Category Archive: Movie Reviews

Tarantino in Review: ‘Death Proof’

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Director: Quentin Tarantino Cast: Kurt Russel, Zoe Bell, Rose McGowan, Rosario Dawson, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Mary Elizabeth Winstead Synopsis: Two different groups of girls get targeted by Stuntman Mike, a psychopath whose particular… Continue reading

Tarantino in Review: ‘Jackie Brown’

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Director: Quentin Tarantino Cast: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Robert DeNiro Synopsis: When Jackie Brown, an air hostess who smuggles money for a Californian weapons dealer, gets… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘John Dies at the End’

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Directed by: Don Coscarelli Starring: Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, and Paul Giamatti Plot: 2 stoner buddies, Dave and John, find themselves unstuck in time and space after taking a new drug, nicknamed “Soy… Continue reading

Tarantino in Review: ‘Natural Born Killers’

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Another example of a Tarantino script being handled by another director…even if something got lost along the way. Director: Oliver Stone Cast: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Sizemore, Tommy Lee… Continue reading

Tarantino in Review: ‘True Romance’

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Director: Tony Scott Cast: Christian Slater, Rosanna Arquette, Michael Rapport, Denis Hopper, James Gandolfini, Christopher Walken, Brad Pitt, Gary Oldman, Chris Penn, Tom Sizemore, Val Kilmer Synopsis: After being caught up in a… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘This is England’

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Shane Meadows is a film-maker that’s impressed me with everything I’ve seen of his. Granted I’ve only seen two of his films but both have been outstanding with powerful performances in both, with… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Sweeney’

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Director: Nick Love Cast: Ray Winstone, Ben Drew, Damien Lewis, Hayley Atwell With his execrable reboot/remake/ravaging of a classic UK crime franchise, Nick Love proves himself to be the foremost hack of British… Continue reading

Tarantino in Review: ‘Reservoir Dogs’

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To kick of our special series examining the career of modern cinema’s most interesting loudmouth in the wake of his most recent success we’ll be winding back the clock and rewatching his directional… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ (2nd Opinion)

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Director: Rich Moore Cast: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, Mindy Kaling, Ed O’Neil, John DiMaggio Synopsis: For thirty years ‘Wreck-it’ Ralph has been the bad guy in… Continue reading

Movie Review – ‘Django Unchained’ (2nd Opinion)

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Director: Quentin Tarantino Cast: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins, Kerry Washington Plot: Bounty hunter and former dentist Dr. Schultz buys the slave Django to help him identify… Continue reading