Monthly Archives: January 2016

The Revenant 2015 (Review)

Posted on January 15, 2016 by OGR

(For a different – but still interesting – movie about a more ‘zombie/vampire’ type undead, check this The Revenant.) A ‘revenant’ is a being thought to have returned from the dead… When a riverside pelt producing operation is attacked by … Continue reading →

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ATM (Review)

Posted on January 14, 2016 by OGR

Corey (Josh Peck) is a dick. First, he guilts David the office nice guy into hanging around for a Christmas party he’d rather miss. Second, he dominates the party conversation with his boorish behaviour, boring stories and belittling of others. … Continue reading →

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Born of War (Review)

Posted on January 12, 2016 by OGR

Mina has no idea why someone would want to kill her parents. Even less what could drive several men to forcibly invade their home to kill them in cold blood. Nonetheless that’s what happens, leaving Mina and her younger daughter … Continue reading →

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Bad Boys 1983 (Review)

Posted on January 11, 2016 by OGR

This film sat high on the top shelf at my local small town video shop in the R rated section, long after I’d sampled some of its peers. Something about the cover, with the photo of a bloodied Sean Penn … Continue reading →

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Hitman: Agent 47 (Review)

Posted on January 9, 2016 by OGR

So stop me if you’ve heard this before; a highly efficient trained killer, almost immune to pain and emotion who, once started, will never stop until he has finished his mission, is tasked with tracing a pretty young woman. The … Continue reading →

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Transporter Refueled (Review)

Posted on January 8, 2016 by OGR

If Frank was an uber driver I would give him a poor rating; a nice car but a forgettable and too often dull ride. I find it hard to believe that Jason Statham turned this down. He doesn’t seem to … Continue reading →

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AfterEarth (Review)

Posted on January 7, 2016 by OGR

Smith plays Cypher Raige, a ruthlessly logical emotionless and fearless killing machine. These traits that make him a perfect soldier – because the alien enemy forces sense fear don’tcha know – also make him a pretty shitty dad to son … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Review)

Posted on January 6, 2016 by OGR

After almost fourty years a new iteration of evil has arrived called the First Order, and a new generation made up of human, creature and droid steps up to join inter-galactic icons that helped mould the previous generation – both … Continue reading →

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Blow (Review)

Posted on January 5, 2016 by OGR

George Jung (Johnny Depp) grew up poor, never went to university, and made 60 million dollars before he was 30. Of course he lost it all before he was 40, but still, what losers you studying types must be eh? … Continue reading →

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Above the Rim (Review)

Posted on January 4, 2016 by OGR

Birdie (Tupac) is a guy the papers might cautiously call a ‘local personality’. He runs the drugs, the women and the crime in this city. In his spare time he also runs a team of hired basketball guns with the … Continue reading →

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