Tagged with review

[Review] Wyatt Earp (1994)

[Review] Wyatt Earp (1994)

Every so often in Hollywood, similar themed films are made around the same time and one always gets lost in the shuffle. Back in 93/94 that theme was Wyatt Earp and released first was Tombstone staring Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer. Continue reading

[Review] Moonrise Kingdom (2012) by Garrett Collins

Starring: Bruce Willis, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Kara Hayward, Jared Gilman, Jason Schwartzman and Tilda Swinton Directed By: Wes Anderson At one point in Moonrise Kingdom, the latest quirky romp from director Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums), the film’s main character, a little boy named Sam, makes earrings made of bugs for his … Continue reading

[Review] Nightbreed (1990) by Garrett Collins

Starring: Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg, and Doug Bradley Directed by: Clive Barker It’s hard to think about now, but back in the mid 80s, Clive Barker was known as horror’s next big literary and motion picture giant. With his Books of Blood collections and a film called Hellraiser, he had started placing his … Continue reading

[Review] Chernobyl Diaries (2012) by Garrett Collins

Starring: Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski and Olivia Dudley Directed by: Bradley Parker Filmmaker Oren Peli is at a crossroads in his career. After his extremely low budget and famously so frightening it even scared Spielberg into producing it Paranormal Activity opened in 2009 and became a worldwide phenomenon, he found himself being in with the … Continue reading

[Review] The Avengers (2012)

[Review] The Avengers (2012)

Without question, The Avengers is one of the best comic book film adaptations and the best Marvel film thus far. We saw the build up films with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor and Captain America. We knew what the inevitable was, and the burning question was ‘Will an Avengers film be able to fulfill … Continue reading

DVD Review: The Hunter [M15]

Dir: Daniel Nettheim Starring: Daniel Nettheim, Sam Neill, Frances O’Connor The Film: A merc named Martin David is hired by a mysterious scientific corporation to head into the wilds of Australia to hunt down the Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger. Martin’s presence in the area attracts the attention of more than a few locals who are … Continue reading

DVD Review: Point Blank [MA15]

Dir: Fred Cavayé Starring: Gilles Lellouche, Elena Anaya, Roschdy Zem The Film: Point Blank is an intense thriller, that is exciting and extremely well put together. The film follows a familiar formula, but it has a fresh spin on it, I am sure there will be comparisons to things like Taken or even something like … Continue reading

DVD Review: Absentia by Garrett Collins

Dir: Mike Flanagan Starring: Katie Parker, Courtney Bell, Dave Levine, Morgan Peter Brown, Justin Gordon The Film: We live in a very interesting age in the world of horror. It is almost impossible not to see a modern film come out which doesn’t contain some kind of homage or storyline from a film that we, … Continue reading

DVD Review: Rites Of Passage [MA15]

Dir: W. Peter Lliff Starring: Wes Bentley, Kate Maberly, Chritian Slater, Stephen Dorff The Film: I’ll start by saying this, Rites Of Passage is not a good film, and I expected better from someone whose writing credits include Point Break and Under Suspicion although they do also include Prayer Of The Rollerboys. W. Peter Lliff’s … Continue reading

DVD Review: The Future [M15] by Garrett Collins

Dir: Miranda July, Starring: Miranda July, Hamish Linklater The Film: Miranda July, the writer, director, and star of The Future, is an example of what would happen if Sofia Coppola and David Lynch had a daughter who grew up to make films. While her central ideas are full of thought, it is tough to get … Continue reading