It may have cost less than a million dollars to make, but the ingenious Monsters, like most sci-fi flicks nowadays, is still all about the visual effects. Only in a good way. Instead of the CGI being the show, a la 2012, it rather refreshingly serves to enhance a simple, albeit familiar, story combining elements [...]
Read More David, drama, Gareth Edwards, Monsters, R, Sci-Fi, Scoot McNairy, thriller, Whitney AbleThe cinematic escapades of Swedish author Stieg Larsson’s pint-sized Goth hacker end with a whimper in The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, a redundant, talky and overly long affair that will probably prove a must-see for fans of the books but had me constantly checking my watch and shaking my head in exasperation. After [...]
Read More Annika Hallin, blu-ray, crime, Daniel Alfredson, David, drama, DVD, Michael Nyqvist, Micke Spreitz, Noomi Rapace, R, Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, thrillerBoobs and blood go hand-in-hand in Piranha 3D, director Alexandre Aja’s perfectly stupid but surprisingly fun rehash of the 1978 Joe Dante classic about those nasty little man-eating fish that, while hardly the scariest of horror flicks, may make you think twice about going skinny dipping.
Read More Adam Scott, Alexandre Aja, comedy, David, DVD, Elisabeth Shue, horror, Jerry O'Connell, Piranha 3D, R, Richard Dreyfuss, thriller, Ving RhamesMilla Jovovich resumes her sexy gun-toting, zombie-butt-kicking ways in fantastic fashion in Resident Evil: Afterlife, the fourth and easily most entertaining entry in the horror-action franchise based on the best-selling videogame.
Read More action, adventure, Ali Larter, blu-ray, David, horror, Milla Jovovich, Paul W.S. Anderson, R, Resident Evil: Afterlife, Wentworth MillerGordon Gekko seems to bring out the actorly best in Michael Douglas, who deservedly won an Oscar for playing the cold-blooded corporate raider in Oliver Stone’s Wall Street and so skillfully reprises the part in this glossy follow-up that winning a second gold man doesn’t seem so far-fetched.
Read More blu-ray, Carey Mulligan, David, drama, DVD, Frank Langella, Josh Brolin, Michael Douglas, Oliver Stone, PG-13, Shia LaBoeuf, Wall Street Money Never SleepsIt took a couple of viewings, but I ultimately found Salt to be the real deal when it comes to action thrillers, a most excellent assault of relentless pacing, cool stunts and ridiculous logic that not only sees star Angelina Jolie back in sexy-shooting mode, but marks a successful return to mainstream form for Australian [...]
Read More action, Angelina Jolie, blu-ray, Chiwetel Ejiofor, crime, Daniel Olybrychski, David, DVD, Kurt Wimmer, Liev Schreiber, Mystery, PG-13, Phillip Noyce, SaltSteve Carell makes for a very funny sort-of-bad-guy in Despicable Me, a CGI ‘toon with an amusing premise that kids will find irresistible but as a whole isn’t half as funny as it should, or could, have been.
Read More animation, blu-ray, comedy, David, Despicable Me, DVD, family, Jason Segel, PG-, Russell Brand, Steve CarellI was all set to hate this big-screen version of The A-Team the moment I learned Liam Neeson had been cast as Colonel ‘Hannibal’ Smith, the role made so memorable by a cigar-chomping George Peppard in the same-named 80′s TV show. Turns out that, for its first two acts, at least, this is a not [...]
Read More action, adventure, blu-ray, Bradley Cooper, David, DVD, Gerald McRaney, Jessica Biel, Joe Carnahan, Liam Neeson, Patrick Wilson, PG-13, Sharlto Copley, The A-Team, thrillerOnce upon a time there was an animated ogre named Shrek. He was in a movie that made a lot of money, so its studio said, what the heck? There are enough ideas for a few more rounds. We’ll make some sequels and try not to run the idea into the ground. They came close, [...]
Read More adventure, animation, comedy, David, DVD, Eddie Murphy, PG-, Shrek, Shrek Forever AfterThe star-crossed exploits of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen continue in Eclipse, the third installment of the teen-friendly vampire franchise that makes itself infinitely more tolerable than its predecessors by dialing down the angst and ramping up the action.
Read More blu-ray, Bryce Dallas Howard, David, David Slade, drama, DVD, Fantasy, Kristen Stewart, PG-13, Robert Pattinson, romance, Twilight Saga: Eclipse