Director: Braden King Starring: Ben Foster, Lubna Azabal The Film: I will give my honest opinion right now- despite it’s good intentions, this movie bored me. I didn’t find it particularly poignant or memorable and in the end, I found myself wondering what went astray in me that I didn’t enjoy this movie as much … Continue reading
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[Bea’s Reviews] Fright Night (2011)
“Fright Night (2011)” Dir. Craig Gillespie Newsflash, folks. Creativity, GENUINE creativity in the horror genre in Hollywood is rare to come by these days, if not completely extinct. Almost everywhere you look, you see a ‘remake’, ‘re-imagining’, ‘reboot’, ‘re whateveryouwannacallitjustgimmeyourmoney’. Some are better than others of course, but on the whole, there really is nothing … Continue reading
[Bea’s Reviews] Clarissa (1991)
“Clarissa (1991)” Dir. Richard Bierman I am a very vanilla person once you get to know me. I’m soft as a powder puff and twice as gentle (thanks for the line Miss Kitty). If I have money to spare, I give it to charities, if I see person overloaded with bags I’ll help them to … Continue reading
DVD Review: Once Upon A Time In Anatolia [M] by Bea Harper
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan Starring: Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan, Firat Tanis The Film: The concept of the sins of the father has strong roots in human history, and it is one that is still with us today when it comes to not only works of fiction but also in reality. Global and social tensions of … Continue reading
DVD Review: Lady Snowblood 1 & 2 [R18] by Bea Harper
Director: Toshiya Fujita The Film: Author’s note: Well folks, here is my first attempt at reviewing two movies in one hit. I won’t go into too much detail in regards to the plot lines in the movies (I suck at writing detailed synopses), but I will try my best to give my own thoughts about … Continue reading
DVD Review: Sawney – Flesh Of Man [R18] by Bea Harper
Dir: Ricky Wood Starring: David Hayman, Samuel Feeney, Gavin Mitchell The Film: When Mistress Marcey asked me if I would like to review a film about a deranged, depraved cult of inbred cannibals that is based on a true story, do you know what I said? “Well shit, yipee!”. No, seriously, I did. When it … Continue reading
Blu-ray Review: Kiki’s Delivery Service [G] by Bea Harper
Director: Hayao Miyazaki The Film: First thing’s first, I want to thank Marcey for sending me this movie to re-watch, it really means a lot to me! By now, it’s no surprise that Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli is wonderful due to their consistent work on anime films that span multiple genres and that it’s is … Continue reading
[RRFF ’13] Gentlemen Of Fortune (2012) by Bea Harper
Authors Note: First, my apologies- this review was meant to be submitted at an earlier date, just so you know, I feel like a total horse’s arse because this movie has quickly become one of my favourite foreign comedies and it enforces the fact I’m a lousy contributor. The original “Gentlemen of Fortune” was another … Continue reading
Bea’s Top 10 Kaiju (Giant Movie Monsters)
For all of my inate sophistication (in my mind), I also enjoy the pure, simple things in life- chocolate, gasoline and matches. When it comes to movies, it is a truth universally known what the moment the words “giant” and “monster” are mentioned, ears are gonna prick up, and I am no exception. In honor … Continue reading
[Review] The Lone Ranger (2013) by Bea Harper
I have always had a huge affinity for the pulp serials of the 30’s- oh yeah, they were HARDLY politically correct when it came to matters such as ethnicity, gender roles and the portrayal of human condition, but they were also simple and most importantly, escapist. Considering the time when this media was available, tough … Continue reading
Bea’s Facebook Follies: Resident Evil
Speaking objectively, as a general film in terms of entertainment, the first ‘Resident Evil’ really isn’t a bad effort. If we forget for a moment what the series would become (that is an entire CLUSTERFUCK of money, time and potential talent), this movie made more of a concious effort to be a standalone rather than … Continue reading
Bea’s Facebook Follies: Resident Evil – Retribution
And now, the latest slap in the face to the ‘Resident Evil’ franchise, ‘Retribution’. At first I thought this movie was trying to be fancy giving itself this subtitle, but the more I think about it, the more appropriate it seems- retribution on it’s suffering audience for being optimistic, retribution on those who still think … Continue reading
Bea’s Facebook Follies: Breaking Dawn Part 2
First impressions are indeed everything when it comes to making a reputation of oneself. Thusly, welcome to my inaugural new article “Facebook Follies”, which is similar to The Terrible Australian’s Bad Movie Tweet-A-Thon, only on Facebook and hopefully more movies that are less likely to make Baby Jesus cry. I will be doing a blow-by-blow … Continue reading
[Bea’s Reviews] Dracula (1979)
“Dracula (1979)” While like Glenn Beck, I don’t have any actual substantive evidence to prove this, in 1979, Frank Langella fathered many children and didn’t even know it because of his role in this movie. I’m not going to waste time by bitching about how inaccurate this film is, partly because it has the same … Continue reading