I Love You, Man(2009)
"It maintains hysterical crassness throughout but there is something very heartwarming"
I Love You, Man, from the team of the Judd Apatow, was produced with the intention of exploring the new phrase of "bromance." A friendless man (Paul Rudd) is getting married soon and doesn't have a best man. So, he goes on a serious of "man dates" to try to find a suitable friend to be his best f...
In The Loop(2009)
"The writing is masterful, wonderfully observed and side-splittingly funny"
Armando Iannucci has been one of the most influential figures in comedy for the last 20 years uniting such brilliant comedians as Chris Morris, Stewart Lee and Steve Coogan and producing the crème de la crème of satire in The Day Today and The Thick Of It. His directorial debut is a...
Drillbit Taylor(2008)
"The film has alot of physical comedy, which works particularly well in this not so unique look at the bullying we are all too familiar with, that takes place in our schools."
This is a rehash of 80's ideas, that is quite close to me in terms of the subject matter, bullying. In the film, three high school kids are bullied to extreme measures by two bullies that seemingly terrorise the school.
Owen Wilson doesn't disappoint as the low budget bodyguard for hire D...
Let The Right One In(2009)
"It's a movie devoid of any of the romantic trappings of recent vampire movies"
It's vampire season at the moment. With the success of teenage romantic drama Twilight comes a radically different take on the subject. Let the Right One In is a Swedish horror beautifully shot amidst a snow-swept Scandinavian town in the 1980s that is more akin to a drama than a horror movie. Os...
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian(2009)
"fun - yes, silly - definitely"
Night at the Museum 2.. fun - yes. silly - definitely. Is it worth watching? - perhaps if you're 8, 9 or 10 years old.
Lets recap, the first film focuses on the rather reluctant nightguard, Larry Daley and how surprised he is when he sees what happens in the museum after dark. Now, its ti...
Monsters Vs Aliens(2009)
"Dreamworks have judged this perfectly: a well animated, engrossing and exciting tale populated by colourful characters"
In the 50s we were treated to B-movie delights such as Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, The Blob and The Creature from the Black Lagoon which developed and popularised the supernatural, alien invasion and a fear of the unknown. Dreamworks’ latest animated feature plays on all these genre conven...