Monthly Archives: March 2014

Merantau (Review)

Posted on March 16, 2014 by OGR

After being blown away by the brilliant simplicity and awe inspiring martial arts capabilities of star Iko Uwais last year it was inevitable that I would get bored waiting for The Raid 2 to arrive, and that my impatience would … Continue reading →

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Insidious: Part 2 (Review)

Posted on March 14, 2014 by OGR

Insidious 2: Insidiouser opens with a flashback to the days of yore – 1986 to be specific – before bringing us back to the present day. Josh (Patrick Wilson) and Renee (Rose Byrne) have moved on from the events of … Continue reading →

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Desperado (Review)

Posted on March 13, 2014 by OGR

Desperado launched many things. It launched the Hollywood career of director Robert Rodriguez – still one of the consistently fresh and original action filmmakers. It launched the short lived action career of Antonio Banderas. It launched the English language career … Continue reading →

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Tears of the Sun (Review)

Posted on March 11, 2014 by OGR

Bruce switches to ‘award mode’ with Tears of the Sun, though he still gets to kill an awful lot of bad guys in between maintaining a square jaw and a dispassionate demeanour. That’s two birds… As Lieutenant Waters, Bruce leads … Continue reading →

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Meatballs (Review)

Posted on March 10, 2014 by OGR

Camp North Star hosts hundreds of kids aged 6 to ‘jailbait’ (their descriptor) from across the area, in the most wacky, disorganised, dysfunctional and irreverent Summer camp in America. This sanctuary for disruptive tykes and all kinds of annoying kids … Continue reading →

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The Critters Quadrilogy Review

Posted on March 8, 2014 by OGR

Critters is a low rent paying franchise that doesn’t deserve to buff Gremlins’ ‘Gizmo’. But it exists. Four times in fact. Four almost identical times… I recently spent a week and a bit coming to grips with the entire franchise, … Continue reading →

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Menace 2 Society (Review)

Posted on March 6, 2014 by OGR

Los Angeles in the early 90s. When braids, low slung pants and walking with a pimp limp were the norm. Where drinks only seemed to come in 40oz bottles purchased from corner sto’s, drive-bys and car jackings were commonplace, and … Continue reading →

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District B13 (Review)

Posted on March 4, 2014 by OGR

It is 2010. France is in disarray, with the fabric of society crumbling, placing the country on the very edge of anarchy. It is 2010. France is in disarray, with the fabric of society crumbling, placing the country on the … Continue reading →

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Roxanne (Review)

Posted on March 3, 2014 by OGR

CD (Steve Martin) is a nice guy, a beloved and universally popular figure in a small town. In fact CD has only one outstanding trait that sets him apart, but it is one that he is highly self conscious about. … Continue reading →

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