Retraining day The continued and increasing popularity of the ˜geriaction' subgenre arguably started when Liam Neeson tore up the Parisian women-trafficking underworld to find his daughter. He has a lot to answer for. The latest offering in this limping subgenre is The Equaliser, directed by Antonie Fuqua (who since Training Day, has produced a ˜mixed bag' to put it politely). … [Read more...]
Review: Hugo (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0064YON8G][/pullquote] Rarely in this age of cinema where box offices are dominated by hulking great franchise films like The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Transformers: Dark of the Moon do you expect to find a high-budget independently-spirited, world … [Read more...]
Review: Kick-Ass (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0038M1CMC][/pullquote] Kick-Ass stands as not only one of the most controversial films of 2010, but rather one of the most controversial films of the last decade. Directed by Matthew Vaughn, it split critics straight down the middle with half hailing it as a future … [Read more...]