Robot Bores [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00LA8H82E][/pullquote] Following in the footsteps of its commercial success juggernauts comes Michael Bay's latest blockbuster Transformers: Age of Extinction. Acting as a sort of reboot for the human cast, we lose Shia Labouef's Sam Whitwicky and gain … [Read more...]
Review: Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Eat Sleep Die Repeat [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00BC36U58][/pullquote] Following Oblivion, Tom Cruise continues his jaunt into the science fiction genre with Edge of Tomorrow. Based on the novel All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka it is directed by Doug Limen, best known for The Bourne … [Read more...]
Review: Transcendence (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00K76Q592][/pullquote] Based on a script that comes from the infamous blacklist of best un-produced films in Hollywood, featuring an all-star cast and marking the directorial debut of Christopher Nolan's long-time cinematographer Wally Pfister, Transcendence has all … [Read more...]
Review: Divergent (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00IALP3KS][/pullquote] The scourge of young adult (YA) adaptations was at all time high in 2013, where we got Beautiful Creatures, The Mortal Instruments, The Host, and Catching Fire all in the same year. It seems to be slightly less in volume this year, but with the … [Read more...]
Review: Under the Skin (2013)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00J22YUNU][/pullquote] In the space of just three movie spread over more than a decade, Jonathan Glazer has established himself as one of Britain's most distinctive film-makers. While Sexy Beast and Birth, Glazer showed great skill and promise, Under The Skin sees … [Read more...]
Review: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B003ARSUM0][/pullquote] Released in 1982 and then re-released in 2002 with some subtle CGI-enhancements (note that the agents no longer carry guns, but carry walkie-talkies in a gun-like fashion) E.T. The Extra Terristrial is a personal family drama directed by … [Read more...]
Review: The Zero Theorem (2013)
The master of the weird and wonderful Terry Gilliam hasn't been the most consistent director of recent years. After onset problems with his Don Quixote film and the documentary that came from it, his unique brand of film-making has proved difficult with regard raising any kind of production funds. However with a great cast lined up this didn't prove as difficult to create The … [Read more...]
Review: RoboCop (2014)
In many ways, Jose Padilha's reboot of Paul Verhoeven's 1987 RoboCop is on a hiding to nothing. Fondly regarded as a sci-fi classic with plenty of satirical bite, the original RoboCop has plenty of admirers who will be appalled at the very thought of a remake. But if you can forget all that, it's perfectly possible to enjoy Padilha's turbo-charged update which tackles similar … [Read more...]
Review: Her (2013)
Director Spike Jonze is never one to create with the confines of normality. His previous films Being John Malkovich, Adaptation. and Where the Wild Things are all took odd ideas and created wonderful environments to let the obscure narratives play out. His latest film Her, explores the interactions between humans and technology as well humans and themselves. … [Read more...]
Review: Primer (2004)
Shane Carruth seems to be a pretty determined kind of individual. The kind of person that, once he decides something should get done, it gets done, regardless of how difficult that may be. He also seems to be the kind of person who gets things done his way, or no way at all. I don't know Shane Carruth, but the fact that Primer ever got made suggests this first aspect of his … [Read more...]