Early this year, There was Devil's Due, It got bad reviews, Positives were Devil's Few. It was found footage, With actors who were Devil's Who?, And these kinds of films, Were in a Devil's Slew. … [Read more...]
Review: Paddington (2014)
It's tough to know what's surprising about the latest incarnation of Paddington Bear, that there was furore about the film's content being suitable for children or the fact that it's very, very good. … [Read more...]
Review: Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
Proving that not all sequels follow the tried and tested method of copying the original script but changing the location, Horrible Bosses 2 is rather admirably not worse than the original. Although it's not much better either. Reuniting the original cast along with newcomers Christoph Waltz and Chris Pine, proves successful, while cameos from Kevin Spacey and Jennifer Aniston … [Read more...]
Review: The Boxtrolls (2014)
In an animated world full of princesses and fairy tales, hats off to Laika who bring the disgusting grime, cross-dressing and extreme lactose intolerance in their latest film The Boxtrolls. … [Read more...]
Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00O82WM5C][/pullquote] It's safe to say that The Hunger Games has joined the ranks of the powerhouse Young Adult franchises. It's also safe to say it is clearly the absolute best the genre has to offer. While Harry Potter is wildly inconsistent in terms of film … [Read more...]
Review: Interstellar (2014)
The fault lies not in the stars... [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00EXPOCNO][/pullquote] I'm going to throw some words at you. Staggering, epic, intelligent, glorious, beautiful, wondrous, cerebral, fantastic, lazy, self-indulgent, pretentious, long and nonsensical. This are just a few words that … [Read more...]
Review: Get On Up (2014)
We've all seen plenty of music biopics, so we know how this sort of thing usually goes. There's the rags-to-riches story, the success, fame and riches, inevitably followed by substance abuse and clashing egos driving wedges between the members of the band. Get On Up is, fortunately, just as aware of these cliches as we are, and works very hard to present them in a way we … [Read more...]
Review: Ouija (2014)
The latest board game to film adaptation Ouija (pronounced wee-jee) provides one or two jump scares, along with diabolical acting, ropey pacing and cringe-inducing dialogue. Fortunately for director Stiles White, it's wrapped in a pretty production package and is already a commercial hit. Unfortunately for the rest of the world, this means sequels. … [Read more...]
Review: One Rogue Reporter (2014)
Have I got news for you In 2011, British tabloid journalist Richard Peppiatt resigned from the Daily Star newspaper in very public fashion (read it here). In an open letter to his boss Richard Desmond, the disillusioned hack accused the Star of "hate-mongering", said the paper had an anti-Muslim agenda and told Mr Desmond there was a "cascade of shit pirouetting from your … [Read more...]
Review: The Drop (2014)
Puppyhead [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=0349140723][/pullquote] What a shame that The Drop stands as actor James Gandolfini's final film, being that he barely stretches himself in this by-the-numbers crime thriller. There's ˜gangsters' all clichéd and grim, a quiet normal protagonist and a series … [Read more...]