If the idea of Dominic West dancing to win over a group of stuffy homophobic miners makes you laugh, chances are you'll enjoy Pride. A historical comedy that looks back at a group of lesbian and gay activists who supported the miners during the strikes of the 1980s, director Matthew Warchus and writer Stephen Beresford have combined to create something similar in tone to The … [Read more...]
Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
The website reads "Welcome to the best exotic Marigold Hotel... for the elderly and beautiful" and it is this slogan that encourages a group of seven seniors to up sticks and move from their retirements in the UK to stay in India. Based on a novel These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is directed by John Madden, whose most famous film to date … [Read more...]
Review: Arthur Christmas (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005FLCD1I][/pullquote] Aardman Animations found success in the late 1990s with stop-motion clay animations Wallace & Gromit, created by Nick Park. In association with Dreamworks they released Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit before … [Read more...]
Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007N0IJGC][/pullquote] Director David Yates and Warner Brothers Studios decided to split the 7th and final instalment of the Harry Potter franchise into two films so as to give the series the send-off they felt it deserved¦ and probably to extend the life of the … [Read more...]
Review: Rango (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005KS35I6][/pullquote] Rango is an animated film that reunites Johnny Depp and director Gore Verbinski for the first time since the end of the original Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. The action revolves around the titular Rango (Depp), a chameleon who finds … [Read more...]