[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B000TQLJ14][/pullquote] In 2003 Park Chan-Wook released OldBoy, the second in a thematically connected trilogy between Sympathy for Mr Vengeance and Lady Vengeance (guess what the theme is). As well as being part of this loose trilogy of revenger's tragedies, OldBoy … [Read more...]
Review: Straw Dogs (1971)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B001E6Q0VW][/pullquote] Its 1971 and the US is in great turmoil. Domestically, Americans of different races are at war “ The Civil Rights Movement having be on going for over a decade now is heading towards its end. On an international front, The Vietnam War has begun … [Read more...]
Review: Source Code (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005IVLVAO][/pullquote] Source Code is the second feature film directed by Duncan Jones, who has, sadly, dropped his given name of Zowie Bowie. Folllowing his critical success with Moon, Jones was given a bigger budget and a Hollywood A-lister (Jake Gyllenhaal) to be … [Read more...]
Review: The Ides of March (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005ZCSP9Q][/pullquote] Beware the Ides of March, the soothsayer tells Caesar, but Caesar fails to beware and is betrayed and ultimately murdered by Brutus. March is the month in which George Clooney's new film is set - just prior to the primary elections “ a key time … [Read more...]
Review: Contagion (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B009L39F9Y][/pullquote] Sometimes, a film strikes you with so much utter hatred that you want to hunt down the filmmakers, tie them up, and scream at them until your voice is hoarse. Sometimes, a film fills you with so much joy and pleasure that you feel ready jump in … [Read more...]
Review: Don’t Look Now (1973)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004EMS034][/pullquote] The four movies that Nicolas Roeg directed (or co-directed) in the 1970s are the films on which his reputation is built; Performance, Walkabout, Don't Look Now and The Man Who Fell to Earth. While all very different, they are all generally … [Read more...]
Review: The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009, Sweden)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0051NH5OA][/pullquote] The middle film of a trilogy is the most difficult one. There are a lot of questions to consider. For example; how do you get started? You don't need to spend the first act introducing the characters, but can you assume all of your audience is … [Read more...]
Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009, Sweden)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0051NH5OA][/pullquote] Steig Larsson's Millennium trilogy came out of nowhere to become the biggest publishing phenomenon since Harry Potter. With the David Fincher directed Hollywood movie of the first book, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo ready for release in … [Read more...]
Review: Drive (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005VP822M][/pullquote] Ryan Gosling is an actor on the ascent. His characters to this point have run the gambit of all styles, from lovable loser (Lars and the Real Girl), to heartthrob (The Notebook) to drug-addled teacher (Half Nelson). There is no character depth … [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...]