Monthly Archives: October 2012

Austin Powers Trilogy Review

Posted on October 6, 2012 by OGR

I’ve been watching a bunch of trilogies, quadrilogies and… other things ending with ‘ilogy’. Some, like The Mummy, Child’s Play and the Friday films, take a premise and beat it to death without care or creativity. Feast doesn’t even have … Continue reading →

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The Dictator (Review)

Posted on October 5, 2012 by OGR

You can’t really expect a film that opens with ‘In Memory of Kim Jong-Il’ to be even remotely serious – especially from the director and star of Borat and Bruno. But The Director somehow manages to set the bar even … Continue reading →

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The Lincoln Lawyer (Review)

Posted on October 4, 2012 by OGR

‘Lincoln Lawyer’ refers to both Mick Haller’s car and occupation respectively. The Lincoln is chauffeur driven thanks to a DUI arrest – and given the number of times Mick is either inebriated or on the way to that state it … Continue reading →

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Deep Cover (Review)

Posted on October 2, 2012 by OGR

From the unbelievably slo-mo intro sequence accompanied by the excellent Dr Dre produced instrumental Deep Cover is pure, unadulterated, under-rated and under-appreciated class. Russell Stevens (Laurence Fishburne) is driven to be a good, upright and honest man, untainted by evil … Continue reading →

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Looper (Review)

Posted on October 1, 2012 by OGR

It is the future; 2044 specifically. This is no Blade Runner future with a squillion new inventions and ultra-cool gadgets, if anything the divide between the rich and the poor seems to have narrowed, although unfortunately the overall tilt seems … Continue reading →

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Cape Fear 1991 – (Review)

Posted on October 1, 2012 by OGR

Martin Scorsese has a magnificent CV that towers above almost all other directors. He is on the wishlist of every major star and has amassed both critical acclaim, industry acknowledgement and box office success over 4 decades and counting. So … Continue reading →

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