Bunraku follows two strangers on a quest for revenge against a gang leader who has taken control of a city in a post WW3 world. Here all guns have been destroyed and the sword and the fist are now the weapon of choice. This small indie film made its way through the festival circuit before being picked up for DVD and on demand viewing. The film's mash up of the old west and samurai genre make for one action ...

Written by Matthew Robbins and Guillermo del Toro and directed by comic book artist Troy Nixey, "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" focuses on Guy Pearce as Alex Hirst, Katie Holmes as Kim and Bailee Madison as Sally Hirst as they move into a 19th century mansion in Rhode Island. Sally begins to see goblin-like creatures emerge from a sealed fire place in the mansion's basement. Did you know it was a remake? Anyw ...

“Choose any blue seat; the red seats are occupied,” the cashier informs me. There is no choice though as I pick the only two blue seats available, right in the middle of the red screen. 3D glasses in hand, my friend and I make our way through the sold out theater and settle in with the rest of the crowd. The lights dim, the audience stands and the Thai national anthem begins to play. Ladies and gentlemen, T ...

Summer is almost over, for some sooner than others, but there is still time to see a couple of summer movies before we buy them on Blu-Ray and DVD. One of those films is "Cowboys and Aliens," starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde. Based on the graphic novel of the same name, the story focuses on a group of people who set out to rescue their loved ones from a group of "demons" after they are ...

"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is the prequel to the beloved classic movie "Planet of the Apes." The movie follows how the apes gained intelligence and started the takeover of the world. It stars James Franco as a researcher trying to cure Alzheimer's, the disease that afflicts his own father. Franco takes an ape that would otherwise be put down and discovers that the chemical used on the infant ape's mot ...

When "X-Men: First Class" was announced, mass skepticism and disdain erupted at the idea of another X-Men movie. We had just experienced the let down of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and still shaking off the negative effects of "X-Men: The Last Stand." Quite a history to deal with when going back to the beginning and making an X-Men film without Wolverine as the focus. Did the gamble pay off? Oh, I think it d ...