Category Archive: Movie Reviews

The Sick, The Strange and the Awful Reviews – Trapped in the Closet

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Many great works of art have pieces taken from them, which are then re-imagined into something fit for mass consumption, and are far more successful because it. A lot of musical covers (though… Continue reading

As Bad As You Thought?: Season of the Witch

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Legend tells of a time when Nicholas Cage was a respected actor, a bit nutty sure, but a serious professional but over the past several years, his career has (d)evolved. After a series… Continue reading

Why I Hate Gwyneth Paltrow with a Passion

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I don’t hate celebrities. What’s the point? If I don’t like them I just don’t pay them any heed. Ben Stiller’s brand of humour doesn’t work for me, but it doesn’t make me… Continue reading

‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’ Movie Review

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Director: Darren Lynn Bousman Cast: Anthony Stewart Head, Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Paris Hilton, Bill Mosely Plot: At an unspecified time in the future and unspecified plague almost pushed the human race to… Continue reading

50 Years of Bond: ‘Thunderball’ Review

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Director: Terence Young Cast: Sean Connery, Adolfi Celi, Claudine Auger, Luciana Paluzzi, Rik Van Nutter, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn Plot: After dispatching a SPECTRE agent Bond is ordered into a day… Continue reading

Retro Review: Men in Black

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Director: Barry Sonnenfeld Cast: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Vincent D’Onofrio, Linda Fiorentino, Rip Torn Plot: When a New York cop discovers a vast underground society of aliens living on Earth he gets… Continue reading

Review: God Bless America

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Directed by: Bobcat Goldthwaite Starring: Joel Murray and Tara Lynne Barr Plot: When Frank finds out that he is terminally ill, he decides to exterminate the most rude people in society with the help of a… Continue reading

As Bad As You Thought? Summer Fun Edition: The Burning

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Sorry it has been so long since my last review but Stephanie Meyers confronted me about all the things I said about her, and well the less said about what followed the better.… Continue reading

Review: Get the Gringo/How I Spent My Summer Vacation

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Directed by: Adrian Grunberg Starring: Mel Gibson, Kevin Hernandez, and Peter Stormare Plot: A career criminal (Gibson) escapes to Mexico after a big heist. Once there, he is arrested and thrown in jail while the arresting… Continue reading

‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’ DVD Review

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Director: Guy Ritchie Cast: Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Stephen Fry, Rachel McAdams, Jared Harris Plot: When Sherlock Holmes continues following the trail of crime back to Professor James Moriarty he… Continue reading