From Paris with Love [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B002BD9DS4][/pullquote] Films that typify the urban realm and do justice to representing particular cities are few are far between. Cities in film are often shiny facades of nothingness, backgrounds on which the story can play out. Notable … [Read more...]
Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Charles and Eric's X-cellent Adventure [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00KF8F6PG][/pullquote] Loosely based on the beloved comic book series of the same name, Days of Future Past introduces the elements of time travel into the already convoluted timeline of the X-Men. Cleverly uniting the cast of … [Read more...]
Review: Godzilla (2014)
Let them fight... please! [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00EXPOD9M][/pullquote] This Godzilla reboot forms part of the natural evolution of film-maker Gareth Edwards. Bursting onto the scene with his low-budget high-concept drama film Monsters, he took the reins in an attempt to wash the taste out … [Read more...]
Review: Frank (2014)
Frankly Fantastic [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00JZO7DFC][/pullquote] Lenny Abrahamson's charming comedy drama was co-scripted by journalist Jon Ronson whose yarn was inspired by his touring days as a keyboard player with eccentric British art-rocker Frank Sidebottom. … [Read more...]
Review: Blue Ruin (2013)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00JWUUW4S][/pullquote] Originally released following a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2012, Jeremy Saulnier's revenge thriller Blue Ruin has finally received a full release. Originally rejected by the Sundance film festival it later went on to receive acclaim at … [Read more...]
Review: Pompeii (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00J8FGW9Q][/pullquote] Director Paul W.S. Anderson, known for his terrible computer game adaptations turns his hand to the swords and sandals action genre in Pompeii. Clearly unwilling to just have an action film, he can't resist having some huge force of nature on … [Read more...]
Review: Bad Neighbours (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00IRDIHH0][/pullquote] The combination of Hollywood funny man Seth Rogen with former High School Musical lead Zac Efron in a comedy of a middle-aged couple against a fraternity is a hit-and-miss affair. … [Read more...]
Remember Me (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B003FTABUW][/pullquote] Clearly in an attempt to breakaway from type-casting at the time, Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson executive produced a small independent romantic drama called Remember Me. Set in New York, Pattinson is Tyler Hawkins a troubled silver spoon … [Read more...]
Review: Dazed and Confused (1993)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Buy&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004VLZV1C][/pullquote] Richard Linklater's second film Dazed and Confused takes a charming and nostalgic look at teenage life in a small town without sanding off the rough edges. Ignoring typical narrative in favour of a roaming camera-view of young peoples' lives, he … [Read more...]
Review: I Declare War (2012)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Buy&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00EK3EF22][/pullquote] Based around a day in the forest playing ˜Capture the Flag' I Declare War is an independent drama that follows a group of kids who are playing at being soldiers. Focusing on the lengths that some will go to in order to win and highlighting some of … [Read more...]