First things first: The Rock IS Hercules. He's long been a great action lead in search of a role worthy of him, and here, he's found it. Hercules is no classic, but it's never boring, and when Johnson bellows "I AM HERCULES!" towards the end, it's very hard not to nod and agree. … [Read more...]
Review: Snowpiercer (2013)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00L3O0BCE][/pullquote] An English adaptation of a French graphic novel by a South Korean director, Snowpiercer is an apocalyptic future tale whose journey to release is almost is crazy and interesting as the film itself. Released in most countries in 2013, it never … [Read more...]
Review: Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Bohemian Rhapsody [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00IKMC0YO][/pullquote] Cult directors don't get much more cult than Jim Jarmusch and who better than the bequiffed auteur to breathe new life into that tiredest of genres, the vampire film. … [Read more...]
Review: Immortals (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B008I31JZQ][/pullquote] After the success of Sin City in 2005, another Frank Miller graphic novel went into production. 300 proved an even bigger box office success and helped launch the careers of Michael Fassbender and Gerard Butler. Aimed squarely at the teenage … [Read more...]
Review: Alien (1979)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B006MGB31Q][/pullquote] One must wonder what crossed the mind of Nobel Winning Edward Teller when he developed his thermo-nuclear bomb, after all it's not like the atomic bomb failed in its simplistic remit of blowing shit up. Clearly though; there comes a time when … [Read more...]
Review: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0078K48NK][/pullquote] Set in 1973 during the height of the Cold War, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy revolves around British intelligence officer George Smiley (Gary Oldman) and his investigation to discover a mole working for the KGB. After the death of Jim Prideux … [Read more...]
Review: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007N0IJGC][/pullquote] 30th June 1997, the day children's fiction changed. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by J.K. Rowling was released and began the series of books march toward dominance. After the popularity of the books, it was only a matter of time … [Read more...]