Jan 27
Re-watching Martin Brest’s “Midnight Run” is a reminder of how talented the director was. Today his reputation is marred by the film “Gigli” (2003) starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, now considered one of the worst films ever made (and definitely worth a re-watch sometime this year). It seems hard for people to remember that …
Jan 25
I saw “Toy Story 3” twice in 3D at the cinema, reviewed it on the podcast Film Actually and listed it as one of my five favourite films of 2010, so I am not sure what more I can say about it here, but I’ll try anyway. My son and I pulled out the Blu-Ray …
Jan 23
We’ve mentioned it on the podcast, Film Actually, for the past two weeks I know, but now I have the site all up to date and ready to go, so I thought I’d share it here with those that don’t listen to the show (why aren’t you listening?). I have started a simple Tumblr blog …
Jan 23
Just got back from watching “Tangled”, Disney’s 50th animated film. The film is a re-telling of the classic fairytale Rapunzel in glorious computer animation. I was sceptical going into this film, I was worried that it would be schmaltzy and overly sweet which, with the exception of the Disney/Pixar films, is kind of a trademark …
Jan 23
http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/geekactually/geekactually.com/wp-content/filmpodcast/FilmActuallyEp024.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHosts: David McVay & Josh Philpott Film Actually is the official movie podcast of geekactually.com – This week David McVay and Josh Philpott review two new films, “The Green Hornet” and “Black Swan”. We also have some Entertainment Buzz including news about Ridley Scott’s “Alien” prequel and the coming of …
Jan 21
Josh and I watched this tonight as a review film for an upcoming episode of the podcast Film Actually (episode 116), so for a full review listen to the show. These are just my first thoughts and impressions of the film. Darren Aronofsky doesn’t pull punches. “Requiem for a Dream” (2000), his film about drug …
