When Martin Scorsese released Taxi Driver in 1976, he invited the film-going audience into the head of a sensational character. Travis Bickle, played to perfection by method genius Robert De Niro, has become one of the most socially inept, borderline sociopathic and iconic monsters in film history. Dave Brown (Woody Harrelson), the focal point of Oren Moverman's Rampart is … [Read more...]
Review: Alien (1979)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B006MGB31Q][/pullquote] One must wonder what crossed the mind of Nobel Winning Edward Teller when he developed his thermo-nuclear bomb, after all it's not like the atomic bomb failed in its simplistic remit of blowing shit up. Clearly though; there comes a time when … [Read more...]
Review: Cedar Rapids (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0058HZTO2][/pullquote] Pardon my French, but you are full of bull-horn! comes the response from Cedar Rapids protagonist Tim Lippe (Ed Helms), and it is this line which encapsulates the whole film. Strangely it's a coming of age drama about a mid-30s insurance … [Read more...]