Category Archive: Movie Reviews

The Amazing Spider-Man Review: A Second Opinion

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First things first, this is a completely spoiler-free review on the film. Now, having said that I want to start off this review by stating a couple of things about my personal biases… Continue reading

The Amazing Spider-Man: Review

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Strung together by Hedgie Director: Marc Webb Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Dennis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field Very minor spoilers follow. I was one of those on the fence people when… Continue reading

As Bad As You Thought?: The Devil Inside

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This week’s choice of movie to recap for all of you was an easy choice, you see dear readers from the moment I first saw the trailers for this particular movie I knew… Continue reading

Some More Thoughts on ‘Prometheus’ – A Quasi-Review

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Since I managed to be the last geek on the internet to see Prometheus, Ridley Scott’s much debated prequel to his sci-fi/horror classic Alien, instead of going with the all out review I’ll… Continue reading

Review: Safety Not Guaranteed

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Directed by: Colin Trevorrow Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Jake M. Johnson, Mark Duplass, and Karan Soni Plot: A magazine writer and his two interns investigate a classified ad looking for a partner to travel back in time.… Continue reading

Review: Moonrise Kingdom

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Directed by: Wes Anderson Starring: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, and Ed Norton Plot: A pair of young lovers runs away together forcing a small town to put together a search party. Review: Wes Anderson… Continue reading

Rating Kubrick – Best to… Least Best

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I’m a huge fan of Stanley Kubrick, and he is one of my favourite director (it’s either him or David Lynch). He was also potentially the most intelligent director ever, as he threw a ridiculous… Continue reading

‘Chronicle’ DVD Review

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Director: Josh Trank Cast: Alex Russel, Dane Dehaan, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly Plot: The story, pieced together from home video and security footage, tracks the lives of three high school students and… Continue reading

50 Years of Bond: ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ Review

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Director: Guy Hamilton Cast: Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Grey, Lana Wood, Jimmy Dean, Bruce Glover, Putter Smith, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Norman Burton, Desmond Llewellyn Plot: Having exacted his revenge on… Continue reading

Review: ‘Brave’

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This review contains NO spoilers. Brave takes place in long ago Scotland. King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson) present their daughter Merida’s (Kelly Macdonald) hand in marriage to the first born… Continue reading