Director Profile - Quentin Tarantino

Posted 5:17am Monday 10th October 2011

There are very few directors who can claim the accolades of an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and the Palme d’Or as well as multiple Emmy and Grammy nominations. When you add in the extra details that this one particular director is also a high school drop out with an IQ of 160 the Read more...

Win Win

Posted 4:09am Monday 3rd October 2011

Director: Tom McCarthy (3/5) Strong performances from the entire cast anchor Tom McCarthy’s Win Win and are no doubt what’s responsible for its overall good reviews and 94% ‘fresh’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. While I can’t really say anything bad about it, Paul Read more...

Crazy Stupid Love

Posted 2:38am Monday 12th September 2011

Director: Glenn Ficarra (4/5) Crazy Stupid Love is quite simply a pleasant romantic comedy. With moments of brilliant humour and a surprise twist, the story goes from convenient to engaging whilst neatly avoiding the pitfalls of most rom-coms. As a caveat I should probably mention that I am a Read more...

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Posted 3:52am Monday 15th August 2011

Directed by Rupert Wyatt, (4.5/5). How to make a successful prequel to a disastrous first film: 1. Ignore original movie in its entirety. 2. Replace bad actors with good actors. 3. Ditch terrible ape costumes and go digital, employing Weta motion-capture. 4. Reboot.   Rise of the Read more...

The Big Picture

Posted 3:05am Thursday 28th July 2011

Directed by: Eric Lartigau, (3.5/5). The Big Picture centres on Paul Exben (Romain Duris), a successful lawyer with his own firm in Paris, a beautiful wife and two handsome children. From an outsider’s perspective the marriage appears to be going well, but tension is felt from the Read more...

The Company Men

Posted 4:39am Monday 25th July 2011

Directed by: John Wells, (3.5/5). The Company Men focuses on three men who lose their jobs at the beginning of the recession due to corporate downsizing. Each man considered himself irreplaceable, and after giving their life to their work they find themselves stranded, struggling to find Read more...

Heartbreaker

Posted 6:18am Wednesday 25th May 2011

Directed by Pascal Chaumeil, (3.5/5). My first foreign rom-com, and it was simply charming. It’s no Love Actually or Notting Hill, but it sure was a pleasant way to spend two hours. Think afternoon delight; not necessary, but you’re really glad it happened.   A Read more...

Oceans

Posted 4:39am Monday 9th May 2011

Directed by Jacque Perin and Jacque Cluzard, (1/5). Attenborough must be rolling in his…oh wait, he’s still alive. In that case, may he never ever, ever see Disney Nature’s most recent release Oceans; it will surely send him to an early grave.   Attempting to be a Read more...

Battle: Los Angeles

Posted 6:22am Thursday 14th April 2011

Directed by Jonathan Liebesman. (2/5). It’s a challenge to fit the many cinematic faux pas and clichés that Battle: Los Angeles exhibits into 350 words, but I’ll give it my best shot…with a vengeance.     Battle: Los Angeles tells the story of a Read more...

Get Low

Posted 3:40am Tuesday 5th April 2011

Directed by Aaron Schneider. (3/5). I would have to describe this film as a pleasurable stroll in the woods; uneventful, but you’re glad you went along anyway. The performances are honest and calmly understated and while the script and story could use some work, the cinematography and acting Read more...