film review: Marvel’s Avengers Assemble (2012)
April 20, 2012 by Nicola-t
Filed under 9/10, action, Best of the site, cinema reviews, Latest, Reviews, Reviews by genre, Reviews by rating
So. Four years and five movies and it’s all been leading up to this. (If you ignore all the planned sequels of course.) I was thinking before I saw this… I’m not so sure about superhero films any more. I mean, aren’t they all the same, really? There’s a hero/es. There’s a villain/s. Stuff happens. [...]
film review: Battleship (2012)
April 17, 2012 by Nicola-t
Filed under 6/10, action, cinema reviews, Latest, Reviews, Reviews by genre, sci-fi
Whether or not you’ll like Battleship will be very much predicated on your ability to ignore rubbish. Your tolerance for nonsense, if you will… … Because, my oh my, is there a lot of rubbish in Battleship. If you can get past that then it’s all smooth sailing. Or not, as the case may be. [...]
film review: Wild Bill (2012)
April 11, 2012 by Nicola-t
Filed under 6/10, cinema reviews, crime, drama, Latest, Reviews, Reviews by rating
Wild Bill is the directorial debut of actor Dexter Fletcher, you may know him from the likes of Band of Brothers. I didn’t but you might. Bill Hayward (Charlie Creed-Miles) is the titular Wild Bill, a former drug dealer and hard man. After 8 years in jail, he returns home to discover his wife has [...]
film review: The Hunger Games (2012)
See here for clips and trailers of The Hunger Games. If you’ve read my clips and trailers post for The Hunger Games, then you’ll already know I was really looking forward to this film. If you didn’t then… I was really looking forward to this film. I read the first book of the trilogy in [...]
film review: Bel Ami (2012)
March 9, 2012 by Nicola-t
Filed under 5/10, cinema reviews, drama, Latest, period drama, Reviews
Bel Ami Or: The One Where Robert Pattinson Tries to Appeal to Women Over the Age of 30. Or at least I think that’s what he’s trying to doing, I’m not sure. I’m not sure what anyone was doing in Bel Ami to be honest. Look, I don’t want say this was a terrible movie. [...]
film review: The Raid (2012) – JDIFF 2012
March 1, 2012 by Nicola-t
Filed under 9/10, action, asian, Best of the site, cinema reviews, Latest, Reviews
As part of the jury panel for the Dublin Film Critics Awards, I thought it only appropriate to start my reviews of the festival films with the winner of Best Film… The Raid. Ever since it’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last September, the “blogosphere” has been alight with talk of this little [...]
film review: This Means War (2012)
February 28, 2012 by Nicola-t
Filed under 7/10, action, cinema reviews, comedy, Latest, Reviews, romance, romantic comedy
It’s Spy vs. Spy when Chris Pine and Tom Hardy find themselves fighting for the affections of Reese Witherspoon… This Means War. Apparently. Actually that short summary does the film a little disservice, it makes it sound like a completely generic romantic comedy. It’s not entirely generic. It’s got a plot, I swear. They actually [...]
film review: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)
Finally, someone gave Neveldine & Taylor a real budget. Not that they need one, they seem to do a fine job with what they have. Crank and Crank: High Voltage are two of some of my favourite films of the last 10 years. These guys have a way of making films that’s just great fun… [...]
film review: The Muppets (2011)
It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights… It certainly is, The Muppets are back! If you saw my posts on the vast number of clips and trailers that are available, you’ll know that I have been looking forward to this movie for quite a while. Looking at the list of [...]
film review: Chronicle (2012)
There was a plethora of new film releases this week, from a raft of genres, but on paper, this is the one I was most interested in. Chronicle chronicles the story of three high school boys who find themselves with the somewhat unusual ability to move objects with their minds… or, you know, telekenisis. So [...]
