Category Archives: OGR Recommends

The OGR Best of 2015: Movies, Music, TV & More

Posted on December 31, 2015 by OGR

The OGR Best of 2015: Movies, Music, TV & More 2014 seems a billion light years ago, but my hazy recollection has it placed above 2015 in terms of overall pop culture enjoyment. For mine the fault lays with movie … Continue reading →

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Toy Soldiers (Review)

Posted on December 28, 2015 by OGR

When a group of terrorists led by the son of an extradited Colombian drug lord forcibly take over a prestigious boarding school full of the children of the wealthy and famous, the attention of the media and of course the … Continue reading →

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The Best 26 on Netflix on the 26th

Posted on December 26, 2015 by OGR

The 26 most interesting shows on Netflix right now After over a year oblivious to all things streaming, it took the death of video shops for me to discover the suddenly ubiquitous Netflix. This despite my wife having subscribed long before … Continue reading →

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The Gift (Review)

Posted on December 25, 2015 by OGR

Simon (Jason Bateman) and Robyn (Rebecca Hall) are a young couple moving to a new home. For Simon it is a return of sorts to the city where he was raised. A chance meeting on the first day brings them … Continue reading →

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Dope (Review)

Posted on December 18, 2015 by OGR

Malcolm, Jib and Diggy are three Los Angeles high school kids trapped in the mid 90s, despite the fact that they were not even toddlers at the close of that decade. For this perceived travesty of taste – which I … Continue reading →

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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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An OGR List: 20 Worthwhile Modern Horror Movies from this decade

Posted on October 30, 2015 by OGR

One minute the horror genre is dead. The next is it reinvigorated and thriving. The reality is somewhere in between. What remains undeniable is that horror has gone mainstream – at least in terms of box-office among younger demographics. Critics … Continue reading →

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Shopgirl (Review)

Posted on October 20, 2015 by OGR

When Steve Martin writes he cannot do much wrong. It’s when he agrees to ‘light comedy’ roles that the trouble arrives. Thankfully he wrote this. Shopgirl is obviously a heartfelt and personal story for Martin, building an odd love triangle … Continue reading →

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Labyrinth (Review)

Posted on October 19, 2015 by OGR

Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) is a teenage girl with a vivid imagination and a noisy younger infant brother. It is the imagination that opens a magic portal, and the momentary animosity toward looking after the infant brother that permits the Goblin King … Continue reading →

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Ex Machina (Review)

Posted on September 11, 2015 by OGR

When Caleb is plucked from entry level obscurity for a once in a lifetime opportunity to not only meet but work with Nathan, a Steve Jobs type computer genius on his latest, as yet unknown, development, he feels as if … Continue reading →

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