Monthly Archives: December 2015

The Hard Way (Review)

Posted on December 21, 2015 by OGR

You could be forgiven for thinking that the title is a typo, and that it should really be called The Half Way, such is the feeling that so many areas in the film are underdone. The film has a glamorous … Continue reading →

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Dope (Review)

Posted on December 18, 2015 by OGR

Malcolm, Jib and Diggy are three Los Angeles high school kids trapped in the mid 90s, despite the fact that they were not even toddlers at the close of that decade. For this perceived travesty of taste – which I … Continue reading →

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Mobsters (Review)

Posted on December 17, 2015 by OGR

After a couple weeks off the sauce altogether, this was the film that convinced me I needed a beer. I mean it was just so boring. So very boring. The premise would have you believe that four young handsome, immaculately … Continue reading →

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Knock-Knock (Review)

Posted on December 17, 2015 by OGR

Father’s Day eve in Los Angeles. Evan (Keanu Reeves) kisses the family goodbye as they depart for the weekend, leaving him to concentrate on a crucial project with a looming deadline. Alone in an empty house might not be exciting … Continue reading →

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The Fan (Review)

Posted on December 15, 2015 by OGR

I’m an unabashed Tony Scott fan. May he rest in peace. But this is certainly one of his lesser efforts. Gill (Robert DeNiro) is a superfan. A loyal supporter regardless of ladder position, form and public opinion. Gill has the … Continue reading →

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Bone Tomahawk (Review)

Posted on December 14, 2015 by OGR

Remember in school when the teacher handed out a theme for an assignment and there was always one student who wilfully and deliberately went out of his/her way to ignore every guideline and instruction? Meet Bone Tomahawk, a film that … Continue reading →

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An OGR List: Lazy Horror Film Bingo – 12 recurring horror clichés…

Posted on December 12, 2015 by OGR

Here’s a quick game that is entertaining and informative. With a million low budget horror movies about these days and only so many ways to effectively scare, it is inevitable that there will be occasional duplication of effective methods. What … Continue reading →

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The Gallows (Review)

Posted on December 11, 2015 by OGR

Some twenty years ago a tragedy befell a school play. Now, just two decades later, this film arrives to inflict pain upon cinema goers the world over. The new horror begins with the decision to restate the doomed play to … Continue reading →

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Life After Beth (Review)

Posted on December 10, 2015 by OGR

Here is a film that starts off as merely misjudged, then grows progressively worse as it goes along. What begins as a film about the perils of hiking, or the benefit of hiking with a buddy, becomes infinitely worse. Young … Continue reading →

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Devil with a Blue Dress (Review)

Posted on December 8, 2015 by OGR

Devil with a Blue Dress is perfectly well made, perfectly well scripted and exceedingly well acted; it’s just pretty boring… It is 1948 and times are tough. Ezekiel ‘Easy’ Rawlins (Denzel Washington) is a smart cookie doing it tough due … Continue reading →

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