Category Archives: OGR Recommends

Ninja 2: Shadow of a Tear was a callback to late JCVD direct to video churn, adequate but uninspired filmmaking for a nice audience. Blood and Bone is an example of how surprisingly entertaining direct to (now) Blu-Ray can be … Continue reading →

Brad (Jack Black) is a computer analyst working a lowly paid full time job. He likes birds. Stu (Steve Martin) is a highly successful business executive and loving husband. He likes birds. Kenny (Owen Wilson) is a busy tradesman and … Continue reading →

My one wish for The Pact 2 was ‘keep it grey’. Grey in terms of the washed out tone that made the first film disconcerting and grim at times. But mostly grey in tone. Too many films go out of … Continue reading →

Toddlers like pass the parcel. Young kids like chasey. Young adults like sex. It Follows provides a game which combines all three, and in this game it is no fun being ‘it’. It Follows mimics The Ring via The Terminator, … Continue reading →

So an Eric Stoltz impersonator walks into a bar… That’s not a joke, that’s how Predestination starts. “Bet you a bottle of booze that I have a story that will blow you away” ‘he’ says. (The quotes are there for … Continue reading →

The opening minutes set the tone for what follows. We are about to be enveloped in the seedy backroom bickering, thievery and subterfuge that is high level magic. The narrator explains that every magic trick is performed in three parts: … Continue reading →

Single dad (Tim Robbins) is a busy man indeed. He has a hard time juggling work commitments, improving his new spacious home and raising three kids, teen girl Lisa and two boys, ten year old Walter and 8 year old … Continue reading →

Your everyday run of the mill Navy Seal member has been through a lot before even picking up a weapon and backpack. This film demands that we know this. We see them pushed to the edge – and over – … Continue reading →

War is so random. You can have months of expensive and thorough training and get blown to bits by a bomb you didn’t even see coming. You can find the most suitable cover and still get shot. You can think … Continue reading →