Monthly Archives: February 2013

Sanctum (Review)

Posted on February 14, 2013 by OGR

The first thing you need to know about Sanctum is that the acting sucks. This was evident from the jump, with the opening scenes especially hard to stomach with the awful accents, unnatural reactions and clumsy delivery of inane dialogue. … Continue reading →

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Hard Rain (Review)

Posted on February 12, 2013 by OGR

It’s raining… hard, all over Huntingberg. A dam break on higher ground threatens to leave the small town awash, so the residents have been evacuated, leaving only a few cops, some die-hard evacuation order breakers and Tom (Christian Slater) and … Continue reading →

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National Lampoon’s European Vacation (Review)

Posted on February 11, 2013 by OGR

Clark, Ellen, Rusty and Audrey Griswold are an All-American family of boneheads, cheerful, ignorant and clueless. They were introduced to the world in National Lampoon’s Vacation, and when that proved a big unexpected success a sequel was inevitable, and rather … Continue reading →

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The 12 Year Rule of Musical Relevance Category 3: Because we have nowhere else to go…

Posted on February 9, 2013 by OGR

My theory is this; a musician has but 12 years to carve out a career and produce their best work. I am not talking 12 years from the day they pick up a guitar or a microphone, I mean 12 … Continue reading →

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Sinister (Review)

Posted on February 8, 2013 by OGR

First of all, great poster right? The film itself might have trouble in backing it up, but for the most part it tries hard enough for just long enough to earn a commendation. Ellison Oswalt* (Ethan Hawke) is a renowned true … Continue reading →

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Gulliver’s Travels (Review)

Posted on February 7, 2013 by OGR

Gulliver (Jack Black) is an ambitionless under-skilled slacker with zero prospects and a distinct lack of drive. So too is this god-awful film, which should be ashamed of itself. The only thing smaller than the scale of the mini-men Gulliver … Continue reading →

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Zero Dark Thirty (Review)

Posted on February 6, 2013 by OGR

Kathryn Bigelow’s films are always high quality, well conceived and expertly realised. Originally conceived as a story about the ‘failed’ decade long hunt for Bin Laden, this film was hastily revised upon his death at the hands of Seal Team … Continue reading →

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Smokin’ Aces (Review)

Posted on February 5, 2013 by OGR

The only common ground I can find in this blandness is that Jeremy Piven is a valid target for assassination. Here he plays Buddy ‘Aces’ Israel, a Vegas showman who has over-stepped his bounds by venturing into petty crime. In … Continue reading →

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Nothing but Trouble (Review)

Posted on February 4, 2013 by OGR

I was around 17 when I realised that so called ‘Star Power’ was a guarantee of nothing. Days of Thunder, Dick Tracy, Three Men and a Little Lady etc. Unfortunately I realised just a little too late and I ended … Continue reading →

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Intouchables (Review)

Posted on February 2, 2013 by OGR

Driss is a tall, dark and handsome lad of Senegalese descent. He is irreverent, brash, talkative and charismatic. He is also possessing of some bad habits, which explains his six month ‘holiday’, and upon his return to his family home … Continue reading →

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