Two of the best movies I’ve seen this year were coincidentally “dramaheist" movies. But as these things tend to go, that may be more zeitgeist than coincidence. I loved American Animals earlier in the year; a student art-heist movie, which...
continue readingI went to see Prometheus last night. Absolutely stunning design. I particularly liked the use of yellows. No, seriously! But it was slightly let down by some other factors which I always find amazing once you compare the different elements....
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Tell me it's not just me. Are your dreams just a grey hazy fog of blurry sensation lacking in clarity and continuity? Or are they perfectly clear full-colour glossy images full of detail, like say... Inception. I need to watch...
continue readingWow. Just watched Paranormal Activity and found it genuinely scary. First time in years I can remember being scared by a horror. I even found myself getting anxious and short of breath every time a night time scene started. To...
continue readingWith some rare free time to kill, I went to see this on a whim. Really wish I'd hung around the IFI another twenty minutes to see Dogtooth. But I'd already been hanging around a bit and I like anything...
continue readingDear movie fans, I have a confession. I don't like the The Godfather movies. Testosterone filled bollocks. We're tough guys. We stand tall and talk funny, we hard men, we cave men, we cartoon characters. The way they kill people...
continue readingReally enjoyed One Hundred Mornings at the weekend. What I liked about it more than anything was that it was a really good Irish made movie set in Ireland with Irish Elements (such as An Gardai) but it wasn't an...
continue readingI got to see a few new releases recently that didn't involve (kill me, kill me now) talking animals. Here's my Bruno summary: very funny in places, but a bit too staged in others. I saw it, laughed, left forgot...
continue readingGran Torrino - worst movie title in ages. I avoided like swine flu until I realised it wasn't starring Vin Diesel jumping rooftops in a fast car. Watched it last weekendand it's jam packed with all the racial movie cliches...
continue readingThe Princess Bride regularly seems to pop up as a people's favourite. I've been hearing how good it is for so long that I was all prepared to be disappointed - but I still expected a bit more. Thought it...
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