Category Archive: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

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In a summer movie season jam packed with superhero movies, franchise reboots, sequels, prequels and Michael Bay’s ongoing attempt to kill as many moviegoers as possible with incoherent mayhem we’re sort of stuck… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Willow Creek’

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Directed by: Bobcat Goldthwait Starring: Bryce Johnson and Alexie Gilmore Plot: With help from his girlfriend, Kelly, Jim tries to make a documentary about Bigfoot, hoping to find him in the process. Review: Ever since… Continue reading

Retro Review: ‘Candyman’

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It has been argued many times, that if you want to know what a civilization feels at any given time look at the stories which scare them. Throughout the twentieth and twenty first… Continue reading

Movie Review: Under The Skin

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By Hedge Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Adam Pearson Director: Jonathan Glazer. In the Scottish highlands, a woman preys upon wayward men, luring them with the promise of sex in order to further her own… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘They Came Together’

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Directed by: David Wain Starring: Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler Plot: A big corporate stooge falls for the quirky small business woman. Review: Thanks to the likes of Christopher Guest, Mel Brooks, and Zucker, Abrahams,… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’

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Directed by: Jim Jarmusch Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, and Mia Wasikowska Plot: Two separated immortal lovers are reunited after many years. Review: I’m not scared of death. I mean, I’m not scared of being on… Continue reading

EIFF 2014 Review 2: ‘Let Us Prey’

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The following review does contain some strong language. I would apologise but I was pretty psyched when I wrote this so take the cursing to be a good thing. Basically the film gets… Continue reading

EIFF 2014 Review: ‘Hyena’

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Over the next 11 days I shall be checking out a few films from the 2014 Edinburgh International Film Festival. due to costs I won’t be seeing a huge amount (just seven films… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Trust Me’

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Directed by: Clark Gregg Starring: Clark Gregg, Amanda Peet, Sam Rockwell, and Saxon Sarbino Plot:  A struggling talent agent thinks he found the next big starlet. Review: Clark Gregg turned a lot of geeks heads… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Sacrament’

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Directed by: Ti West Starring: A.J. Bowen, Joe Swanberg, Amy Seimetz, and Gene Jones Plot: A documentary crew follows a friend to check on his sister who might be in a cult. Review: Ti West is… Continue reading