Tangled(2011)
"I defy the cynics not to be wiping at least one little tear away from under their 3D glasses..."
Disney Studio's have a long tradition of bringing the classic fairytale to life and becoming the defining version of that story. Who can think of anyone but Ariel when thinking of the The Little Mermaid, or Belle when we think of Beauty and The Beast. So the question is, will Tangled become the d...
The Ward(2011)
"This film is like the Dawson's Creek version of a mental ward, where everyone is impossibly pretty and overacted."
The Ward, sees Director John Carpenter's return to his horror roots and unfortunately half way into the film, I knew this middle of the road, cheesy psych ward 'horror' was not going to live up to my expectations.
The film starts of in a confusing manor as Kristen (Amber Heard) is s...
J. Edgar(2012)
"Eastwood has become somewhat renowned as a film-maker for intense, intellectual dramas that both stimulate and educate the viewer, and J. Edgar is certainly no exception..."
The FBI, at least from a British perspective, is almost a cinematic term, an organisation we see and hear of most commonly in our favourite Hollywood dramas and thrillers. Therefore, Clint Eastwood's depiction of the life of J. Edgar, the founder and then head of the law enforcement institution f...
I Spit on Your Grave(2011)
"Not worth spitting on if it was on fire"
A lot has changed in the last three decades. TV is now in 3D, there are literally hundreds of channels to choose from on TV, hundreds of millions of websites on the Internet, and most bafflingly of all, some strange chap called Justin Bieber is the most popular human being on the planet. Th...
Biutiful(2011)
"it’s a mesmerising tour-de-force by Bardem"
Biutiful tells the story of Uxbal, a terminally ill devoted father of two, in a complex relationship with the mother of his children. He helps illegal immigrants get work in his hometown of Barcelona, Spain, such as African street-sellers, and Chinese immigrants working in a warehouse. Oh, and he...
The Green Hornet(2011)
"Black Beauty, just about steals the show with her endless gadgets and impossible abilities"
By day, Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) is a millionaire publisher and popular media figure, but by night, Reid assumes the identity of fearless crime fighter The Green Hornet and Kato (played by Asian pop star-turned-actor/director Jay Chou), to keep the streets safe for citizens. Producer Neal H. Morit...