Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Skeleton Key (Review)

Posted on January 19, 2012 by OGR

Yet another film featuring lone, vulnerable, kinda hot young women being haunted/hunted/threatened by the unknown and unlikely. You wonder why they keep making these generic things, but then along comes The Ring, and to a slightly lesser extent The Skeleton … Continue reading →

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The Woman (Review)

Posted on January 18, 2012 by OGR

Sometimes I feel like I am out of the loop, like my finger has long ago slipped from the pulse of what is acceptable to society. With music it was around 2002 or 2003, I describe practically everything since using … Continue reading →

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The Devil’s Backbone (Review)

Posted on January 17, 2012 by OGR

Guillermo Del Toro has a knack for setting juxtaposing plots and settings alongside each other, Pan’s Labyrinth was a fable set against an extremely dark and violent backdrop, Hellboy put the spawn of Hades in among the Nazis, and in … Continue reading →

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Assassins (Review)

Posted on January 16, 2012 by OGR

Imagine for a moment that you are the preeminent example of your craft. You have trained, focused and honed your skills until you are the most sought after professional in your field. If anyone wants someone to do the job … Continue reading →

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Casual Gamer Update – First Person Shooter Edition

Posted on January 14, 2012 by OGR

I have a mandatory break from work over Christmas and New Year. I use the time to do the same three odd jobs that each take 5 minutes that I have been putting off for months, do my painful annual … Continue reading →

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The Muppets 2011 (Review)

Posted on January 13, 2012 by OGR

Kid-friendly TV wasn’t always the big business that it is today, with Dora, Bob, Thomas, Elmo, Lightning, Buzz and a palace full of princesses stuck, embroidered and decaled on the backpacks, clothes and possessions of billions of kids worldwide. When … Continue reading →

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Punisher: War Zone (Review)

Posted on January 12, 2012 by OGR

Punisher: War Zone is seemingly unrelated to any prior Punisher films, including the Dolph Lundgren nightmare and the 2004 film that I found entertaining despite my better judgment. Here is a film that takes only two elements from either of … Continue reading →

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The Killer (Review)

Posted on January 10, 2012 by OGR

John Woo is a sensitive new age guy who is probably busting to make a period drama filled with romance, lush backdrops, glorious costumes and electrifying dialogue. It just so happens that his primary skill is choreographing hugely elaborate gunfights … Continue reading →

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Streets of Fire (Review)

Posted on January 9, 2012 by OGR

I read an article recently that referred to ‘Walter Hill’s 80s rock n roll gang movie’ Streets of Fire and wondered why I hadn’t heard of it previously. If you are presently wondering the same thing then let me take about … Continue reading →

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2011 in movies & music – Best & Worst

Posted on January 7, 2012 by OGR

As always I watched a lot of movies in 2011. By my reckoning this site covered about 40% of the wide releases from the calendar year (and if I’m honest of the top 100 in box-office terms there might be … Continue reading →

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