Lara Croft and the Philosopher's Stone [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00LSW70MU][/pullquote] There is an old saying with films that it's better to start weak and finish strong than start strong and finish weak. John Erick Dowdle, the director of the latest found footage horror As Above, So Below … [Read more...]
Review: The Guest (2014)
Look who's coming to dinner Trying to understand people's lives, what makes them tick, who they are, is difficult. This becomes even more impossible when someone joins the Army, is deployed and never seen again whilst still being young. Who they were becomes distant; memories are pinned together through sheer desperation to keep a lover/friend/spouse/sibling or child alive. … [Read more...]
Review: Zombeavers (2014)
Zombie beavers... Oh dear [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00MNBTNZC][/pullquote] The last film on the first night of Fright Fest better be insane, partly because last year You're Next graced the silver screen. A film I thoroughly loved for its twists, black comedy, authenticity and ass kicking. Oh … [Read more...]
Review: The Green Inferno (2014)
Canni-fail holocaust [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0051ZH8CC][/pullquote] My belly is lined with Nutella and Pancakes, an error in hindsight. I am now settled in for the next hour and a half, and have just been informed this Fright Fest exclusive is really a one time only. The film has been … [Read more...]
Review: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
Monochrome chaos [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00M482XVU][/pullquote] Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is the long-awaited sequel to the adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel series. It's been 9 years since the original was released, and the film has suffered something of a rocky road to … [Read more...]
Review: Let’s Be Cops (2014)
Non-Lethal Weapon The buddy cop genre has been alive and well in recent years, thanks in no small part to 21 Jump Street and its sequel. That showed the potential for box office gold from a simple film premise, blown out of proportion and based on a grounding of chemistry between its leads. The latest spin on this is Let's Be Cops and it doesn't quite pass the test. … [Read more...]
Review: Calvary (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00JO9O392][/pullquote] Upon seeing John Michael McDonagh's Calvary as a follow-up film to his his debut The Guard, the latter seems almost farcical in its comedy. Any concerns that he is a one-trick pony director is quickly dispelled from the opening scene. Where The … [Read more...]
Review: Notting Hill (1999)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B001DTKXVI][/pullquote] The dream team of lead Hugh Grant and writer Richard Curtis reunite following the staggering success of Four Weddings and Funeral with the slightly more tempered, although equally high concept Notting Hill. Sharing more than a few similarities … [Read more...]
Review: Chef (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00L5IZCMM][/pullquote] I love food an indescribable amount, all types, posh nosh down to chicken wings and sliders, and if I had my way I would have my own restaurant or food truck serving food I adore. So when I saw that Chef starring and produced by John Favreau … [Read more...]
Review: Lucy (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00LDYOXHS][/pullquote] Luc Besson has had a difficult few years. His most recent film as director, The Family, was a critical and commercial dud, while the Taken franchise on which he's a producer saw considerable diminished returns with its second instalment. … [Read more...]