[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00JVSF0T8][/pullquote] The Bechdel test asks whether a film is gender biased by using 3 simple rules. 1. Does it have two named female characters? 2. Do they talk to each other? 3. Do they talk about anything other than a man. Many Hollywood films fail the test, but … [Read more...]
Review: Shrek 2 (2004)
The Shrek series is, it's fair to say, DreamWorks' most popular series of films, although I suppose it's possible that Kung Fu Panda may yet overtake it, and Shrek 2 is the best of the bunch. Grossing over $1 billion worldwide, it's certainly the most successful film of the franchise, and also marks the last time, at least until recent prequel Puss in Boots, that the series was … [Read more...]
Review: A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004VLKXG0][/pullquote] Following on from the staggering success of Danny Boyle's breakout film Trainspotting, comes his version of a romantic comedy. Given a much bigger budget, moving the action to the United States and given an a-list female lead meant that the … [Read more...]
Review: Bad Teacher (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0052XLH2A][/pullquote] Teachers are usually portrayed in films one of two ways. They are either inspirational life-changers or they are officious and bureaucratic. Whether it's LouAnne Johnson in Dangerous Minds or Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of … [Read more...]