Lazy Saddles [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00JKE4UGC][/pullquote] Stepping out from behind the camera, the creative force behind Family Guy and American Dad Seth MacFarlane takes his first leading role in A Million Ways to Die in the West. … [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...]
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...]
Review: Transcendence (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00K76Q592][/pullquote] Based on a script that comes from the infamous blacklist of best un-produced films in Hollywood, featuring an all-star cast and marking the directorial debut of Christopher Nolan's long-time cinematographer Wally Pfister, Transcendence has all … [Read more...]
Review: The Quiet Ones (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00JE8VO5Y][/pullquote] The latest from the revived Hammer horror brand The Quiet Ones delves into a 'Based on true events' theme that has become so popular in the genre in recent years. Following their biggest success to date, The Woman in Black they take another … [Read more...]