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Children of Men (2006) – Review

Mehul — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:27:06 +0000

Directed by Alfonso Cuarón

From the heart of the independent filmmaking world comes Children of Men starring Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Set in 2027, a chaotic society where humans can no longer procreate, a former activist (Owen) helps to escort a pregnant woman to a sanctuary at the sea, her child who will be the future of man kind...

A Scanner Darkly (2006) – Review

Mehul — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Directed by Richard Linklater

A Scanner Darkly is based on the famous novel written by Philip K. Dick. Based on real-life experiences involving the destructive power of drugs, the book has been a cult classic with many readers...

Superman Returns (2006) – Review

Mehul — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Directed by Bryan Singer

For more than two decades Superman has been away from the silver screen, and so not surprisingly, Superman Returns has been one of the most eagerly anticipated movies to be produced. Warners Bros. Pictures gave the green light for another movie to be made, offering the role of Director to Bryan Singer, who’d been successful with the X-Men movies...

X-Men – The Last Stand (2006) – Review

Mehul — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Directed by Brett Ratner

Having seen the two previous films in the series, and having grown up watching the X-Men cartoons I knew enough about many of the characters. This latest instalment in the popular series sees a continuation from the last film X-Men 2, with all the main characters still present, but accompanied with many new faces including Dr. Hank McCoy aka ‘Beast’, ‘Juggernaut’ and Warren Worthington aka ‘Angel’...

V For Vendetta (2005) – Review

Mehul — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Directed by James McTeigue

V for Vendetta adapted from Alan Moore's comic created in the late 80's is an intelligent adaption of its original. Starring Natalie Portman as 'Evey Hammond' and Hugo Weaving as 'V'. The film is set in the future where there is a dictorship controlled by 'Chancellor Adam Sutler', played by John Hurt.

The government is controlling and has put in place censors on many forms of artistic works such as films, art and music that do not comply with government protocol. In this totalitarian environment the figure of 'V' is born...