*Spoiler free review* I make no secret of my love of Disney films. From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to the modern successes, I’m a huge Disney fan girl. The first blu-rays I bought were Sleeping Beauty and Monsters, ...
Read More »The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Remember who the real enemy is
I have a tendency to resist anything that is really popular. Call it stubbornness, narrow-mindedness, or plain stupidity. Whatever it is, it is a character flaw I am aware of – although not actively trying to rectify. I finally gave ...
Read More »Digested viewing: Thor: The Dark World, Ender’s Game, and Mad Max
It has been a busy few weeks for me socially speaking (I know, poor me), so it was nice to have a weekend devoted to much film watching. I saw Thor 2: The Dark World and Ender’s Game at the ...
Read More »White House Down
This review contains spoilers… or does it? If you’ve seen Die Hard, you have seen this film. Sure, White House Down has a bit of Independence Day and Air Force One thrown in as well, but you can probably guess ...
Read More »Robot & Frank
Sunday evening rolled around after a tiring weekend of painting the hallway. I’m given a choice between watching Olympus has Fallen and Robot & Frank. Even with the Morgan Freeman factor, I wasn’t interested in watching Olympus. But Robot & ...
Read More »Elysium
Neill Blomkamp’s debut feature film, District 9, was a complete surprise. It was refreshingly brilliant – a smart, well-made sci-fi that did well with both critics and the box office. District 9 gave me hope that sci-fi at the cinema ...
Read More »The Lifeguard
*Spoiler free review* It might not seem like a big deal to those who have already been there, done that… but this year has seen me hit the wrong side of 25. As if being a quarter of a century ...
Read More »The Heat
These days it seems I’m always watching dark, serious films. Even the surperhero films have forgotten how to have fun. I readily admit to missing the camp, silly, ridiculous superheroes of the past. I did see The World’s End recently, ...
Read More »The World’s End: The end of the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy
Anyone who says they don’t like Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz, well, why are you reading this? Huh?! They were great films, both of them. So naturally, I was excited to see the next film from the same ...
Read More »Spring Breakers
A review implies that I will have a definitive opinion of the subject matter that I am reviewing. I am warning you now, if that is what you expect, you will be disappointed. I honestly don’t know how I feel ...
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