‘Through computerisation, the world has become a simulation – The Matrix – in which the temptation is to participate in the illusion and the answer lies in courageously pursuing the truth. A small colony of humans survive in a place called Zion, and salvation lies in the saviour-figure overcoming the power of the Matrix in [...]

The Sixth Sense is an intriguing, insightful psychological drama, if at times surprising and even shocking. The movie invites discussion about important issues – truth telling in relationships, the nature of life and death, grief, the effect of unresolved issues. A nine year old boy, Cole Sear (played brilliantly by Haley Joel Osment), is disturbed [...]

‘Can a marriage survive 15 years?’ After 15 years of marriage, Ben (Bruce Willis) and Katie (Michelle Pfeiffer) are faced with the familiar quandary of trying to work out what it is that is at the core of their marriage. Those qualities once considered endearing and engaging are now the very thing that niggle, annoy [...]

The film is ‘a rivetting thriller’ (based on the acclaimed suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith) and starring Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett. It is set in the late 1950′s and follows the extraordinary events which take place in the life of Tom Ripley (Damon) in his quest to take on the [...]

A Synopsis to this film is probably not needed, but I’ll write one anyhow. This is the final act in the story of the birth of Darth Vader, the act in which the Emperor will cease to be in hiding and where the Jedi order is banished to the four corners of the galaxy. This [...]

Tells the story of a social studies teacher (Kevin Spacey) who gives an assignment to his junior high school class to think of an idea to change the world for the better, then put it into action. When one young student (Haley Joel Osment) creates a plan for ‘paying it forward’ favors (pyramid style!), he [...]

This movie depicts a complicated clash of cultures, both ethnic and artistic. It is the story of a white, middle class small town teenager Sara, whose life is turned upside down when she has to move to the rough streets of Chicago to live with her father (a down on his luck jazz musician she [...]

“She’s the One” is a story about two brothers and their contrasting relationships with their wives, friends and family. It is a romantic comedy that examines commitment and priorities in life. Download the pdf discussion guide for the complete resource. Link : IMDb entry Download:  Discussion Guide for She’s The One (pdf)

This is a valiant effort, it takes on some challenging material in Frank Millar’s Sin City comic series and pulls it off without spoiling Frank’s original art work, if anything this movie adds to Frank’s vision.

 Frank Millar’s comic series “Sin City” is an ambitious and violent series, it’s characters are potent, violent, morally questionable [...]

In a world where superheroes actually have families one question is raised… Where do the children of superheroes study? Sure, the TV series “Smallville” suggests that Superman could go to high school and not be discovered, but imagine if we’re talking about 600 adolescents, all who are coming to terms with their new found powers [...]