[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00BMVD04O][/pullquote] Joe Dante is a director who has always understood the link between comedy and horror. In his 2009 film The Hole, the scariest moments often have an element of the ridiculous about them, which was a craft that he perfected in the anarchic 1980s … [Read more...]
Review: The Thing (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B006W99PRC][/pullquote] John Carpenter's The Thing, released in 1982 was a commercial flop, but has slowly created a niche for itself as a cult classic. As part of the body shock craze of the 1980s it told the story of a group of scientists, trapped in Antarctica … [Read more...]
Review: The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B006E1WORG][/pullquote] The Deep Blue Sea is an adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play of the same name, first performed in 1952. Brought to the screen by Terence Davies (Still Voices, Distant Lives; The House of Mirth), it tells the story of Hester Collyer (Rachel … [Read more...]
Review: Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B008PEHX8A][/pullquote] Meet Me in St Louis (1944) was the film that almost didn't happen (Judy Garland was reluctant to take the role of Esther Smith because she didn't want to play anymore childish characters and because she thought Margaret O'Brien would steal the … [Read more...]
Review: Edward Scissorhands (1990)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B000WBZZAM][/pullquote] ˜Edward Scissorhands, a Christmas film? Surely not!' I hear you cry. But I guarantee it- once you realize that this film is all about the search for love, innocence and belonging (three massively Christmassy themes,) you won't be able to see it … [Read more...]
Review: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0023NVS5S][/pullquote] Jim Carrey stars as the green and grumpy anti-hero in this festive frolic of a film, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. As it is directed by Ron Howard and based on Dr. Suess' children's book you can expect odd characters and absurd humour. As a … [Read more...]
Review: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00DDRP3RW][/pullquote] Alone, on Christmas, in a strange city. It's the sequel to the classic Christmas caper involving a young boy forgotten by his family when leaving for Christmas vacation in France. Home Alone 2 (1992) follows the same storyline as the original, … [Read more...]
Review: The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00699G6AE][/pullquote] Tom Six must be counting his money after a job well done. It is the dream of any horror film-maker these days for their film to be initially banned for 'going too far' before finally getting a certificate. Nothing creates national press and … [Read more...]
Review: Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010, Finland)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005D82VM4][/pullquote] Santa. He's a jolly fat man who loves to spread joy and bring gifts to all, right? But what if that's not right? What if there were older, truer myths, where Santa is all about punishing the naughty rather than giving to the nice? What if he's … [Read more...]
Review: Trading Places (1983)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00AEBB8EM][/pullquote] John Landis, a man made famous for his films in the 1980s is responsible for Trading Places, a film that gently pokes fun at capitalism and the wealthy banking sector of America. Many people of a certain generation will fondly remember Trading … [Read more...]