Monthly Archives: April 2016

The Lobster (Review)

Posted on April 29, 2016 by OGR

In a strange future coupling is not merely encouraged, but necessary. If you lose your mate or cannot find one, one will be supplied for you. Ditto kids. For those lacking in love, accommodation in a basic resort style hotel … Continue reading →

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Hide & Seek (Review)

Posted on April 28, 2016 by OGR

When his wife suicides respected psychiatrist David Calloway (Robert de Niro) takes his young daughter Emily (Dakota Fanning) far away from the New York pressure cooker environment, to a large house in the middle of nowhere. This new home is … Continue reading →

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Point Break 2016 (Review)

Posted on April 27, 2016 by OGR

I often wonder how ‘extreme’ an incredibly well subsidised and carefully calculated sport can truly be. The Point Break remake broadens the scope beyond the dumb fun Swayze/Reeves original’s surfing, but the only thing ‘extreme’ here is blandness. Johnny Utah … Continue reading →

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The Corruptor (Review)

Posted on April 26, 2016 by OGR

When Chinese crime gangs threaten to rip the New York streets apart, the only solution is to send in the photogenic white guy. Apparently. Of course the police department’s Asian crime squad, lead by Nick Chan (Chow Yun Fat) resents … Continue reading →

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Money Talks (Review)

Posted on April 25, 2016 by OGR

While I am sure I saw Money Talks before any of the Rush Hour trilogy, I did not remember just how much of this film ended up in the Jackie Chan trilogy. Chan’s foil for those films, Chris Tucker, anchors this … Continue reading →

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‘Hollywood Mega-Star’ Movie Demerits: Keanu Reeves

Posted on April 23, 2016 by OGR

Many respected and highly paid professions require their practitioners to be highly skilled and reliable at performing the basic aspects of the craft. In fact it is fair to say that the better remunerated the profession the greater the expectation … Continue reading →

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The Last Witch Hunter (Review)

Posted on April 22, 2016 by OGR

You’d think that the world of the supernatural and mythical creatures has been done. Overdone in fact. Vampires. Zombies. Monsters. Ghosts. Name any and there are a dozen mediocre films from the last few years to underwhelm you. You’d think … Continue reading →

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Hannibal Rising (Review)

Posted on April 21, 2016 by OGR

Patton Oswalt once had a bit where he hilariously dismantled the existence of the Star Wars prequels by stating that sometimes it just doesn’t matter where the stuff and characters we like come from. It just matters that they did. … Continue reading →

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House of Wax (Review)

Posted on April 19, 2016 by OGR

A uniformly obnoxious carload of twenty-something mediocrity embarks upon a road trip to a college football game. Breakdown / Creepy encounter / Tension / Another creepy encounter / Go to small town for help. The inside of this small town looks a lot … Continue reading →

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Money Train (Review)

Posted on April 18, 2016 by OGR

With White Men Can’t Jump being an unexpected hit, it was entirely expected that an attempt would be made to cash in on the chemistry between Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson. And while I get the decision to make them … Continue reading →

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