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Film Review: Son of God

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Son of God (2014) starring Diogo Mordado , Roma Downey Watch the trailer for Son of God Watch the trailer for Son of God Son of God Synopsis Now, the larger-than-life story of The New Testament gets a larger-than life treatment in the stand-alone feature SON OF GOD. Told with the scope and scale of an action epic, the film features powerful performances, exotic locales, dazzling visual effects and a rich orchestral score from Oscar®-winner Hans Zimmer. Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado portrays Jesus as the film spans from his humble birth through his teachings, crucifixion and ultimate resurrection. It marks the first motion picture about Jesus’ life since Passion of the Christ, released ten years ago.

Film Review: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit  (2014) starring  Chris Pine ,   Keira Knightley ,  Kevin Costner ,  Kenneth Branagh Watch the International trailer for Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit   Synopsis Based on the character created by bestselling author Tom Clancy, “Jack Ryan” is a global action thriller set in the present day.  This original story follow a young Jack (Chris Pine) as he uncovers a financial terrorist plot. The story follows him from 9/11, through his tour of duty in Afghanistan, which scarred him forever, and into his early days in the Financial Intelligence Unit of the modern CIA where he becomes an analyst, under the guardianship of his handler, Harper (Kevin Costner).  When Ryan believes he’s uncovered a Russian plot to collapse the United States economy, he goes from being an analyst to becoming a spy and must fight to save his own life and those of countless others, while also trying to p...

Must-See Movies 2014

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Here are the following films I want to see on the big screen this year ( 2014 )! (In random order. *All dates are subject to change)

My Top 10 Favorite Films of 2013!

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These are my Top 10 (personal) Favorite Films I've seen in theaters in the past year ( 2013 ). They are based on how much I loved the film, how many times I've seen them (whether in theaters or DVD...), and my own reviews of them (and ratings). My Top 10 Favorite Films of 2013 (check out my  Reviews  of them. Click on the links to read them)

Film Review: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire   (2013) starring  Jennifer Lawrence ,  Josh Hutcherson ,  Liam Hemsworth ,  Sam Claflin ,  Donald Sutherland  and  Jena Malone Watch the international trailer #2 for Catching Fire here!   or watch the Final Trailer for Catching Fire below... The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Synopsis  "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts.  Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever. I saw Catching Fire with a friend the Thursday night it first open...

Film Review: We're The Millers

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We're The Millers (2013) starring Jennifer Aniston , Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter Watch the trailer for We're The Millers (source: Warner Bros. Pictures ) Brief Synopsis After being robbed of a week's take, small-time pot dealer David is forced by his boss to go to Mexico to pick up a load of marijuana. In order to improve his odds of making it past the border, David asks the broke stripper Rose and two local teenagers to join him and pretend they're on a family holiday. (via IMDB) When I first heard about We're The Millers , I didn't think I'd see it, but I've been hearing good reviews about it from people who had seen it. So, I thought, I'd see it for myself and of course, Jennifer Aniston is on it. I saw this movie last September and loved and enjoyed watching it. I'm late in posting my review here, but better late than never, right? "Y'now-what-I'm-sayin'? (Favorite line from this movie, lo...

Update: My DVD and Blu-ray Collection

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I've updated my DVD/Blu-ray collection here. Though I've traded/sold a lot of the titles here on my list, still, I'll keep them here to remember that I used to owned them. Here are my my updated long list of DVD and Blu-ray* collection (movies only, not counting my tv season dvd titles) in alphabetical order. Most of them I bought myself (the very good ones, which are my favorite movies , of course) and some were given to me as a present (a lot of them were the not so good ones, lol). Here they are in # 's and alphabetical order . *Phew!* It took me so long to alphabetized them and I almost had the entire alphabet, but interestingly, I don't have the movies titled X, Y, and Z, lol .