There are two key reasons that Filth is a film worth paying attention to; it’s based on a book by Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and it features a performance from James McAvoy far removed from roles we would associate with the actor. They … Continue reading Filth (2013) Review
I’m Still Here feels like an elaborate prank gone wrong. It’s a prank that nobody was really involved in, that nobody found funny and just sort of blew up in the faces of those involved. Those involved were Joaquin Phoenix and … Continue reading I’m Still Here (2010) Review
Horror movies have to do something new and unique to make any sort of lasting impact or distinguish itself from the crowd. In a field where there are increasing franchises, churning out similar versions of the same type of movie, … Continue reading Insidious (2010) Review
Variation and character progression are two descriptions you don’t usually use for animated sequels. Once you’ve established the characters and their traits in the initial movie, the sequel usually treads familiar ground, rehashing old jokes or playing on the relationships and dynamics it … Continue reading How to Train your Dragon 2 (2014)
It’s a bold move to begin your movie telling the audience that you won’t be relaying the “Hollywood” version but will be telling a “true story.” Most of the time this is relayed as an overly depressing, gritty drama that takes … Continue reading The Fault in Our Stars (2014) Review
You think Clint Eastwood, you don’t think musical. Paint your Wagon aside, he doesn’t exactly ooze, camp, song-tune charm. This is why it is surprising that he directed a film adaption of a Broadway hit but not so surprising that … Continue reading Jersey Boys (2014) Review
Days of Future Past was a bold move by Fox and the people behind the X-Men franchise. When the third movie in the original trilogy, The Last Stand, managed to put an end to a flourishing franchise by killing off … Continue reading X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Review
First Class demonstrates how the X-Men are not really superheroes. The X-Men comics focus more on what it is to be different, the prejudice that can come with that and how it forces people to do evil things or act … Continue reading X-Men: First Class (2011) Re-View
It’s strange to go all the way back to the very beginning of the X-Men franchise when so much has happened since. It is worth going back to see how much has changed, evolved and improved since the 2000 movie … Continue reading X-Men (2000) Re-View
What If… is a self-indulgent look at how things could have been. I take an event or a rumour and let my imagination run wild. It’s rarely based on fact and completely based on guess-work and conjecture. I was watching … Continue reading What If… Ghostbusters was a horror movie?
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