I honestly do believe that “Kick Ass 2” was made specifically to get a reaction out of it’s audience and for all intents and purposes, it worked. The inevitable sequel to the jack in the box hit of 2010, this movie is one of the epitomes of the term ‘attention whore’ because it wears it’s … Continue reading
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[Review] jOBS (2013) by Daniel McIntosh
Well we all knew that it was inevitable that a movie about the late Steve Jobs was going to be made given that Aaron Sorkin’s Oscar-winning movie THE SOCIAL NETWORK showed that movies about tech giants who revolutionised our way of life could be box office and critical successes. More so the impetus for a … Continue reading
[Review] The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones (2013) by Bede Jermyn
Ever since the TWILIGHT series came into the scene a couple of years ago and made a lot of bank, many Hollywood studios have been buying up the rights to every young adult fantasy series out there in hoping that one will be the next huge success for them as well. While some have been … Continue reading
[Review] The Frozen Ground (2013)
Films about real serial killers are always intriguing because it is based on events that actually happened. Some films do take more liberties than others, while some end up being flat out insulting. Preference for me is definitely the more serious ones, ones that actually tell a good story and don’t spit in the face … Continue reading
[Review] Elysium (2013) by Bea Harper
Dir. Neill Blomkamp To a degree, I feel somewhat out of my comfort zone by writing a review for a science fiction film. Not because I didn’t ‘get it’ (I do) or I didn’t enjoy it (I did) but SF has a broad, broad range of subject matter to choose from and as with everything … Continue reading
[Review] We’re The Millers (2013)
Normally I don’t like to watch trailers for comedy films as they generally reveal way too much and the best jokes are put in and the film ends up just being a let down. I saw the trailer for WE’RE THE MILLERS while I was at the cinema to see something else, and I thought … Continue reading
[Review] Comic Book Heroes – Episode 2 (2013)
Episode 2 of Comic Book Heroes starts off where the first part left off, we are with the gang of Gestalt at Comic Con and their books haven’t arrived. The stress is on and our hearts are racing, and just when we thought disaster was going to strike, the books arrive and they make it … Continue reading
[Review] The Wolverine (2013) by Bea Harper
First, just let me get this off my chest. UNLEASH THE BEAST!!!!!!! I think I was in the freakish minority who didn’t hate “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” as much as the general public did. It was heavily flawed and a hodgepodge of good ideas that were unrealised or under-developed, but was it terrible in the sense … Continue reading
[Review] Lovelace (2013)
Seems odd that the advertising material for this film seems to shine on the fact that Linda Lovelace is known for starring in a porn film, and her story is anything but shining on the porn industry. However that element (her anti-porn crusade) is left out of this film and it instead decides to show … Continue reading
[Review] Pain & Gain (2013)
I now have a strong candidate for Worst Film Of 2013, PAIN & GAIN is one of the most awful films I have seen recently. It was a task to sit through and that feels like a compliment. Michael Bay is a very hit and miss director, I do believe his best days are very … Continue reading
[Review] The Conjuring (2013) by Bea Harper
Unlike the majority of the Internet, I never saw the trailer for “The Conjuring”- I knew of it, I knew it’s basic gist, but I didn’t actually watch it on YouTube or saw it in the theatre prior to it’s release. I was exposed to several movie posters, all of which had a suitably creepy … Continue reading
Bede’s MIFF 2013 Video Reviews #11: Prince Avalanche, The Past and Aim High In Creation!
PRINCE AVALANCHE, THE PAST and AIM HIGH IN CREATION! In this 11th and final edition of my 2013 MIFF video reviews, I share my thoughts on director David Gordon Green’s return to indie filmmaking with PRINCE AVALANCHE, the new film from Oscar winning A SEPARATION director Asghar Farhadi THE PAST and the fascinating and hilarious Aussie documentary … Continue reading
[Bea’s Reviews] Sinister (2012)
“Sinister (2012)” Looking at this poster for Scott Derrickson’s latest fright flick “Sinister”, you can’t help but say “generic” because that’s exactly how it looks- creepy child with long hair smearing blood across a wall that just happens to form a demonic face. We’ve seen this been done hundreds upon thousands of millions of times … Continue reading
Bede’s MIFF 2013 Video Reviews #10: Lovelace and Tim Winton’s The Turning
LOVELACE and TIM WINTON’S THE TURNING In this 10th edition of my 2013 MIFF video reviews, I share my thoughts on the Linda Lovelace biopic LOVELACE and the ambitious adaption of Tim Winton’s anthology novel TIM WINTON’S THE TURNING. – Bede Jermyn