Month: November 2015

Let Me In – Quickie Review

A young teenage boy befriends a young female vampire as her guardian kills people to drain their blood to quench her blood lust. While not as good as the Swedish contemporary horror classic, Let The Right One In, it is still very good. Very creepy tone and it has enough original touches to make this …

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Four Lions – Quickie Review

A group of bumbling British jihadists start training for a deadly terror attack. This movie is brutally funny and spirited performed. Brilliant script that makes the terrorists likable, but not once does it support what they are doing. The humour clearly lies in their incompetence not with their mission. Point of interest for some, Benedict …

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5 Faves: Films From Shelf 2 Of My Blu-Ray Collection

1. Apocalypse Now 2. Big Bad Wolves 3. Avengers, The 4. Birdman 5. Argo Just Missed The Cut: Batman Begins, Beasts Of The Southern Wild, Beetlejuice, Begin Again, Billy Bathgate Need To See: Another Earth, Antiviral, Barry Lyndon, Big Ass Spider, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Comedy Hi-Lites: Arachnophobia, Attack The Block, Bad Grandpa, Billy …

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Grosse Pointe Blank – Quickie Review

A hitman having a crisis of conscience heads home for his 10 year high reunion as it coincides with his next mission. Very entertaining, comedy actioner. Cusack is at his John Cusiatic best. While the movie plays out exactly as one could predict, I think most would be disappointed if it didn’t. Darkly humourous and …

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5 Faves: Films of Morgan Freeman

1. Shawshank Redemption, The 2. Million Dollar Baby 3. Se7en 4. Dark Knight Trilogy, The 5. Glory Just Missed The Cut: Driving Miss Daisy, Gone Baby Gone, Now You See Me, Unforgiven, Wanted Need To See: Amistad, Invictus, Last Vegas, March Of The Penguins, Street Smart Comedy Hi-Lites: Bruce Almighty, The Lego Movie, Nurse Betty, …

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