Just a World Away

[May 1] “Zero Dark Thirty” (2012) Based on the true story of the US hunt for Osama bin Laden after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. We follow CIA analyst Maya on…

I’ve finally caught up with all my movie reviews! From now on, I’m going to be aiming to post one post every weekend with reviews of that week’s movies. [Apr…

[Apr 12] “Castle in the Sky” (1986) Two children, Sheeta and Pazu, go on a quest to find a mysterious floating castle, pursued by pirates and secret agents. This is…

[Apr 1] “Swimming with Sharks” (1994) Guy (Frank Whaley) is the newest assistant to legendary Hollywood producer Buddy Ackerman (Kevin Spacey). He starts off all bright eyed and enthusiastic, but…

[Mar 21] “The Bodyguard” (1992) A former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard for hire (Kevin Costner) takes a new job guarding a pop star (Whitney Houston) who has a dangerous…

[Mar 11] “The Horse Whisperer” (1998) When Grace (a young Scarlett Johansson) suffers from a traumatizing accident with the horse, her mother is determined to help her (and her equally…

[Mar 1] “Le Chef” (2012) A French comedy starring Jean Reno as a veteran chef who is at odds with the owner of his restaurant, who wants him to modernize…

[Feb 21] “The Kingdom” (2007) This movie follows a squad of FBI agents (played by Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Chris Cooper, and Jason Bateman) investigating a bombing of the American…

[Feb 11] “Moscow on the Hudson” (1984) This was one of the most memorable movies I’ve watched over the last few months. It stars Robin Williams as a Soviet immigrant…

[Feb 2] “Blood Diamond” (2006) This is a story about the blood diamond trade in Africa – enslaved labor mining diamonds to be used for war. I hadn’t seen this…