Welcome to the 4th annual That Film Guy year end awards, or the ˜Dommys.' At these awards we will celebrate the best films of 2014. In terms of overall quality 2014 was been a real barnstormer. With all eyes pointing towards the franchise extravaganza that is 2015 many overlooked 2014 for potential and it delivered in spades across the board. It seems that this year has been … [Read more...]
The Road to Asgard: Part 1 – Origins
With Christmas just around the corner and a bevy of wonderful foodstuffs to eat, what better time for someone to try and get into shape *sigh* as someone who has recently celebrated a birthday that puts my 20s well and truly in the rear view mirror, my mind, perhaps morbidly so, turns to my inevitable death. I don't plan on it being soon, but the reality is the better you take … [Read more...]
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) review by That Film Guy
The sequel to the moderate successful, but critically panned Fantastic Four was released in 2007 and reunited the original cast and director Tim Story. Drawing influence from a number of classic stories from the original comic book run, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer takes the action from New York to London to outer space, taking $289m from a budget of $130m along … [Read more...]
Arachnoquake (2012) review by That Film Klown
Arachnoquake tells the story of an earthquake which disturbs the mysterious underground habitat of an army of hyper-aggressive, blind, albino spiders “ many of which have superpowers. Unsurprisingly this is bad news for humans, especially the hapless folks of New Orleans who sign find themselves being chased, bitten, burned and used as living incubators for the next generation … [Read more...]
Room 237 (2012) review by That Art House Guy
The Shining, as we all know, is Stanley Kubrick's mea culpa for his part in faking the video footage of the moon landings “ an expression of the angst he felt about lying to his wife about what he had done and a howl of rage about the difficulties he found in complying with government orders and keeping the whole thing secret. This is clear because at one point in The Shining, … [Read more...]
Now is Good (2012) review by That Film Brat
A film sometimes comes along that you are biased against when going in. You are expecting rubbish. You roll up your sleeves, take a deep breath, and walk in the cinema prepared for the mess you are convinced you're about to witness. A lot of the time, these fears turn out to be true, due to the fact that your brain is actively looking for things to dislike about the film. You … [Read more...]