The Place Beyond the Pines
Many people have criticised Ryan Gosling for playing the same character from Drive in several films since, and have even gone so far as to call The Place Beyond the Pines (from Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance), “Drive with motorbikes.” And while the first third of the film is similar to Drive, the majority of...
Review: Evil Dead
The Evil Dead 2013 remake is something I have been looking forward to for a while. Not just because I haven’t seen a genuinely good horror movie since Tomas Alfredson’s 2008 Swedish horror Let The Right One In, but also because Fede Alvarez’ remake of Sam Raimi’s 1981 classic looks set to be the goriest...
Review: Oblivion
This film has received a lot of undue criticism. It’s been slated for being completely unoriginal and ripping off a myriad of other movies, including Moon, Planet of the Apes, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Independence Day, and Wall-E. And while Oblivion is a lot like these films, to judge it as merely a rip off is very unfair, especially in...
Review: The Host
The long awaited adaptation of the much-loved novel by Stephanie Meyer, definitely surpasses the expectations which the Twilight saga promised. Although both were written by same author it is hard to, even though some will, compare Twilight and The Host as they are both written so differently. Where the Twilight saga was obviously written with...
Review: Trance
Danny Boyle is one of the most fascinating directors working today. All of his films are so different from one another, and yet they have a unity of style; they all feel like Danny Boyle films. From Trainspotting to Sunshine, 28 Days Later to Slumdog Millionaire, his distinct directorial style shines through. Trance, his first...
Review: Cloud Atlas
Few films that are released these days can be regarded as truly risky, and even the ones that are, often fail critically and commercially by their very nature. However, Cloud Atlas is one of the few examples that succeeds in both areas. Not only is it visually and technically stunning, but it tells a human...
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