Monthly Archives: December 2010

The Best of 2010 in Entertainment (Movies & Music)

Posted on December 31, 2010 by OGR

Once again we take a brief look at the cinematic and musical highlights of the year. 2010 in film summary: Not a bad year really, a couple of decent big budget films in The Social Network (massively over-rated but still … Continue reading →

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Vengeance (Review)

Posted on December 30, 2010 by OGR

It’s the same pre-credit sequence that has kick-started dozens of films over the last few decades: a happy and loving couple are gunned down for apparently no reason in brutal fashion – although in this case they take the next … Continue reading →

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Hudson Hawk (Review)

Posted on December 28, 2010 by OGR

Here is a film unjustly panned. Sure it was never going to be an Oscar favourite or a critical darling given that much of the humour was quite abstract and that there were so many pratfalls, but c’mon it’s reasonably … Continue reading →

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Escape from New York (Review)

Posted on December 27, 2010 by OGR

I have toyed with the idea of having a “Coolest guy in the Room” concept where I occasionally drag out a year in film and pinpoint who exactly the baddest cinematic creation was in that particular year. When I read … Continue reading →

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Mega Piranha (Review)

Posted on December 26, 2010 by OGR

In truth I only even rented this as I needed one more film to fill out a month of B Movie haikus and with a title like that what else could this be? Well let me tell you, Mega Piranha … Continue reading →

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Scrooged (Review)

Posted on December 25, 2010 by OGR

A prime example of how putting the right guy in the right role can make a crap film at least worth a look, similar to Ace Ventura and even Bad Santa somehow imagining another guy in the lead role just … Continue reading →

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Eden Lake (Review)

Posted on December 24, 2010 by OGR

Eden Lake starts innocuously enough, a young couple get away from the din of the city for a weekend away at the titular lake. They are Steve and Jenny, what they do for a crust or where they come from … Continue reading →

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Valhalla Rising (Review)

Posted on December 23, 2010 by OGR

I’m about to call this film “watchable”, but as I thought about the ins and outs for this review I realised that there are more disclaimers and *s needed than there are relevant plot points and items of interest. But … Continue reading →

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The Dark Knight (Review)

Posted on December 21, 2010 by OGR

I wonder what would have happened if The Dark Knight was released and THEN Heath Ledger passed away in the months after? I have no doubt at all that the film would have been a massive box office success and … Continue reading →

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Twin Peaks – Fire Walk with me (Review)

Posted on December 20, 2010 by OGR

This was listed at #1 in an online article about forgotten or underrated gems in cinema. I’d seen it a long time ago but thought maybe I wasn’t mature enough in my teens to “get it” and that it might … Continue reading →

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