Film 2012: Week 1
In all my years watching and writing about films I have never kept a list of films that I have viewed in a particular year so I haven’t been able to have an exact number of what I’ve viewed or break down my viewing habits. This year I am looking to rectify this by [...]
Thor Review
Out of all of Marvel’s characters I have to say that Thor is one that I have always struggled to connect with. The fact that a god was given the super hero treatment was something that just didn’t click despite me being a fan of super hero fare and Norse mythology. So given my [...]
Fast Five Review
Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) has been sentenced to 25 years in a maximum security prison with no chance of early release, whilst on transit he’s broken out by former cop Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker) and his sister Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster) in a daring escape involving, you’ve guessed it, cars. [...]
Limitless Review
Limitless is an adaptation of Alan Glynn’s novel The Dark Fields and follows Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) whose life is crumbling around him; he’s well behind on his book deal with his deadline fast approaching. He has yet to write a single world and to top things off he has [...]
Rango Review
Gore Verbinski teams up with Johnny Depp once again for this animated tale depicting the journey of a Chameleon who has spent his life as a pet but finds himself stranded in the Mojave Desert following a car accident. An encounter with a philosophical Aardvark leads him on the path to a town called Dirt; [...]
Ironclad Review
I absolutely loved Solomon Kane; it was one of my favourite films of last year only narrowly missing out on my top ten list and is one that I frequently pop in the Blu-Ray player when I’ve got a couple of hours to kill. So when I heard that James Purefoy and a number of [...]
Posted January 8, 2012 5:46 pm
In all my years watching and writing about films I have never kept a list of films that I have viewed in a particular year so I haven’t been able to have an exact number of what I’ve viewed or break down my viewing habits. This year I am looking to rectify this by [...]
Posted April 26, 2011 4:48 pm
Out of all of Marvel’s characters I have to say that Thor is one that I have always struggled to connect with. The fact that a god was given the super hero treatment was something that just didn’t click despite me being a fan of super hero fare and Norse mythology. So given my [...]
Posted April 25, 2011 9:23 am
Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) has been sentenced to 25 years in a maximum security prison with no chance of early release, whilst on transit he’s broken out by former cop Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker) and his sister Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster) in a daring escape involving, you’ve guessed it, cars. [...]
Posted March 27, 2011 5:05 pm
Limitless is an adaptation of Alan Glynn’s novel The Dark Fields and follows Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) whose life is crumbling around him; he’s well behind on his book deal with his deadline fast approaching. He has yet to write a single world and to top things off he has [...]
Posted March 13, 2011 4:57 pm
Gore Verbinski teams up with Johnny Depp once again for this animated tale depicting the journey of a Chameleon who has spent his life as a pet but finds himself stranded in the Mojave Desert following a car accident. An encounter with a philosophical Aardvark leads him on the path to a town called Dirt; [...]
Posted March 12, 2011 12:14 pm
I absolutely loved Solomon Kane; it was one of my favourite films of last year only narrowly missing out on my top ten list and is one that I frequently pop in the Blu-Ray player when I’ve got a couple of hours to kill. So when I heard that James Purefoy and a number of [...]
Posted February 27, 2011 9:01 am
An adaptation of the Charles Portis novel rather than a remake of the 1969 John Wayne starring, Henry Hathaway directed film of the same name. The story follows the quest for justice of a young girl named Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) whose father was killed by the elusive criminal Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin). She enlists [...]
Posted February 15, 2011 8:13 am
Director Darren Aronofsky’s latest piece of light entertainment explores the lengths a young ballet dancer has to go to convincingly play the lead in a production of Swan Lake. Nina Sayers’ (Natalie Portman) is a dancer whose ability is never in doubt and has for many years been an excellent cast member for many high [...]
Posted February 8, 2011 10:33 pm
The Mechanic is the latest action spectacular to showcase the talents of Mr. Jason Staham. Here The Stath plays Arthur Bishop; an incredibly efficient hit man who carries out his assignments with a high level of efficiency and professionalism making him the best of his kind and a man whose talents are very much in [...]
Posted February 7, 2011 12:31 am
Originally slated for Darren Aronofsky to direct; the project was passed to David O. Russell when Aronofsky opted to direct Black Swan instead. The Fighter explores the dysfunctional family of boxer Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and his efforts to become more than a stepping stone for other fighters. His dwindling career was overseen by his [...]
Posted February 2, 2011 8:40 am
With the runaway success of Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle had his pick of projects and was in the enviable position to make whatever film he pleased and instead of going for a lavish blockbuster with a mega budget he decided to tell an intimate character study based on real life events. The events in [...]
Posted February 1, 2011 8:20 am
So Chris and Phil have given myself and the other good writers of this site the opportunity to start our own blogs with complete creative control (within reason apparently). It’s unlikely that on my part this will turn into something other than an exercise in self indulgence and an opportunity to write about Nic Cage [...]
