In an animated world full of princesses and fairy tales, hats off to Laika who bring the disgusting grime, cross-dressing and extreme lactose intolerance in their latest film The Boxtrolls. … [Read more...]
Review: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
The Mission: Impossible movie franchise has never been widely regarded as good. I have a particular soft spot for Mission: Impossible 3, but I am the first to admit that it's mindless fluff. Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol (if most of the time a colon means a bad movie, this one has two) is the first M:I film to receive generally positive reviews. Is this a turn around for … [Read more...]
Review: Star Trek (2009)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00450AG9G][/pullquote] Star Trek is as recognisable an entertainment brand as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings or Twilight. It has fans with a passion to match anything that the other brands have to offer too. Starting as a television show in 1966 it charts the … [Read more...]
Review: Hot Fuzz (2007)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00ET6K40C][/pullquote] They say mockery is the sincerest form of flattery. So I wonder what Michael Bay thinks of Hot Fuzz, which so heavily draws upon his films for inspiration. A tongue-in-cheek homage to the director famous for Armageddon, Bad Boys … [Read more...]
Review: Shaun of the Dead (2004)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00CSVD1WS][/pullquote] The comedy trio of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright are now famous for their edgy comedy work, mainly from their first collaborative project, the cult TV show Spaced. For fans of the show, it is fun to note that Shaun of the Dead, their … [Read more...]
Review: Paul (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00588O9GK][/pullquote] Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are now as synonymous with each other as Jay and Silent Bob, Abbot and Costello or Feliz and Oscar. They are best friends and started their careers together on the critically-acclaimed Spaced TV series. They later went … [Read more...]