Whodunnit? The old fashioned murder mystery the past few years has been making a big comeback. The latest comes from Tom George, his debut directorial feature after working on Television and radio. Sadly that comedic debut is a predictable mess with wafer thin character backgrounds with very little room to shine. Sam Rockwell and Saoirse… Read More Film Review – See How They Run (2022)
Bill Withers’ song Just The Two of Us could easily all about Day Shift. Starring Jamie Foxx and Vampire action comedy are like the perfect couple. That maybe on paper, on the small screen are they ‘fang-tastic’ together in Netflix’s latest Original? Foxx brings his Hollywood A game as Bud Jablonski a hard working blue… Read More Film Review – Day Shift (2022)
“What kind of bird are you?!”, Wes Anderson‘s Moonrise Kingdom is the latest film from the director to join the Criterion Collection. The perfect platform to showcase his talents, with a charming sweet tale of lost love. Young love and unbridled friendship. The film is the follow up to Anderson’s 2009 stop animation Fantastic Mr.Fox.… Read More Film Review – Moonrise Kingdom (2012, Criterion Collection)
When it was announced that Paul Feig, a filmmaker renowned for comedies was making a ‘serious film’, it raised a few eyebrows. Could the director who made Bridesmaids bring us something delightfully dark, twisted? The answer is…Yes, its called A Simple Favour! When any director steps out of their comfort zone, curiosity always kills the… Read More Film Review – A Simple Favour (2018)
Amongst the cavalcade of cinematic masterpieces, arthouse wonders, World Cinema powerhouses, The Criterion Collection know how to dial down the tone, to unleash some lighthearted fun. Gregory La Cava‘s My Man Godfrey (1936), a brilliantly funny screwball comedy that delivers that lighthearted fun with some social satire. When it comes to period based films or… Read More Blu-Ray Review – My Man Godfrey (1936, Criterion Collection)
If there was ever a marmite Wes Anderson film, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) might just be that film. After the success of The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), there was a pressure for the film to succeed back in 2004. True Anderson fans despite the mixed critical response love Steve Zissou even with all… Read More Blu-Ray Review – The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (Criterion Collection)
Nacho Vigalondo‘s (Time Crimes, Extraterrestrial) Colossal will probably be one of the most uniquely surreal movies you will watch in 2017. An impressive hybrid of genres that creates a movie that will think you know what’s going on when really you shouldn’t second guess. Just embrace the chaos as the indie Spanish filmmaker gives us… Read More Film Review – Colossal (2017)
When it comes to any family get together especially weddings or wakes, sometimes you just want to hide away in the corner and hope you’ll be forgotten about. In Jeff Blitz‘s Table 19 you may just get that hiding place amongst the forgotten, misfits and weirdos!With Jay and Mark Duplass onboard scripting, you would hope… Read More Film Review – Table 19 (2017)
Boss Baby attempts to ask the question, “What if your baby was a boss?“. Throw in Alex Baldwin into the mix, you may want to ask the new question, “What if your baby was in Glengarry Glenross?“. Animated features are ten a penny these days, many forgettable and won’t raise a pulse this side of… Read More Film Review – Boss Baby (2017)
Rom-coms are ten a penny, so many are created for cinema and home release but so many disappoint, many come and go like Lord Lucan at a Police convention. Maybe we’re too cruel or quick in our opinions of the sub-genre when another appears we’ve already made our minds up it’s a flop. Are we… Read More DVD Review – Sleeping With Other People (2016)
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