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 →

The Exorcism Of Emily Rose

3.5/5 The film tells the story of a young college woman Emily Rose (Jennifer Carpenter) who believes she has become possessed by demons. During the course of an exorcism she passes away and the blame is placed on the Priest (Tom Wilkinson) who was left with her care. He is charged with negligent homicide and … Continue reading →

Where The Wild Things Are

4/5 The children’s book of the same name by Maurice Sendak is a strange one to actually make into a film. But Spike Jonze has done it, and I for one really liked it. I read the book quite often in Primary School and unfortunately I have not read it since then so it is … Continue reading →