Guest Review: Prometheus – from a die-hard ALIENS fan

In August last year, I posted this Random Question: What movie you've seen most often on the big screen as I was inspired by my colleague who saw Aliens twelve times on the big screen. Well, now he's here to tell us whether Prometheus lives up to his lofty expectations. Review by Phil Thompson Full …

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THIS JUST IN! John Hillcoat’s ‘Lawless’ Trailer

The first time I heard about this movie was when there's news circulating about Shia LeBeouf and Tom Hardy clashing on the set and got into a bar brawl. Now, I don't really care about what's really going on between those two, but the movie they're working on does sound intriguing. Formerly called The Wettest …

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Guest Post: Five Favorite Movies with a Twist Ending

With the recent release of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a prequel to Planet of the Apes, it got me thinking of films with twist/surprise/shocking ending. Since the original 1968’s 'Apes' movie was the godfather of twist ending, I figure I should list my favorite films that has a surprise ending. Don’t worry, …

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Everybody’s Chattin’: Five blog links for your reading pleasure

Happy Friday, all! Man, I can't believe this is the last weekend before Turkey Day. My company gives away free frozen turkey every year, and the voucher is already available for pickup. I had a Harry Potter-related post for today but I couldn't finish it in time, so save that for early next week. Anybody …

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Flix Poster of the Week: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

The swirly yellow font treatment set against stark black caught my attention in the Apple trailer page, but the official poster set in nifty illustration is even more artsy. I love how the monsters' hands guide draw your eyes down to the terrified-looking girl and down to that script fonts of the title. Very creative, …

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Counting Down to Inception! Ranking Christopher Nolan’s Top 5 Movies

Woot woot! Three more days until my most-anticipated flick Inception finally arrives! I haven't talked to any movie blogger so far who aren't excited about this movie, and most of my friends are psyched about this as well. I for one am trying hard to keep my enthusiasm in check, by playing this 'game' coined …

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Conspicuous Trailers of the Week: Animal Kingdom + Adjustment Bureau

I'm playing catch-up with the latest trailers after weeks of not posting a single one. So here are a couple that piqued my interest (oddly enough, both names starts with the first letter of the alphabet): Animal Kingdom Parents better not be confusing this with a Disney flick or any other animated feature with cute, …

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