Monthly Archives: July 2011

Rutgerfest Part 2 – Split Second / Wedlock / Hobo with a Shotgun (Review)

Posted on July 30, 2011 by OGR

Last week saw Part 1 of my personal celebration of the great Dutch 80s and 90s B Movie staple, the always interesting Rutger Hauer. Today we continue on our merry little marathon with a couple more films of varying budget, … Continue reading →

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Hanna (Review)

Posted on July 29, 2011 by OGR

There are more than a few similarities to last year’s Salt in Hanna. She too was raised in particularly hard circumstances, with her everyday routine starting with hunting, weapons training, and hand to hand combat, and concluding with languages and … Continue reading →

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Role Models (Review)

Posted on July 28, 2011 by OGR

Ok. Danny (Paul Rudd) has a bad day on the job and drags his loyal but dim-witted buddy Wheeler (Sean William Scott) down with him. Danny is a ‘Red Bull’ style energy drink spokesman, Wheeler is the guy in the … Continue reading →

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Spartan (Review)

Posted on July 26, 2011 by OGR

Unlike most releases these days where practically every plot point and character detail is either discovered or purposefully leaked to the press to build buzz (do we really need to know who the cameo in The Hangover 2 is 6 … Continue reading →

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American Movie (Review)

Posted on July 25, 2011 by OGR

No Hollywood hasn’t got this lazy yet that they just tell you what it is and where it was made, American Movie is a documentary about a man with perhaps the greatest divide between ambition and ability currently working in … Continue reading →

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Rutgerfest Part 1 – Nighthawks / Blind Fury / Crossworlds (Review)

Posted on July 23, 2011 by OGR

A celebration of B Movie staple Rutger Hauer Continue reading →

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The Eagle (Review)

Posted on July 22, 2011 by OGR

Somewhere in San Fransisco two Josh’s – Hartnett and Brolin – met and fell in love. They had a child. They named the child Channing Tatum, so that moviegoers of the future would spend hours trying in vain to guess … Continue reading →

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Aeon Flux (Review)

Posted on July 21, 2011 by OGR

This was such a dog that I’m sure someone in Hollywood was shot after it flopped. And so they should have been. Aside from ensuring Charlize Theron would don an increasingly ridiculous – but form fitting – series of outfits … Continue reading →

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Sin City (Review)

Posted on July 19, 2011 by OGR

Sin City is a tremendously ambitious work from Robert Rodriguez, a director who formally only made films on his terms, leading to many films that were all entertaining but reasonably similar. With Sin City he changed things up, shot entirely … Continue reading →

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (Review)

Posted on July 18, 2011 by OGR

Even though it is hard to tell exactly what the hell is going on in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, the fact that things look amazing whilst doing it is indisputable. In short the Earth was taken over 34 years … Continue reading →

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