Monthly Archives: November 2015

Inside Out (Review)

Posted on November 13, 2015 by OGR

Pixar is back and here to tell parents that it really isn’t your child’s fault when they get tired or emotional. No, in fact the voices in our head are really tiny personifications in our head. They are Joy, Sadness, … Continue reading →

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Cold in July (Review)

Posted on November 12, 2015 by OGR

Where Blue Ruin zigs Cold in July zags. Both films are low key, low budget, gritty and worth your time, but Cold in July makes a couple of key decisions that betray a desire for attention. Ultimately this departure of … Continue reading →

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Bug (Review)

Posted on November 10, 2015 by OGR

Agnes (Ashley Judd) is a damaged soul. Broken by a past relationship with the wrong man and nervous at the news that he has been released from two years in prison. Agnes doesn’t so much party as revel in her … Continue reading →

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Encino Man (Review)

Posted on November 9, 2015 by OGR

Hadn’t Bill and Ted already proved that you didn’t need to be a thawed out caveman to act like an idiot and yet somehow still appear moderately cool? David (Sean Astin) and proto-hipster Stoney (Pauly Shore) dig up the formerly … Continue reading →

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The ENTIRE Tremors Franchise Review

Posted on November 8, 2015 by OGR

Tremors was a minor surprise upon release in 1990, a small feature with one ‘small s’ star on the rise surrounded by a bunch of characters actors, all feigning terror as giant underground worms pick them off one by one. … Continue reading →

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Joe Dirt & Joe Dirt 2 – Beautiful Loser (Review)

Posted on November 7, 2015 by OGR

Joe Dirt is a throwback curio of a man. A diminutive warm natured redneck with a kind heart and a tiny brain. As such he is probably quite like David Spade, the actor playing him, although probably swap the size … Continue reading →

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Honey – An (unstreetwise) Protest Review

Posted on November 6, 2015 by OGR

A long time ago, in a magical land where the women saw fit to wear but one sleeve at a time, and the menfolk all rocked different basketball jerseys regardless of the occasion, there lived a woman. A woman named … Continue reading →

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Trainwreck – A Protest Review

Posted on November 5, 2015 by OGR

Trainwreck isn’t. Nor is it the film that unveils the comedic genius of Amy Schumer. Instead it unveils her shtick, an oddly apt phrase because it seems the core of Schumer’s being is that she is a ‘female-guy’. Amy plays … Continue reading →

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Deliver us from Evil (Review)

Posted on November 5, 2015 by OGR

Ralph (Eric Bana) is a jaded streetwise cop who has seen everything and has developed something of a sixth sense that alerts him to the presence of ‘nasty’. On this particular night, ‘nasty’ is everywhere, it is in the face … Continue reading →

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Secretary (Review)

Posted on November 3, 2015 by OGR

Lee Young (Maggie Gylenhaal) is a young woman with problems. She arrives home to her loving but somewhat suffocating family fresh from a lengthy stint at a care facility catering to those with mental health issues, and decides to get … Continue reading →

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