This Is England

4.5/5 This is a film I wish I had not waited so long to see, much like with another Shane Meadows film (Dead Man’s Shoes) I really wanted to see it. However I waited, and waited and I felt I really needed to be in the right mood to watch it. So several years after … Continue reading →

My Top 10 Films of 2009

Might as well just state my Top 10 for 2009 and keep in mind there are still quite a few films I haven’t seen yet which are making the top lists for people (eg: UP, Up In The Air, Hurt Locker), so this is based on the films I have seen and the ones which … Continue reading →

Perfect Casting, Perfect Performance #2

Perfect Casting, Perfect Performance #2 Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley in Aliens With my first Perfect Casting piece I chose Christopher Reeve as Superman in the Superman films, but for my second piece whilst Sigourney has played Ripley the same amount of times that Reeve played Superman I have decided to single out one film … Continue reading →

[Rewind] The Doom Generation

The Doom Generation This was a really trippy film, there is no other way to describe it. I am going to struggle to give this any kind if explanation actually. The tag line is a heterosexual film by Gregg Araki, maybe meaning there was only hetero sex in it but there was a lot of … Continue reading →

The Soloist

3/5 This is the true story (the film was based on the book by Steve Lopez) of Steve Lopez who is a reporter who one day comes across a homeless man Nathaniel Ayres who is playing the violin. Steve can tell that Nathaniel has great musical talent and he decides to make him his new … Continue reading →