DIRECTOR: Jason Reitman NOW FOR THE REVIEW… What the hell has happened to Jason Reitman? It seems that after his multi-Oscar nominated Up In The Air, the filmmaker and son of Ivan (Ghostbusters) has not been reaching up to the standards set by that film, or earlier...
DIRECTOR: Theodore Melfi NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Even though St. Vincent has absolutely nothing to do with the Christmas holiday, nor is it even set around that time of year, there’s something about it that has all the qualities of a classic Christmas film. We’re not...
DIRECTORS: Simon J. Smith and Eric Darnell NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Just reading that above short description of the plot should tell you everything you need to know about The Penguins of Madagascar and how it puts the “mad” into that last word of the title. Perhaps...
DIRECTOR: Paul King NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Cynics needn’t fret, and purists of Michael Bond’s most famous contribution to British popular culture don’t need to panic: Hollywood has been fairly kind to Paddington Bear. Despite the endless controversy from the departure of...
DIRECTOR: Tommy Lee Jones NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Say whatever you want about Tommy Lee Jones and his notoriously prickly personality, but the guy knows how to make a pretty decent flick, as is the case with his sophomore directional feature The Homesman. As a director,...
DIRECTOR: Sean Anders NOW FOR THE REVIEW… If ever there was a sequel to a movie that was just begging to be made… it wasn’t Horrible Bosses 2. About as unnecessary as you can get with modern comedy sequels, the follow-up to the surprise 2011 hit – which saw...
DIRECTOR: Francis Lawrence
DIRECTORS: Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Vampires have been the laughing-stock of the monster genre for some time now, mostly thanks to Stephanie Meyer and her warped view on teenage romance. We snigger when we think of them sparkling in the...
DIRECTOR: Craig Johnson NOW FOR THE REVIEW… You can add Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig to the ever-growing list of former Saturday Night Live cast members who have successfully made the successful leap into dramatic territory – though the likes of Bill Murray, Dan...
DIRECTOR: Christopher Nolan NOW FOR THE REVIEW… We can imagine a new drinking game being spawned from the ashes: try and talk about Christopher Nolan’s newest blockbuster Interstellar WITHOUT mentioning, referencing or comparing it to Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space...