Deadpool (2016) Yet another superhero origins story. It is a different take. It is laugh out loud funny in places but is this enough? Can it charm its way into our hearts and launch a whole new franchise? Well perhaps….. Director: Tim Miller Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller I love Marvel and DC. They were my earliest childhood reading. As a … [Read more...]
Review: The Voices (2014)
Of all the things that the director of Persepolis could have gone on to make, no one could have predicted that it would be The Voices. A pitch-black horror comedy about a mentally unstable serial killer who talks to his pets, it is, if nothing else, a sure sign of Marjane Satrapi's versatility. … [Read more...]
Review: Safe House (2012)
Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington) is a rogue CIA agent who is attempting to sell some calssified documents to the highest bidder. After being pursued a group of less-than-savoury characters through the streets of Johannasburg, South Africa, he opts to hand himself in to the US embassy and is imediately taken to a safe house, where rookie agent Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) is … [Read more...]
Review: The Change-Up (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B006YVVMHO][/pullquote] Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds have built their careers from comedy roots. Bateman starred in Dodgeball, Starsky and Hutch and acclaimed television show Arrested Development. Reynolds's first taste of success was the TV show 2 Guys, a Girl and … [Read more...]
Review: Buried (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004919RHS][/pullquote] Claustrophobia is one of the most deep-rooted and common fears humans can experience, if you identify with this then the best suggestion would be to avoid watching the film Buried. Many may have their reservations as the films low budget, shot … [Read more...]
Review: Green Lantern (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007X4SOQI][/pullquote] The DC Universe's latest offering to the silver screen is Green Lantern. Based on a comic book of the same name, it is the first in a new slew of DC films being released and is the first not to include the ˜big two' of Batman and Superman. It … [Read more...]