by Matt | 11.11.10 | Film Reviews
If there are two things I love in life it’s killer fish and soft-core porn. Watching Piranha 3D, it became clear I had found a kindred spirit in director, Alexandre Aja.
Aja’s decision to dunk as many nipples in the fish tank as piranha tickled my fancies like a feather duster. More »
Tags: Alexandre Aja, horror, Piranha 3D (2010)
by Matt | 11.05.10 | Film Reviews
Whatever you think about Mars Bars, we can all agree they’re consistent. If you’ve eaten one, you’ve eaten a million. The same can be said about the Resident Evil franchise. While I’d enjoyed elements of the first three, overall I was more letdown than a vegetarian at an all-you-can-eat rib joint. More »
Tags: action, horror, Resident Evil Afterlife, sci-fi
by Matt | 10.28.10 | Film Reviews
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is similar to placing a grenade-wielding squirrel in a microwave – you get all kinds of crazy. With Werner Herzog dispensing directorial duties and Nicolas Cage tap-dancing centre stage, what else would you expect? More »
Tags: Abel Ferrera, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Nicolas Cage, Werner Herzog
by Matt | 10.09.10 | Film Reviews
At a running time of 150 minutes, The Bounty Hunter is precisely 150 minutes too long. The movie is an empty vessel, a ghost ship on a one-way voyage to the seabed, a coffee cup made out of bread. Creatively, it’s doomed from the get-go. More »
Tags: comedy, Gerard Butler, Jennifer Aniston, romantic comedy, The Bounty Hunter
by Matt | 10.07.10 | Film Reviews
What do you get if you cross a group of the funniest film comedians with a script more vacant than a flea infested motel? You get Grown Ups.
With a cast including Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Dave Spade and Rob Schneider, you’d be forgiven for expecting at least a few laughs. More »
Tags: Adam Sandler, comedy, Grown Ups