[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: The Ides of March (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005ZCSP9Q][/pullquote] Beware the Ides of March, the soothsayer tells Caesar, but Caesar fails to beware and is betrayed and ultimately murdered by Brutus. March is the month in which George Clooney's new film is set - just prior to the primary elections “ a key time … [Read more...]
Review: Synecdoche, New York (2008)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B002LIMNQI][/pullquote] Charlie Kaufman is one of Hollywood's most eccentric writers. His previous works: Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind have all focused on humanities individual sense of self and with an experienced … [Read more...]