The LEGO Movie – Review Christopher Preston February 18, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment The LEGO Movie is a chocolate box of joy. Some jokes may not taste as good as others, but you are never too far away from something you’re going to adore. Lord and Miller have done it again, this time...
The Citizen Kane of Awful: Grown Ups 2 Tom Bond January 22, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, The Citizen Kane of Awful 7 Comments For Your Consideration: Grown Ups 2 Cast: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, David Spade, Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Maya Rudolph Director: Dennis Dugan Writers: Fred Wold, Adam Sandler, Tim...
Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus – Review Tom Bond January 20, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment Michael Cera’s Jamie is the most conservative drug collector you’re likely to meet. He may be in search of a rare hallucinogenic cactus, but he is also controlling and close-minded. His frustrated search...
The Wolf of Wall Street – Review Christopher Preston January 20, 2014 Reviews 3 Comments “I don’t want to survive,” whispers Solomon Northup in 12 Years A Slave: “I want to live!” The Wolf of Wall Street’s Jordan Belfort subscribes to a similar philosophy. Except, for him, even...
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – Review Stephen O'Nion December 20, 2013 Reviews 2 Comments Anchorman 2 is definitely a sequel. It's not just the “2” in the title that'll tip you off but the stakes, the glut of cameos, and the sheer number of nods to Burgundy et al.'s first outing. This is...
Nebraska – Review Christopher Preston December 11, 2013 Reviews 1 Comment Nebraska has a destination, but Alexander Payne is in no hurry to get us there. His new movie ambles along gently; clippity-clopping towards its pot of gold, while it gazes back into the past. Its strength...
Only Lovers Left Alive – LFF Review Chris Davies November 28, 2013 Reviews 1 Comment Jim Jarmusch is a wonderfully original filmmaker, but in a market saturated with vampire love stories like Twilight and True Blood, does Only Lovers Left Alive offer anything new? Sadly, it never quite...
We’re the Millers – Review Stephen O'Nion September 25, 2013 Reviews 1 Comment Not all of We're the Millers' jokes are in the ubiquitous trailers. A lot of them are, but not all. Plus the trailers do have a lot of jokes. Wacky drug-smuggling action serves to unite this...
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa – Review Stephen O'Nion September 24, 2013 Reviews Finally! Norwich Alan Partridge gets the big-screen treatment the world has demanded. While Alan has changed – his hair longer, his waistline larger, his expressions less subtle – Coogan still inhabits...