Following one from the success of Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2, writer and star Mike Myers moved onto a satire of 1960s spy films. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery saw him don a crushed blue velvet suit and some bad teeth as a sexually adventurous representation of the swinging 60s, while simultaneously playing his own nemesis, the Blofeld-inspired Dr.Evil, … [Read more...]
True Lies (1994) review by That Film Guy
In 1984 James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger teamed for the genre-defining action film The Terminator. A decade later they teamed up again in an attempt to fulfill the promise made on from the critically and commercially panned Last Action Hero, namely a satire of the action genre. And in typical Cameron fashion they succeed through a high-tempo script, over-the-top and … [Read more...]
Review: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0078K48NK][/pullquote] Set in 1973 during the height of the Cold War, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy revolves around British intelligence officer George Smiley (Gary Oldman) and his investigation to discover a mole working for the KGB. After the death of Jim Prideux … [Read more...]