It is no secret that I loved the film ‘Kick-Ass’, we reviewed it very positively in episode 79 of the The Geek Actually Podcast. We also reviewed this wonderful book, ’Kick-Ass: Creating the Comic, Making the Movie’ by Mark Millar and published by Titan Press (ISBN 9781848564091) on that same show. I couldn’t just leave it there, [...]
Director: Martin Scorsese Writers: Joe Connelly (Novel) Paul Schrader (Screenplay) Actors: Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, Tom Sizemore, Ving Rhames, John Goodman, Marc Anthony Plot: Frank Pierce (Cage) is a burnout and a fading paramedic working the graveyard shift in Gotham’s Hell’s Kitchen at possibly one of the most intense and violent times in New Yorks [...]
I have to start by saying that I was very concerned about Iron Man 2. After loving the original so much, I had to keep my excitement down because sequels rarely live up to the originals. I was pleasantly surprised that Iron Man 2 was a very good film indeed and I can comfortably say [...]
What makes a bad film so watchable? Where is the line where a film’s mediocrity becomes a shining achievement? These are some of the questions raised when watching any of Ed woods cinema genius, he was a man with vision. Even if that vision was odd, his films left a resounding mark on cinema that [...]
I don’t like remakes. There, I said it. For the most part remakes are an exercise in studio greed. It’s a dislike more of principle than practice as I still go to see them, some of which are good. Some older films could probably benefit from a makeover – due to terrible special effects or [...]
I want to thank our regular listener AtomicBetty for sending this review to me, it is quite possibly the best review of the new Transformers movie I have read yet. I was laughing out loud. Click the link below and prepare to have your mind expanded Let’s face it, this is what we are all [...]
An upwardly mobile urban couple who live for the moment and themselves have to face Christmas with the relatives. Sound familiar? It should, it is the plot-line from dozens of comedies and dramas over the years. The fact that we are in very familiar territory is not the issue, this is Christmas time and we like movies [...]
I just want to start this by saying that I think Michael Moore has done an amazing thing by releasing this for free to the North American’s via the web. However, I don’t think he went far enough. Even if he didn’t want it to be free everywhere in the world, he could have released a paid [...]
