Edgar Wright fresh from his hugely popular Cornetto films, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, takes on the hugely popular graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim vs The World. An underserved bomb at the box office and a film that did the impossible, made me like Michael Cera.... The basic premise of Scott Pilgrim vs The World is about Scott Pilgrim, played... Continue Reading →
The film that took 12 years to make, not because of production issues or budget issues, it was a plan to film a boy's growth from child to young adult. An experiment that one would regard as revolutionary and interesting to see the cast grow as people and characters. Boyhood is a brilliant film that invites the... Continue Reading →
For every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday my Dad would have control of the TV. My Dad would watch the stereotypical 'Dad fare'. He would watch war films and westerns. John Wayne was a constant in the western genre. I had to watch a lot of John Wayne films, some were bad, some were good.... Continue Reading →
One of the most underrated sci-fi's of the 1990's. Dark City has everything from a great unique story, fantastic aesthetics and marvellous performances. Some parts of the film are dated by 90's filmmaking but this only adds to the charm. Rufus Sewell plays Murdoch whom suffers from amnesia and wakes up to be a suspect... Continue Reading →
One of Netflix's best original films pits Idris Elba as a leader of child soldiers embroiled in a civil war. An unnamed country but similarities can be drawn with the Rwandan genocide and other horrible African civil wars. Beasts of No Nation follows a young boy named Agu whose village is invaded and his family are killed and... Continue Reading →
The 2008 found footage film that reinvented viral marketing and took advantage of the found footage craze and as of 2018, kick started an unlikely franchise that each installment has an enigma surrounding them just like the 2008 film. Cloverfield starts with a house party to say goodbye to Rob whose camera it is throughout the... Continue Reading →
HE'S GONNA PUKE!!! Famous lines from the billionaire and chairman of the WWE, Vince Mcmahon. Beyond The Mat was one of the first behind the scenes look at the world of professional wrestling. The documentary focused on the careers of Terry Funk, Mick Foley and Jake 'The Snake' Roberts. It details the hardships of being the in... Continue Reading →
One of the most iconic animations ever created finally got their feature film released in 2007. In a time which many professed that the show had jumped the shark and quality had diminished it was time to see if the creators of the show could pull of a quality feature length episode of The Simpsons.... Continue Reading →
The Truman Show has become much more relevant within today's society then when it was made in 1998. The film had the foresight to predict the public's fascination with reality TV in this well acted, well produced comedy drama. The film is about Truman Burbank played by Jim Carrey who lives in a town with... Continue Reading →
Bueller.... Bueller.... Bueller. The quintessential 80's teen comedy about a popular kid taking a day off from school to become a town hero. Ferris Bueller is a typical high school teen that decides to take a day off to enjoy the sun and takes girlfriend, Sloane and friend Cameron on the ride with him. The... Continue Reading →
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