Monthly Archives: October 2009

The Fly (Review)

David Cronenberg, (along with perhaps David Lynch) was the guy that introduced me to what I see as almost mainstream weirdness. What I mean by that is that they both made films that 90% of normal moviegoers wouldn’t ever watch, … Continue reading

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Freddy Vs Jason (Review)

I’m not a fan of either of these teen-screams franchises, I find Freddy laughable for all the wrong reasons and the Jason movies are just too slow and predictable. If someone held a bladed glove to my throat I’d pick … Continue reading

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Insomnia (Review)

You can’t argue that Insomnia doesn’t have a strong cast. There is no point, but even the triple Oscar-gang can’t make this any more than a Christopher Nolan training film. Insomnia is a very good film, but not a patch … Continue reading

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Tokyo Raiders (Review)

I recently rented Infernal Affairs 2, but alas it was AFL grand final week and I had too much on at work and home to spare the time during the week to check it out. So for some reason rather than … Continue reading

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Surrogates (Review)

The other night, using my industry connections I was able to attend the premiere of the new Bruce Willis flick Surrogates. (When I say connections: My sister in law bought a fridge or something and was given a pass for … Continue reading

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12 Rounds (Review)

Director Renny Harlin made Die Hard 2: Die Harder, a movie that followed the Big Action Movie playbook so diligently that it was actually very, very good. (Way better than perhaps it ever deserved to be.) Since then his movies … Continue reading

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What Lies Beneath (Review)

This overlong, under-scary and generally disappointing flick was dull the first time I saw it and not at all memorable. So stupid old me read an article that claimed it was one of the better horror movies of the decade … Continue reading

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District 9 (Review)

This is a good-weird movie and was totally unexpected, at least by me. The more I think about what I watched the other night the more I think I shouldn’t have enjoyed it so much, it was after all almost … Continue reading

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