[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B001PHDKYK][/pullquote] A hit at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, For The Bible Tells Me So tackles the clash between Christianity and homosexuality via the stories of Christian parents with gay children. The story focuses on two main areas “ how fundamentally … [Read more...]
Review: Scream 4 (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0050I7J92][/pullquote] When Wes Craven released the original Scream movie in 1996, it redefined what we know about the horror genre. He took all the conventions and tropes and spun them on their head, introducing characters that knew ˜the rules' of surviving a horror … [Read more...]
Review: Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0058SQ42C][/pullquote] Glee, the TV series was launched in 2009 to rave reviews and to a huge audience share. The success of season one has lead to a second, equally as popular series and now Glee: The 3D Music Concert. Following the success of The Jonas Brothers in … [Read more...]
Review: Water for Elephants (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005VTO4KW][/pullquote] Based on a book by Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants tells the story of Jacob Jankowski (Robert Pattinson), a part-qualified veterinarian during the great depression whose life plans are destroyed by the sudden death of his parents. On his way to … [Read more...]
Review: The Black Hole (1979)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B000094P3Q][/pullquote] It was a time of much confusion in Disney's life, after a hyper-extended infancy full of anthropomorphic animals and casual racism, the studio hit adolescence. Between growing its hair long, listening to loud music and spending hours in its … [Read more...]
Review: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B000KCI8Y8][/pullquote] Originally making his name on Saturday Night Live, Will Ferrell transitioned into feature films and found great success with Anchorman, Elf and Old School. Talladega Nights: The Ballard of Ricky Bobby is one of a succession of Ferrell comedy … [Read more...]
Review: In a Better World (2010, Denmark)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005K8IOUU][/pullquote] Winner of Best Foreign Language film at the 83rd Academy Awards in February, In a Better World has only just arrived in UK cinemas. In a Better World is something of a ensemble piece, but there a two main focuses; Anton, a middle-aged doctor … [Read more...]
Review: Cowboys and Aliens (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007PZ2BEG][/pullquote] Jon Favreau burst onto the Hollywood scene initially as an actor in the cult hit Swingers. From there his career endured peaks and troughs, before he finally established himself as a blockbuster director with the Iron Man films. It's an odd … [Read more...]
Review: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B001QXZ7SA][/pullquote] In the late 1980s and early 1990s, there was no bigger film star than Kevin Costner. He has made his name with films like Field of Dreams and The Untouchables, before he started to produce massive commercial smash hits like Dances with Wolves … [Read more...]
Review: Priest (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B003NVM5GU][/pullquote] The success of films like Sin City and 300 have lead to a spate of graphic novel to film adaptations, some of which were commercially successful (Kick-Ass) and some not so (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World). Priest comes from similar graphic novel … [Read more...]