film review: The Hunger Games (2012)

film review: The Hunger Games (2012)

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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.

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film review: Bel Ami (2012)

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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.

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film review: The Raid (2012) – JDIFF 2012

film review: The Raid (2012) – JDIFF 2012

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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.

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film review: This Means War (2012)

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It’s Spy vs. Spy when Chris Pine and Tom Hardy find themselves fighting for the affections of Reese Witherspoon… This Means War. Apparently.

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film review: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)

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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.

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film review: The Muppets (2011)

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It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights… It certainly is, The Muppets are back!

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film review: Chronicle (2012)

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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.

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film review: Man on a Ledge (2012)

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Man on a Ledge is one of those small films that creep up on you… You have no idea they exist and then BAM! They’re all over the place and it turns out they even have people you’ve heard of in them. As a result, I went into Man on a Ledge only knowing that […]

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film review: Underworld: Awakening (2012)

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Kate Beckinsale is back in her PVC catsuit, corset and leather jacket for the fourth installment of the Underworld series, Underworld: Awakening. Actually, I didn’t know she had gone, I checked out of this franchise after the first film. Not that I’d hated it or anything. As far as I recall. I think it was […]

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film review: J. Edgar (2011)

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I never knew that much about J. Edgar Hoover, beyond the fact that he was the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and that he was rather controversial. That really was pretty much it. In preparation for this film then, I decided to read up a bit. He was actually a fascinating character… you […]

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