For some reason, when collecting search terms for my Search & Rescue series in which I hope to assist seekers of knowledge who come across my blog, there have been a number of requests for gifs lately. Well, I’m here to help! For this lucky number of Search & Rescue posts, I thought I might […]
The theme for MovieRob‘s Genre Grandeur series of December 2014 was holiday films, which is a perfect choice for one of the most holiday-dense months of the year. So many excellent reviews were featured during December’s Genre Grandeur. I chose to write about Joyeux Noel (2005, dir. Christian Carion), a film about war, peace, and […]
Happy 2015 everyone! How was your new year’s celebration? I spent my time playing a game called Drawful with my friends and laughing until I thought I was going to be sick. So it’s now a whole new year, and I thought I’d cap off 2014 with a post reflecting on this year – my […]
If you are considering watching Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008, dir. Kurt Kuenne), then prepare for one of the most emotionally destroying films of recent times. Dear Zachary chronicles the true story of director Kurt Kuenne’s best friend Andrew Bagby, who was murdered. Kuenne makes the decision to memorialise […]
A quirky and interesting short documentary, Stanley Kubrick’s Boxes (2008) is directed and hosted by famed journalist Jon Ronson. A synopsis: A few years after his death, the widow of Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) asks Jon Ronson to look through the contents of about 1,000 boxes of meticulously sorted materials Kubrick left. Ronson finds that most […]
Directed by Seth Green and Evan Goldberg, The Interview (2014) is not without its share of controversy. But luckily, its content and laughs are solid enough to back up the hype. A synopsis: Dave Skylark (James Franco) and producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the celebrity tabloid show “Skylark Tonight.” When they land an interview with […]
Hi everyone, even though it is currently the 24th of December where I am, I just wanted to make a little post to wish everyone a very merry Christmas. I hope everyone has a really wonderful day filled with good times and great food, no matter which holiday you celebrate. My Christmas miracle arrived in […]
This was a film that I was slightly hyped about for quite a long time. For some reason, though, I never went to see it in cinemas. Which may or may not be a shame, as I ended up watching it instead on a tiny airplane screen. Godzilla (2014, dir. Gareth Edwards) is, as you […]
In today’s two short film reviews, I will be discussing Alan Rickman and an elephant-human hybrid. Both of these short films can be found on Youtube, and are well worth watching if you enjoy plot twists and excellent practical effects. Onwards!
My strange obsession with this highly special and arguably terrible Bond film continues! Here’s the second review I’ve written for MovieRob‘s fantastic 007 December Blogathon. If you want to know more about my admittedly poor taste in Bond films, read on! ***** Moonraker (1979, dir. Lewis Gilbert) is also known as “Bond in Space”, because […]
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