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In 2007, J. K. Rowling released “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the final book in her Harry Potter epic. For avid readers, this marked the end of the Harry Potter series. However, the movies, the first of which was released four years after the first book, quickly gained a faithful following, so loyal Harry Potter fans knew that there was still more to come.

It wasn’t the same as still having the excitement of not knowing what was [...]

Happy Gilmore (1996)
The movie is about a hockey player that was rejected and in order to save his grandmother-s home, he became a hockey player.

Waterboy (1998)
Originally a waterboy, the waterboy discovers his ability to tackle and so does the coach of the team and quickly becomes a member of the football team.

Billy Madison (1995)
A grown man must repeat grades from 12th grade down, in order to inherit he-s fathers hotel empire.

50 First Dates (2004)
A man falls in love [...]

2011 saw the release of four big-budget superhero movies. Which one takes the cape as the years best?

“Thor’: Newcomer Chris Hemsworth sold the title role, and the movie stayed true to its comic books origins. Director Kenneth Branagh gave the film a Shakespearean quality balanced with an agreeable mix of action and humor.

“X-men: First Class’: This film is both a franchise reboot and a prequel. The film-s Cold War storyline captured the imagination of audiences and critics, as did the quality of the cast and effects. It-s one of the best-reviewed films of 2011.

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Here is a list of the top three best foreign films of 2011 in no particular order:

13 Assassins – Director Takashi Miike has crafted a story about a group of highly skilled samurai who have teamed up to kill a rival Lord who rapes and kills at will. No one is able to do anything about it, because the Lord is son to the current Shogun which makes him untouchable. These 13 Assassins team up to take on this Lord and his army at all costs. In the end, it’s more like 13 vs. 300. Saying [...]