/Bass Specials This includes Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty, Santa Claus is Coming...

Little Fockers, the third installment in the Meet the Parents trilogy (and you don't know how much it pains me to write that), is about Greg (Ben Stiller) and Pam (Teri Polo) who, having started their family (two twins who are about to turn five), once again embark on a misadventure with the in-laws, the Byrnes' (DeNiro and Danner) and the Fockers (Streisand and Hoffman). Blah, blah, blah. The same old story... The Good: There were a few laughs, but same old, same old. The stories from each film are almost...

In honor of the passing of the last of the great comedians, we have decided to celebrate his life with a Top 5 list. This man, along with Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield, John Candy and Robin Williams, was SUCH a huge part of my childhood (on the comedy front, anyway), to the point where I felt like I knew him. I never had the honor of meeting him, but his films were so integral to my youth, and I had seen them so many times, that can you blame me for feeling that way, as I'm...

I love this man. Not QUITE as much as I love Bill Murray, but almost equally. He's always had that super geeky look about him, but at the same time is so tanned, toned, beautiful... and smart, too, I guess. He's never really made it to hunky leading man status except, maybe, in Jurassic Park 2, but he's beloved by many. Like most of my celebrity crushes (others include Peter Stormare, Robert Carlyle, and Steve Buscemi), I suppose he's considered a B-Actor by many, but he's always stood out in his many roles, as one of the best characters...