Low expectations can go a long way to improving how you view a film. They also have the alternate effect, but for Hunger Games, I was definitely thinking that it was going to be a soft, teen-aimed, love-affair set in … Continue reading The Hunger Games (2012) Review
3 of the Best vs 3 of the Worst is exactly what it sounds like – 3 of the best examples of either an actor, film series, genre, etc. versus 3 of the worst. It’s also an opportunity for you … Continue reading 3 of the Best vs 3 of the Worst – Films based on TV Shows
There are very few good films that were originally television shows. It’s not because it’s a bad idea. For many tv shows it is their last attempt at continuing, squeezing just a little bit more life out of a cancelled or failing … Continue reading Can a TV show ever become a successful film?
Dustin Hoffman is a dark-horse legendary actor. I think most people, not necessarily film fans, would struggle to name a Dustin Hoffman film but would definitely recognise him as a legend. You ask someone to name a Robert De Niro movie … Continue reading Tootsie (1982) Review
It was always going to be difficult making a comedy out of a subject like cancer. It’s a difficult balancing act; you don’t want to make the subject too light, not taking the sensitive subject of cancer seriously. Alternatively, you … Continue reading 50/50 (2011) Review
3 of the Best vs 3 of the Worst is exactly what it sounds like – 3 of the best examples of either an actor, film series, genre, etc. versus 3 of the worst. It’s also an opportunity for you … Continue reading 3 of the Best vs 3 of the Worst – Superhero Movies
The issue with a documentary about a well-known individual or series is that there is sure to be people watching that want to know more about specific aspects that may not be covered or even referenced. This becomes even more of … Continue reading Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 (2012) Review
Some films are best described as “clever.” I don’t necessarily mean clever in a “Memento/Inception – How did they put that together?” sort of way but in a more “why didn’t I think of that?” The kind of clever that … Continue reading Wreck-It Ralph (2013) Review
Every film, regardless of what you want to do with it, what style you want to present it in or what story you want to tell (or not tell) must have structure. You can have the strangest environment, most confusing … Continue reading The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) Review
Forget Bond, Bourne and Hunt – the only true spy on film is Smiley, George Smiley. I don’t know the last time I watched a spy film that had very little action, no explosions, hardly any gunfire and a distinct … Continue reading Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011) Review
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