Every now and then a tiny browser game wanders in and quietly reminds me that, yes, my brain is much less reliable than I like to pretend. Toon Tone is one of those games. I
The classic boy-meets-girl film storyline gets jazzed up when one of them starts pretending to be a boy. So of course, that’s the girl pretending! And she ends up falling in love with the boy, but the
The author name of Nicholas Sparks lives up to its shining name. Sparks indeed fly between his characters featured in his penned romantic novels. But somehow, after making us fall in love with the cha
Hollywood loves to titillate us with sexy films that also pose intriguing questions about life. And the characters, while trying to answer such questions, are willing to undergo mysterious new things
For four polarising films The Twilight Saga ruled the box office and made sexy vampires a growing financial concern for movie studios. Based on Stephanie Meyer’s novels, Twilight is The story of teena
When it comes to successfully presenting school cliques and how American youths seem to produce many stereotype personalities, there’s one film we always watch for that: Mean Girls. The 2004 film star
The Hunger Games franchise quickly became more than just another profitable Young Adult adaptation. Following in the path blazed by The Twilight Saga, The Hunger Games was an altogether different prop
When we say “friends with benefits,” that means two people accidentally or purposefully becoming friends at first, only to cross that line later. And by crossing the line, we mean having sex. So what’
The Hollywood dream factory always churns out exciting movies. And there’s nothing more exciting than seeing a mysterious heist story. This is the tale of Now You See Me. This intriguing 2013 film fea
High-tech stuff and thrillers always make for a good movie combination. Add to that the story of a deadly pursuit, like being in a game, and the movie gets more interesting. What if unlikely people ar
Hollywood A-list celebrities are sometimes known to take on roles in films that are initially not designed to become box office darlings. Yet somehow, these films take on a life of its own and become
Martin Scorsese is probably the greatest living filmmaker on the planet. At the age of 7,5 he should be sitting on an island somewhere with his feet up, smoking a huge cigar, and drinking the most exp
Psychological thrillers and identity-questioning narratives are two styles that always hit it big at the box office. For films that contain both, imagine how audiences would react as they journey with
Hollywood loves its teen flicks. But not all teen flicks are generic in nature. One interesting kind is the so-called coming of age film, where a young adolescent transforms slowly or abruptly out of
At the heart of a good science fiction film is the very intriguing science and technology presented in the story. The sci-fi stuff could leave us all wondering about our own future, as we think of wha
For those of you who love romantic movies, like the romantic and comedic touch of rom-coms, we’re very sure that Love, Rosie is in your top ten list of romantic film faves. What’s not to love with th
They might as well call Gone Girl as “gone bonkers” since this is what us viewers would feel after watching the movie. Imagine a story starting nicely, presenting a seemingly happy man and woman as a
Admit it: You probably have a favorite teen flick featuring a parade of high school stereotypes, an oddball person for a protagonist, and an unlikely romance to boot. Bet it’s also a comedy! So that’s
Hollywood loves the universality of romantic films. But there’s another kind of romantic angle that films from La-la Land likes a lot: the tragic love story wherein one character dies of illness. The
A classic tale always features the so-called “hero’s journey” storyline. This means we viewers follow the story of one main character as it unfolds. And we always hope he or she succeeds in this journ
Remember American Pie? Of course, you do! Who could forget a movie so loaded with sophomoric laughs and likeable, memorable characters. With a young, and mostly unknown cast, the move American Pie set
No film has garnered so much theorizing from movie buffs quite like Inception. I’m sure that after watching the film, you’ve heard people say “Is it real, or is it still a dream?” or “Why is the top s