The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 review Director: Francis Laurence Cast: Jennifer Lawrence Josh Hutcherson Liam Hemsworth Woody Harrelson The final episode of the hunger games saga. Katniss and crew go to the capital to complete her most dangerous mission. Starting with a short list of what is … [Read more...]
Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00O82WM5C][/pullquote] It's safe to say that The Hunger Games has joined the ranks of the powerhouse Young Adult franchises. It's also safe to say it is clearly the absolute best the genre has to offer. While Harry Potter is wildly inconsistent in terms of film … [Read more...]
Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Charles and Eric's X-cellent Adventure [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00KF8F6PG][/pullquote] Loosely based on the beloved comic book series of the same name, Days of Future Past introduces the elements of time travel into the already convoluted timeline of the X-Men. Cleverly uniting the cast of … [Read more...]
Review: The Hunger Games (2012)
In the last decade there has been a visible movement from Hollywood to cater for a large group of young teenagers. Working on adapting smash hit novels, we've seen Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Twilight and Red Riding Hood. The latest in this trend is The Hunger Games, based on the first in an incredibly successful series of books by Suzanne Collins, which has sold … [Read more...]
Review: Like Crazy (2012)
Long distance relationships are always difficult, with couples failing to keep in touch, communication inevitably breaks down “ out of sight out of mind. Like Crazy is an art house and ˜stylishly' made film that tries to test the distance theory. When two people are so deeply in love and devoted to each other, breaking the bond is difficult; oh how naive can one be. And so … [Read more...]
Review: X-Men: First Class (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B006E09G1E][/pullquote] When George Lucas and Steven Spielberg released Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984, they successfully popularized the term ˜prequel' being a film that predates it's original in chronological order. Since then prequels have become an … [Read more...]