A big hit at Cannes and likely to be one of this year's awards season heavyweights, Foxcatcher is the true story of reclusive billionaire John du Pont (Steve Carell), who established a wrestling gym at his estate to train the United States team. He invited Olympic gold medallists Mark (Channing Tatum) and Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) to coach the team. … [Read more...]
2014 Film Year in Review “ The Dommys
Welcome to the 4th annual That Film Guy year end awards, or the ˜Dommys.' At these awards we will celebrate the best films of 2014. In terms of overall quality 2014 was been a real barnstormer. With all eyes pointing towards the franchise extravaganza that is 2015 many overlooked 2014 for potential and it delivered in spades across the board. It seems that this year has been … [Read more...]
Review: Birdman (2014)
To attempt to summarise the visual and dramatic flair of Alejandro Gozalez Inarritu's latest film Birdman, would probably result in a breakdown similar to the main character experience's throughout this weaving, trippy nightmarish comedy. … [Read more...]
Review: The Imitation Game (2014)
Based on the real life story of computing genius Alan Turing, The Imitation Game follows Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) as he is hired by the British government for a top secret project where he and a team of code-breakers have to figure out Enigma, the notorious World War II code machine that proves to be impossible to break. Despite clashes with his team, and attempts to hide … [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 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: 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: 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...]