Monthly Archives: May 2014

The Good, the (Not) Bad & the Ugly: ‘John Carpenter Presents’…

Premise first: There are a million cinematic genres out there just waiting for you to find them. Within those genres are countless films ranging from atrocious to (hopefully) all time great. We care at OGR (not much, but whatever), so … Continue reading

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Muppets Most Wanted (Review)

The Muppets have seemingly timeless appeal. A disarmingly disparate collection of felt animals, people and… whatevers. The voices might occasionally differ to those from The Muppet Show telecasts of the 80s, but the inimitable spirit and message remains. With such … Continue reading

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Cellular (Review)

Before Statham was a mostly silent, square jawed balding action hero, he had a short lived career as a mostly silent, square jawed balding action villain. Actually as far as I can remember it is just this film. Statham plays … Continue reading

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Croupier (Review)

Croupier is equal parts fascinating and frustrating. For a long while it is a character study about the genuinely interesting character of Jack Manfred, but as the story develops it loses its way. Clive Owen is Jack, a writer tired … Continue reading

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Fresh (Review)

Fresh is an ironic title, because despite arriving on the scene in the mid 90s with a burst of originality and tinged with that ‘new idea’ smell, Fresh-ness is temporary. A sad fact, especially when you consider that ‘stale is … Continue reading

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The Darkman Trilogy Review

Darkman was a sincere attempt at crafting an anti-hero comic book style franchise that went horribly wrong from the get go. Consider it Sam Raimi’s training video for Spider-Man… Darkman Dr Peyton Westlake (Liam Neeson) is a budding genius scientist … Continue reading

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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Review)

Michael Jordan is almost universally accepted as the best basketball player of all time, if not the greatest sportsman of all time. With 6 titles and countless other accolades, he was the King of the NBA for over two decades. … Continue reading

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Review)

Joel (Jim Carrey) is at the train station awaiting the next silver metal chariot to speed him to work when he abruptly has an urge to be somewhere else. This is very unlike Joel. A randomly chosen alternate train has … Continue reading

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Animal House (Review)

The antics of the Delta fraternity in 1962 may well be uproarious and gasp inducing when viewed in context with the morals and standards of the time, but they just don’t back the same punch some 50 years on. Consider … Continue reading

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A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (Review)

Charles Swan the third (Charlie Sheen) is a one man melting pot of style with no substance. So is the film that rocks his name. Part Elvis, part producer Robert Evans (and a liberal dose of Charlie Sheen himself also), … Continue reading

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