Monthly Archives: July 2015

Dick Tracy (Review)

Posted on July 14, 2015 by OGR

Dick Tracy (Warren Beatty) lives in a cartoon land. A land of primary colours. Where lines trail behind those that move, and we can see the people hiding in the shadows even if the characters in front of them cannot. … Continue reading →

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Johnny Mnemonic (Review)

Posted on July 13, 2015 by OGR

There are a lot of filmmakers who seem paranoid that the future holds little more than an increasing divide between the rich and the poor. In this future dystopian environment not only do the poor live in squalor and suffering … Continue reading →

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B Movie Haiku Reviews: File Under – ‘Big Budget Misfires’: Monkeybone / Howard the Duck / The Postman

Posted on July 11, 2015 by OGR

Here are some films that someone thought enough of to throw millions of doomed dollars at, despite the fact that it seems blindingly obvious that they have almost no chance of finding a market. Monkeybone Budget: $75,000,000 Premise: A guy … Continue reading →

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Kingsman: The Secret Service (Review)

Posted on July 10, 2015 by OGR

It’s frankly incongruous for this film that wants to be James Bond in Chucky One Stars, when the pimple free and perfectly coiffed cast unleash constant profanity. Even more so when the beautiful girl with perfect hair – and razor … Continue reading →

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Pain and Gain (Review)

Posted on July 9, 2015 by OGR

Anyway. True story. Ish… Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) is a Miami personal trainer with delusions of grandeur. Surely a man with such brains and finely toned deltoids deserves more? He’s the wannabe beefcake Wolf of Wall Street in waiting, only … Continue reading →

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i Heart Huckabees (Review)

Posted on July 7, 2015 by OGR

Albert (Jason Schwatzmann) hires the Jaffe’s (Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin), a pair of existential detectives, to uncover the significance of the random African gentleman who he has crossed paths with for some time. Is it a coincidence or something … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten Cop (Review)

Posted on July 6, 2015 by OGR

John Kimble (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a towering and imposing undercover cop. Crisp (Richard Tyson) is a vicious criminal. Kimble’s nemesis. His obsession. When Crisp escapes imprisonment on a technicality, the police fear that he will try to track down his … Continue reading →

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It Follows (Review)

Posted on July 3, 2015 by OGR

Toddlers like pass the parcel. Young kids like chasey. Young adults like sex. It Follows provides a game which combines all three, and in this game it is no fun being ‘it’. It Follows mimics The Ring via The Terminator, … Continue reading →

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Sabotage (Review)

Posted on July 2, 2015 by OGR

Arnold is Breacher, the leader of a DEA special ops team chock full of hotheads and yahoos, all with similarly cheesy nicknames of their own. When the team gets a little creative and try to skim a little off the … Continue reading →

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