Monthly Archives: June 2013

Firewall (Review)

Posted on June 29, 2013 by OGR

Firewall sees Harrison Ford sleepwalk through most of the hundred and too many minutes with a stunned expression on his face, before awakening just in time to spit out his ‘get off my plane’ line from Air Force One, although … Continue reading →

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The Last Exorcism: Part 2 (Review)

Posted on June 28, 2013 by OGR

The Last Exorcism was a low budget found footage piece centred about a shonky priest performing fake exorcisms, and how he dealt with the realisation that he might be out of his depth with the quite possibly actually possessed Nell. … Continue reading →

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The 6th Day (Review)

Posted on June 27, 2013 by OGR

It is the future, and actually a well realised one, with several creative touches that have this film on par – at least stylistically – with Total Recall. Adam (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a helicopter pilot for a charter firm specialising … Continue reading →

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Fargo (Review)

Posted on June 25, 2013 by OGR

The strength of the Coen brothers films is their well drawn and unique characters. Did anyone talk about the plot of No Country for Old Men? No they talked about the bowl haircut, the menacing eyes, the cow gun and … Continue reading →

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Donnie Brasco (Review)

Posted on June 24, 2013 by OGR

When Lefty (Al Pacino) meets Donnie Brasco (Johnny Depp) the ‘Jeweler’, Lefty has no idea that he is in fact talking to an undercover cop… This makes it all the more awkward when he practically adopts Donnie afterwards and shows … Continue reading →

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The Scorpion King Trilogy Review

Posted on June 22, 2013 by OGR

I’ve said it before, but The Rock is the logical heir to Arnie’s throne as the reigning beefy action star. For all of Arnie’s failings while onscreen your eyes were drawn to him even as his films grew increasingly crappy … Continue reading →

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The Lords of Salem (Review)

Posted on June 21, 2013 by OGR

If Lords of Salem proves nothing else – and it doesn’t – it is that witches be crazy. The film opens in Salem, and after some pervy and exploitative shots of his own missus we learn that we were just … Continue reading →

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Red Road (Review)

Posted on June 20, 2013 by OGR

Jackie is a CCTV operator who leads a solitary, mundane life. Dinners for one, late night TV and regular lengthy shifts watching several small screens at once, monitoring them all for signs of pending crime or cause for alarm which … Continue reading →

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24 Hour Party People (Review)

Posted on June 18, 2013 by OGR

Here is a film that is far more creative and entertaining than the source material might warrant, especially given that much of the film is devoted to navel gazing morose musicians in an especially depressing area of the United Kingdom. … Continue reading →

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Beetle Juice (Review)

Posted on June 17, 2013 by OGR

At the core Beetle Juice is a baroque kid’s bedtime story brought to life by a scene stealing performance by Michael Keaton and backed up by Tim Burton’s unique visual aesthetic and black sense of humour. Life is hard, but … Continue reading →

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