[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: Detention (2011)
School's Out I love films. I think that's obvious from the fact that I write for a film website, but really, I do. Films are what keeps me going, what gets me up, what I'm passionate about. As with any passion, there needs to be something to set it off. No flame without a spark. I may go on about the genius of Before Sunrise or the tragic beauty of A Bittersweet Life, these … [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...]