Spooks: The Greater Good is a continuation of the immensely popular UK TV show that ended back in 2011. Starring Peter Firth as the series lead Harry Pearce, the film focuses around the events following a leak occurring in MI-5 which led to a high-level target escaping from their custody before he could be handed over to the CIA. After this happened under his control, Pearce … [Read more...]
Review: Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
Imagine a man who out-suaves Connery's Bond, who out-ass kicks Kick Ass and whose belief in manners are an excuse to brutalise an entire pub. This is Colin Firth's Harry Hart in Kingsman: The Secret Service. Director Matthew Vaughn fresh from his exploits with the X-Men returns to the comic book genre with an adaptation of The Secret Service by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, … [Read more...]
Review: Pride (2014)
If the idea of Dominic West dancing to win over a group of stuffy homophobic miners makes you laugh, chances are you'll enjoy Pride. A historical comedy that looks back at a group of lesbian and gay activists who supported the miners during the strikes of the 1980s, director Matthew Warchus and writer Stephen Beresford have combined to create something similar in tone to The … [Read more...]
D’Review: Mrs. Brown’s Boys D’Movie (2014)
Following the long British comedy hall tradition of men dressing as women comes the film version of the ultra-popular TV show Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie. … [Read more...]
Review: Starred Up (2014)
Porridge with nutcases [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00IYSEV2I][/pullquote] Director David Mackenzie and lead Jack O'Connell combine to present a brutally realistic and sometime sentimental view of prison life in Starred Up. … [Read more...]
Review: ’71 (2014)
Down and out in Belfast [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00IYSEV2I][/pullquote] First-time director Yann Demange hasn't shied away from controversy in his accomplished debut feature '71. Focusing on Northern Ireland in 1971, he and script-writer Gregory Burke have crafted a thrilling, engaging and … [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: The Inbetweeners 2 (2014)
Fwends with benefits [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B003AYLBV0][/pullquote] Getting chased down a waterslide by a poo or fired from your job as a toilet attendant wouldn't be many people's idea of a perfect summer holiday. But when you're an Inbetweener the best you can hope for is a few laughs to … [Read more...]
Review: The Borderlands (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00C3L3VW8][/pullquote] The found footage horror genre has hit something of a creative cul-de-sac in recent years. The explosion in popularity because of its low cost to make and high returns at the box office have seen an explosion in the number being made, which has … [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...]