Two words: Space Nazis. And now a question: How do you feel about the concept of a movie based around Space Nazis? If you're thinking ˜yes, Space Nazis “ yes, that sounds like the epitome of stupid but fun', you'll probably like Iron Sky just fine. If you're thinking ˜Space Nazis? How patently absurd “ no good can come of such an endeavour,' I'm afraid Iron Sky is not the … [Read more...]
Men in Black II (2002) review by That Film Guy
With the original Men in Black such a roaring success both commercially and critically it was only a matter of time until a sequel hit the screens and that matter of time was five years. Men in Black II, released in 2002 reunited director Barry Sonnenfeld and lead actors Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as agents J and K, members of the secret agency known as The Men in Black. … [Read more...]
Men in Black (1997) review by That Film Guy
In 1997 director Barry Sonnenfeld, fresh off the success of adapting the classic TV shot The Addams Family, turned his attentions to the world of comic books and a little known title called The Men in Black. Casting Hollywood A-listers Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as the central duo paid dividends as their natural on-screen chemistry helped propel Men in Black to a box office … [Read more...]
Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2012) review by That Art House Guy
Jeff Who Lives at Home is the latest movie from the Duplass brothers. The brothers are a part of school of film-making that has been named ˜mumblecore' “ while not a conscious movement, it's a term that has been used to group together a number of American independent films and filmmakers. Key characteristics include low budgets and production values and a naturalistic dialogue … [Read more...]
Potiche (2010, France) review by That Art House Guy
Since his breakthrough movie Sitcom in 1998, writer / director François Ozon's movies have been anything but ordinary. Sitcom itself was a pitch black comedy featuring suicide, incest and a magic rat (no, really), and he followed that up with films such as Swimming Pool and Under the Sand “ both extremely intense psychodramas. In 2003 he convinced almost every leading French … [Read more...]
The Dictator (2012) review by That Film Guy
Having made a name for himself in the late 1990s as part of The 9 O'clock News team and latterly with his own show, Sacha Baron Cohen's list of characters have each gone on to star in their own self-titled films. Starting with Ali G in Da House, which was an irreverent and fictional look at youth culture at the time. The phenomenally successful Borat followed and then Bruno, … [Read more...]
Coming to America (1988) review by That Film Guy
There was no bigger comedy force in the late 1980s than Eddie Murphy. His two, now legendary, stand-up gigs Delirious and Raw are still best-sellers and he produced some of the finest comedies of the decade. Films such as Beverley Hills Cop and Trading Places helped to really establish him as a top comic actor. In 1988 he teamed up for a second time with another big-hitter from … [Read more...]
Dark Shadows (2012) review by That Film Guy
Based on a low-budget Gothic soap opera from the mid-1960s, Tim Burton brings us Dark Shadows, the multi-million pound reimagining that reunites regular contributors Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter. Pitched as a Gothic comedy-horror, the film ses Barnabus Collins (Depp) an 18th Century playboy spurns the advances of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green) unaware that she is a … [Read more...]
American Pie: Reunion (2012) review by The Documentalist
After a 9 year hiatus and a string of terrible straight to DVD spin offs, the American Pie franchise returns with all of the original cast in American Pie: Reunion which, as the title suggests, revolves around the Class of '99 East Falls High School reunion. Opting to arrive a couple of days early, the main characters of Jim, Kevin, Oz and Finch reunite in their home town to … [Read more...]
American Pie: The Wedding (2003) review by The Documentalist
With American Pie 2 scoring another big box office return, a third installment was somewhat inevitable and arrived after another two year gap in 2003. Also somewhat inevitably, American Pie: The Wedding continued the slide in quality between 1 and 2 and proved to be the end of the main franchise. Some ill advised spin offs starring none of the main cast followed this one but … [Read more...]