In 2008, Martin McDonagh released In Bruges. It was the tale of two hitmen, played by Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, hiding out in Bruges, waiting for orders from their boss, Harry, played by Ralph Fiennes. The film was very highly received, and won a BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay. It had a limited release in the US, but still managed to gross $33 million on a $15 … [Read more...]
Review: Moon (2009)
Moon is an engaging and thoroughly compelling science fiction drama which went almost completely unnoticed when released last year. It won a few awards, most notably the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for Duncan Jones, but even that is hardly likely to attract a great deal of attention. It made very little money at the box office, which is … [Read more...]
Review: The Sitter (2012)
Jonah Hill is a talented comic actor whose career has seen him star in a host of Judd Apatow produced films and writer and performing on the legendary US TV show Saturday Night Live. His breakout performance was as a foul-mouthed teenager in Superbad and since then his career has moved in a steady trajectory with films such as Get Him to the Greek and in 2011 he gave his best … [Read more...]
Review: Cowboys and Aliens (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007PZ2BEG][/pullquote] Jon Favreau burst onto the Hollywood scene initially as an actor in the cult hit Swingers. From there his career endured peaks and troughs, before he finally established himself as a blockbuster director with the Iron Man films. It's an odd … [Read more...]
Review: Gentlemen Broncos (2009)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B003498RCW][/pullquote] Gentlemen Broncos is a film by director Jared Hess. He shot to prominence after the release of the critically acclaimed cult hit Napoleon Dynamite in 2004 and was praised for his unique style of deadpan comedy. This was followed in 2006 by Jack … [Read more...]