[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Buy&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00I2VA8D8][/pullquote] Joanna Hogg's third film, Exhibition is a study of domestic disquiet, of a relationship in some sort of unspoken meltdown that is never overtly expressed or discussed. Set in the context of middle class London life, it's a world where interiors … [Read more...]
Review: Transcendence (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00K76Q592][/pullquote] Based on a script that comes from the infamous blacklist of best un-produced films in Hollywood, featuring an all-star cast and marking the directorial debut of Christopher Nolan's long-time cinematographer Wally Pfister, Transcendence has all … [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...]
Review: Drinking Buddies (2013)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00F6SHFMC][/pullquote] One of the main auteurs in the mumblecore movement of micro-budget independent films, Joe Swanberg returns with his highest profile film to date, Drinking Buddies. Like previous films it focuses on naturalistic elements of film-making, thus … [Read more...]
Review: Locke (2013)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00JLBVACG][/pullquote] I will be there. A line uttered by Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) to a woman named Bethan (Olivia Colman) who is having his baby. The twist, Bethan is not his wife, but she is about to find out about it. This sensationalist tabloid-esque story forms … [Read more...]
Review: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B003ARSUM0][/pullquote] Released in 1982 and then re-released in 2002 with some subtle CGI-enhancements (note that the agents no longer carry guns, but carry walkie-talkies in a gun-like fashion) E.T. The Extra Terristrial is a personal family drama directed by … [Read more...]
Review: Labor Day (2013)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00J7T87XC][/pullquote] Set over an intensely hot Labor Day weekend in 1987, the story centres thirteen year old Henry Wheeler (Gattlin Griffith) and his single mother Adele (Kate Winslet) who reluctantly harbor an intimidating escaped convict Frank Chambers (Josh … [Read more...]
Review: Need for Speed (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00HYU5AIQ][/pullquote] Video game movies. Just the sentence alone sends a shudder down most film fans' spines. Despite the fact that some games seem ripe for films, they almost never work. From Tomb Raider to Doom, and Alone In The Dark to Prince of Persia: The Sands … [Read more...]
Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00IONUOPQ][/pullquote] After watching Wes Anderson's last film, 2012's Moonrise Kingdom, I remember thinking it was the most 'Wes' of all his films but his latest offering may have 'out-Wesed' it. … [Read more...]
Review: Nebraska (2013)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00ICI26M2][/pullquote] Director Alexander Payne, whose previous films include The Descendants, Sideways and Election has gone to his family roots to draw inspiration for his latest film Nebraska. … [Read more...]