Supermassive black a-holes [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00IXGU7XI][/pullquote] When Guardians of the Galaxy was announced on the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe slate, everyone except the most hardcore of comic book fans had to jump on the internet to find out just who they were. Based on a … [Read more...]
Review: A Long Way Down (2014)
The suicide squad [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00J36357M][/pullquote] Based on a novel by Nick Hornby of the same name A Long Way Down is a high-concept comedy drama about a group of four suicidal people. … [Read more...]
Review: 22 Jump Street (2014)
Spring Fakers [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00JWSVLJK][/pullquote] Ladies, nobody cared about the Jump Street reboot, but you got lucky so begins a expositional speech that lets the audience know, with a cheeky wink that they're aware just how fortunate they are. The same speech references the … [Read more...]
Review: The Other Woman (2014)
[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: A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
Lazy Saddles [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00JKE4UGC][/pullquote] Stepping out from behind the camera, the creative force behind Family Guy and American Dad Seth MacFarlane takes his first leading role in A Million Ways to Die in the West. … [Read more...]
Review: Frank (2014)
Frankly Fantastic [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00JZO7DFC][/pullquote] Lenny Abrahamson's charming comedy drama was co-scripted by journalist Jon Ronson whose yarn was inspired by his touring days as a keyboard player with eccentric British art-rocker Frank Sidebottom. … [Read more...]
Review: Bad Neighbours (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00IRDIHH0][/pullquote] The combination of Hollywood funny man Seth Rogen with former High School Musical lead Zac Efron in a comedy of a middle-aged couple against a fraternity is a hit-and-miss affair. … [Read more...]
Review: Dazed and Confused (1993)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Buy&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004VLZV1C][/pullquote] Richard Linklater's second film Dazed and Confused takes a charming and nostalgic look at teenage life in a small town without sanding off the rough edges. Ignoring typical narrative in favour of a roaming camera-view of young peoples' lives, he … [Read more...]
Review: I Declare War (2012)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Buy&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00EK3EF22][/pullquote] Based around a day in the forest playing ˜Capture the Flag' I Declare War is an independent drama that follows a group of kids who are playing at being soldiers. Focusing on the lengths that some will go to in order to win and highlighting some of … [Read more...]
Review: The Double (2013)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00JE8UF72][/pullquote] Angst, alienation, isolation... They're the cheery themes in Richard Ayoade's second feature, The Double, a follow-up to his charming debut, coming-of-age tale Submarine. But although it may sound bleak, The Double is infused with black humour … [Read more...]