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Kill List (IFFR Review) | By Tom Clift

Tom Clift — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:15:20 +0000

The Wicker Man by way of Pulp Fiction, Kill List does not go where you expect it to. Shot on an indie-film budget by sophomore director Ben Wheatley’s (whose debut film Down Terrace garnered considerable acclaim), the film follows two contract killers driving around the English country-side with a list of people they’ve been hired to rub out. But mysterious things are afoot, and soon the mission takes a nightmarish [...]

The Three Musketeers [2011] (Review) | By Anders Wotzke

Anders Wotzke — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:46:33 +0000

You know, I’ve never really understood why it’s called The Three Musketeers when it’s always about the fourth one — surely there’s an origin story (or three) we’re missing out on here – but to be perfectly honest, this features quite low on the list of things that baffle me about Paul W.S. Anderson’s adaptation. Far more pressing is the question of how Anderson, the man responsible for [...]

Secretariat (Review) | By Alastair Collins

Alastair Collins — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:06:28 +0000

I think, in the grand scheme of things, we have reached the end of what can possibly be achieved with a movie about horse racing. We have Seabiscuit for the classic underdog tale, we have Phar Lap for delving into the seedy underbelly of the business and now we have Secretariat for overcoming obstacles that have little to do with actually racing horses. Added bonus? They’re all true stories. Or [...]

The Hangover Part 2 (Video Review) | By Anders Wotzke

Anders Wotzke — Fri, 27 May 2011 11:41:16 +0000

Make no mistake, The Hangover was truly one of the funniest films of the last decade. While the crude comedies coming out of Judd Apatow’s camp were being diluted with sentiment, Todd Phillips’ 2009 smash hit embraced absurdism head-on as it careered from one outrageously hilarious situation to another, never once slowing down to get gushy. And fair enough, too; no one goes to Sin City [...]

Rango (Review) | By Dan Gear

Dan Gear — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:38:58 +0000

Rango may just be the first animated Western/comedy with a cast of characters made up entirely of animals. In fact, I’m sure of it. But does it stand out from the recent deluge of computer animation on the big screen? You can breathe a sigh of relief, because it certainly does. And you won’t be made to wrap a crappy pair of 3-D glasses around your face to enjoy it [...]

The Rite (Review) | By Anders Wotzke

Anders Wotzke — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:39:48 +0000

I’m beginning to suspect that the Catholic Church has Hollywood producers under some sort of contractual obligation, the particulars stating that they must release one exorcist movie a year in which a doubtful priest reasserts his faith and confirms the existence of demons. Otherwise, I’m at a loss to explain why movies such as Mikael Håfström’s The Rite exist. Here is a film so ponderously pious, I half expected to [...]

Griff the Invisible (Review) | By Anders Wotzke

Anders Wotzke — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:19:57 +0000

As Leon Ford’s mild-mannered Aussie superhero flick Griff the Invisible points out, it’s highly improbable that a masked vigilante by night is a charismatic playboy millionaire like Bruce Wayne by day. No, it takes a ‘special’ kind of person to profess to having superpowers and fight crime wearing a rubber suit. You know, someone who is… missing a few screws. Not the sharpest tool in the shed. One banana short [...]

Hall Pass (Review) | By Dan Gear

Dan Gear — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 06:04:16 +0000

What do you do when your man checks out other women whenever you’re out with him? How do you respond to a guy who has romantic sessions – by himself – in the car after you turn out the light? Put him on a leash? Cut your losses and move on? No – you give him a hall pass. And if you’re not sure he knows what to do with [...]

The Company Men (Review) | By Dan Gear

Dan Gear — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:19:34 +0000

Last year’s Up in the Air was about a guy who fired people for a living. We watched scene after uncomfortable scene of former employees reacting with shock, disbelief and indignation when they are bluntly told that their years of service and sacrifice have reached a premature end. Since the main character, played by charismatic star George Clooney, held all the power, there was [...]

In A Better World [Hævnen] (Review) | By Katina Vangopoulos

Katina Vangopoulos — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:44:49 +0000

In a world where retaliation is king many cruel things abound – from those believing they have all the power and from those trying to teach them otherwise. Conflicting opinions of what is right and wrong often create cause for argument, and when put into context under extreme circumstances you create a much stronger story. That’s what In A Better World gives us – a somewhat subtle confrontation of mindsets [...]