Starbuck is a 2011 Canadian comedy film directed by Ken Scott. It was the most successful Quebec-made movie within the province in 2011, bringing in just over $3m at the box office. Based loosely on the real life case of a popular sperm donor who met his previously unknown offspring, it extends and dramatizes certain factual elements throughout. … [Read more...]
I Love You Phillip Morris (2009) review by That Film Student
Based on a remarkable true story, I Love you Phillip Morris details the countless escapes of Steven Russell a fraudster who is still currently serving his 140-year sentence in Texas. Initially a cop with a young family and a wife who adores him, we are taken aback (to say the least) when ten minutes in there is a rather explicit (shall we say) revelation, that Steven (Jim … [Read more...]
This is 40 (2012) review by That Film Guy
Producer, writer, director Judd Apatow has become something of a comedy monolith in Hollywood. His name is attached to almost all comedies of any note since 2004 and he has a staple of actors and actresses that he uses from film to film. One of his biggest commercial and critical successes was the pregnancy comedy Knocked Up and it is from this that the lead characters from … [Read more...]
The Breakfast Club (1985) review by That Film Student
United by a common affliction: youth, John Hughes' iconic The Breakfast Club presents a cliché of teenagers from all corners of the social spectrum trapped together, who only reach an understanding of one another during an 8 hour Saturday detention. The criminal (Judd Nelson), jock (Emilio Estevez), prom queen (Molly Ringwald), weirdo (Ali Sheedy) and geek (Anthony Michael … [Read more...]
Movie 43 (2013) review by That Film Brat
Occasionally a film comes along that has a unanimous consensus. Either for being good or bad. Last year it was Jack and Jill, and this year it's Movie 43. The reaction for this film has been so negative it was quite a curiosity to me. I felt I had to see it after people were calling it the worst film ever made. I decided to go in with an open mind. I did a little research and … [Read more...]
Monsters, Inc. (2001) review by The Documentalist
The fourth feature from Pixar marked the second departure from the Toy Story franchise and the first time that John Lasseter had relinquished the director's chair. Despite having the biggest budget to date for Pixar, Monsters, Inc. was another huge commercial success proving once again that the kings of animation were not a one trick pony and paving the way for more unique … [Read more...]
Wreck-It Ralph (2012) review by That Film Guy
Since the release of the first computer game, Pong in 1972 there have been a raft of new and ingenious ways to play virtual games. Now that games are reaching 4 decades in age there has been a growing movement among a certain generation to play ˜retro games.' Disney, drawing from the popularity of retro games, has created Wreck-It Ralph, an animated film that supposes that … [Read more...]
Top 30 Comedy Films
Our list of the Top 30 Comedy Movies of all Time. Do you Agree?.........One of the most popular and difficult genres to master, the comedy film is many peoples favourite type of film and comedy is a difficult thing to judge. What's funny for some, is dire for others, so where possible we've considered a comedy films' popularity and influence culturally. However it is impossible … [Read more...]
Rubber (2010) review by That Film Klown
Rubber tells the story of car tyre called Robert (yes, you read that right). Left lying in the Californian desert, Robert inexplicably comes to life and quickly develops a penchant for causing objects “ from beer bottles to human heads “ to explode. … [Read more...]
Pitch Perfect (2012) review by That Film Guy
A teen comedy with some attitude in the ilk of Mean Girls and Heathers, Pitch Perfect follows new college student Rebecca (Anna Kendrick) as she attends Barden college and finds herself being pressured by her father (a college dean) to try something new so signs up for the only all-female a capella group on campus, The Barden Bellas. Locked in an eternal battle against The … [Read more...]