Category Archives: The Grey Area

It didn’t ‘Wow’ me, but with a couple of decent moments and a fresh perspective there might be something there for you.

Less Than Zero (Review)

Less Than Zero opens with the high school graduation of three friends Julian (Robert Downey Jr.), Clay (Andrew McCarthy) and Claire (Jami Gertz). They are flawless, bubbly, precocious and have the world at their feet. Then a title ‘6 months … Continue reading

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Indigenous (Review)

The first thirty minutes of Indigenous are the same as any number of uninspired horror films from the last twenty years. The last thirty rip off only one film. But if you must shamelessly steal from something, make it a … Continue reading

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Southpaw (Review)

For a film about boxing Southpaw sure plays out like a WWE tag team match, only with poor old Billy Hope taking on an army of boxing film cliches and hard luck happenings by himself. Just when he manages to … Continue reading

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No Escape AKA Escape from Absolon (Review)

Ray Liotta is Robbins, an ex-marine and full time rebel deemed ‘too surly’ for a regular penitentiary in a future (2022!) where the prison system has become privatised. The move to Absalon is accompanied by an sentence that offers no … Continue reading

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Kung-fu Killer (Review)

Hahou (Donnie Yen) is a convicted murderer – albeit the A Team kind. When he learns of a grisly murder Hahou reaches through the prison walls to offer his assistance to Madam Luk the hotshot police inspector. After some reluctance … Continue reading

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99 Homes (Review)

Authority figures arrive at your door: “You have two minutes to grab the things you need and love before leaving never to return”. 99 Homes looks to add to the pantheon of fascinating anti-heroes. Indeed the reprehensible and totally self … Continue reading

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Leap of Faith (Review)

Jonas Nightingale (Steve Martin) is a travelling evangelist with a large cast of assistants, mostly groomers, analysts and spotters, who hep him fleece large crowds of gormless people who desperately want to believe in something. Nightingale – and many other … Continue reading

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Killing Them Softly (Review)

The Global Financial Crisis is the backdrop; every radio and tv blaring in the background clumsily drums that fact home, but Killing Them Softly seems to be set in a city that was messed up well before the banks went … Continue reading

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Odd Thomas (Review)

Odd Thomas should be sold as a two pack with John Dies at the End. Both are tongue in cheek quirkfests chock filled with sarcasm, dark humour and wilful strangeness. Both are equally endearing and frustrating, however JDatE wins out … Continue reading

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Knight Moves (Review)

Chess players are intense. The game requires strategy, quick thinking and total focus. But is it also a breeding ground for violence and murder? Hell yes! Thinks Knight Moves, a film probably mapped out after someone came up with the … Continue reading

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