2013

Tricky things, films based on real life events. Are you documenting real life or are you dramatising it? Ron Howard once again treads the fine line between the two to good effect. Though Hemsworth may […]

I’ve never really bought into the idea of ‘normal’ people. Everyone has their issues and is messed up in some way. It’s why The Simpsons is so popular. In the same way that you can […]

Veering between dark comedy, bloody violence and absurdity Seven Psychopaths is a film that I can’t easily define. The mainly male cast bear no responsibility; treating guns, language and each other with the immaturity that […]

I’m a big fan of the original book by Max Brooks. Between that and know the production had it’s troubles, I had concerns about World War Z. Those troubles are noticeable through a tonal shift near […]

So how does Michael Bay deal with a considerably smaller budget? With mixed results. For once dealing with actual characters instead of CGI creations, Bay weaves an amusing and at times highly entertaining tale. Unfortunately […]

Ellison Oswalt is a writer of true crime novels. His last hit was years ago, with his quest for a repeat performance putting his family in danger. It’s Ethan Hawke’s performance that allows us to […]

Though a lot of the details are different, the basic premise of the Evil Dead remake is the same. A bunch of kids stay in a cabin and find an old book, which they stupidly […]