Runner Runner, a title that may seem odd on the surface but it does have a meaning, is a fairly decent crime thriller that is a great way to spend the afternoon. The film isn’t entirely original nor will it leave people completely shocked over the twists, it does however play its cards mostly right … Continue reading
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[31 Days Of Horror] Poltergeist (1982)
Without question one of the scariest and most affective horror films to come out of the 80′s was Poltergeist. I have fond memories of discovering this along with my cousin for one of our weekly sleep overs, where we’d hire at least one horror film. That very first experience was a great time, the film … Continue reading
[Bea’s Book Reviews] The Woman In Black (1983)
The Woman In Black Author: Suzanne Hill Year: [1983] Let’s face it, in a global saturation of vampires, were-creatures, demons, slashers, very rarely is intelligent horror given a look-in and rarely still is it so simple yet irrepressibly effective. Susan Hill’s gothique novella “The Woman in Black” is an exercise of a sparse genre (the ghost … Continue reading
[Bea’s Book Reviews] The Diary Of A Young Girl by Anne Frank (1947)
The Diary of a Young Girl Author: Anne Frank Year: [1947] “The Diary of a Young Girl” is one of the most enduring, personal and most heart-breaking books ever because it is not a work of fiction but one of fact as seen through the eyes of a girl during the Holocaust during the Nazi … Continue reading
DVD Review: Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God [M15]
Dir: Alex Gibney The Film: As an avid watcher of documentary cinema, I can safely say I have seen a lot of shocking and terrible things. I am not sure any of the documentaries I have seen this year have left me crying, depressed, angry and had me needing some serious alone time to get … Continue reading
DVD Review: The Central Park Five [M15]
Dir: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon Featuring: Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Yusef Salaam and Kharey Wise The Film: The Central Park Five is as disturbing and as sad of a documentary you are likely to find, because it shows that being in the wrong place, at the wrong time with the wrong … Continue reading
[Bea’s Reviews] RoboCop (1987)
“Robocop (1987)” So, how about that “Robocop” remake trailer? Before I continue with my blathering, I just want to share my own two cents regarding the latest offering in the remake craze. It is so easy to bag this movie based solely on the trailer alone, I know because the first time I watched it, … Continue reading
[Review] Terms And Conditions May Apply (2013)
As an avid watcher of all sorts of documentary cinema, I was really struck by TERMS AND CONDITIONS MAY APPLY. This is a film that plays as a cautionary journey, one that every user of the internet needs to watch and take on board what the film has to say. How much do you actually … Continue reading
[Bea’s Book Reviews] World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (2006)
“World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War” Author: Max Brooks Year: 2006 Allow me to be controversial with you- I am not a huge zombie fan. Let me elaborate- I’m not a huge, indiscriminate zombie fan. I’m not one of those folks who jumps at everything zombie related because truth me told, … Continue reading
[Review] Kick-Ass 2 (2013) by Bea Harper
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
[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 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
[Graphic Novel Review] Changing Ways Book 1
Writer & Artist: Justin Randall The Book: Changing Ways is easily one of the most unique and messed up books I have read for quite some time (Paul Bedford’s The List also goes in that category). Going into the book for the first time, I really had no idea what I was in for, I … Continue reading
[Bea’s Book Reviews] The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter (1979)
I am an enormous fan of fairy tales because they were a huge part of my childhood and have been a huge influence on me as a writer (yeah, I write, whodathunk?). Grimm’s fairy stories were my bread and butter in the later years of primary school and that seeped into my high school years, … Continue reading