Ideals are peaceful, history is violent. Not known for sugar-coating his subject material, director David Ayer once again delivers a slice of brutality in war film Fury. Following on from Training Day and End of Watch his attention is reverted back to the story of a US tank squad left to hold a crossroads alone against a battalion of German SS soldiers. … [Read more...]
Review: End of Watch (2012)
End of Watch is a new installment in the buddy patrol cop genre, set in gangland Los Angeles focusing on Brian Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Mike Zavala (Michael Pena). The movie swiftly establishes the level of violence with a high speed pursuit ending in a shootout and the reputation of the films two stars as the gunslinging good guys, all before the opening credits roll to … [Read more...]
Review: 30 Minutes or Less (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005FL8HW2][/pullquote] Zombieland was released in 2009 to rave reviews and a good showing at the box office. Much like Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright and Nick Frost had done with Shaun of the Dead, Ruben Fleischer took a genre that was stale and breathed new life into it. … [Read more...]