[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0064YORKK][/pullquote] The white dress, the red lips and the unmistakable voice is finally relived after many years, My Week With Marilyn provides a brief glimpse into one of the world's most iconic figures from decades past. Many are fascinated with her style, grace … [Read more...]
Review: 50/50 (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00AC7PJH0][/pullquote] 50/50 is a comedy drama that focuses on Adam Lerner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) a 27-year-old man who works with his friend Kyle (Seth Rogen) at a radio station. After complaining of back pain, he is diagnosed, out of the blue, with cancer. The film … [Read more...]
Review: A History of Violence (2005)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B001N4KBAG][/pullquote] David Cronenberg is a controversial director whose movies always look at the sinister and dark side of human nature, is probably best known for Scanners, The Fly and Crash. His work always investigates how humanity copes with changes to the … [Read more...]
Review: American Splendor (2003)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B000216XRQ][/pullquote] American Splendor was originally a series of comic books focused on the author Harvey Pekar. The series followed Pekar's everyday life and his interactions with work colleagues, family and strangers in the street. Unlike the most well-known … [Read more...]
Review: We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007C3TVEY][/pullquote] Based on a 2003 novel of the same name, by Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin is a 2011 film directed by Lynne Ramsey. BBC Films acquired the rights to the book in 2005 and attached Ramsey after establishing Steven Soderbergh as … [Read more...]
Review: The Help (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B006FVIBCW][/pullquote] The 1960s was a time of upheaval and change in USA. The equal rights movement was picking up steam and African-American people all across the country were making a stand for equality and equal voting rights. It is in this politically-charged … [Read more...]
Review: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00A6HL7S6][/pullquote] The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is the third film in the ultra-popular franchise. Following on from Twilight and New Moon, Eclipse moves the action onto a new group of vampires spawned under the leadership of franchise newcomer Xavier Samuel. Unlike … [Read more...]
Review: The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00A6HL7S6][/pullquote] The staggering success of Twilight meant that the sequel was green-lit almost immediately after release. The Twilight Saga: New Moon recasts Kristen Stewart as moping, angst-filled teenager Bella and Robert Pattinson (R-Patz) as brooding, … [Read more...]
Review: Twilight (2008)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00A6HL7S6][/pullquote] After the staggering success of Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter franchises, it was only a matter of time until Stephanie Meyer's insipid Twilight Saga was put on the silver screen, with the usually capable Catherine Hardwicke chosen to … [Read more...]
Review: Ghost World (2001)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0000649JX][/pullquote] Forget American Pie or even the The Inbetweeners Movie, films which offer inclusivity by asking you to follow the exploits of teens who find themselves socially excluded. However uproariously funny, those movies give you an outsider's … [Read more...]