Review of “Mama”

I have many reviews to catch up on so this will be a quick review of Mama. Here goes! The first good thing about the movie is the cast, the two kids do excellent jobs and avoid falling into the trap of being annoying. Victoria (Megan Charpentier) and Lilly (Isabelle Nélisse) are interesting characters to […]

“Django Unchained” Review

What a movie. Seriously. Quentin Tarantino has made another (dare I say..?) masterpiece. Ok, I LOVE nearly anything Quentin Tarantino directs/writes so there was no doubt in my mind that I’d love this film. Let me explain why it’s so good… Firstly the film’s running time is a huge 165 minutes. But I never, ever […]

The Raid: Redemption Blu-ray Review

This review is spoiler free The Raid: Redemption (or just The Raid) is an Indonesian martial arts film directed, written and edited by Welshman Gareth Evans. Now my first worry about this movie was the fact that it was an Indonesian martial arts movie. I mean it’s super rare that a movie like this would even […]

“How I Spent My Summer Vacation” Review

Mel’s back bitches! That’s not the most eloquent opening line that I’ve ever written, but it’s true. After some troubles (cough *racism* cough) Mel Gibson is back. Despite his “troubles” I’ve always loved ol’ Mel, whether he’s upholding the law (in his own way) as Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon 1 – 4 or being […]

La Haine Review

La Haine is a 1995 French drama film, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. It follows three characters who live in the banlieues on the outskirts of Paris. The three characters are Vinz, Saïd and Hubert. From quite soon into the film we realise that Vinz is, at the very least, slightly unhinged. For example, he stands […]

Reprise Review

Reprise is a good film. That’s the best way to describe it. It’s shot beautifully and the actors are great also. The main two characters are Phillip (Anders Danielsen Lie) and Erik (Espen Klouman-Høiner), two aspiring writers with varying levels of success. The movie begins with them both posting manuscripts in the hope of getting […]

“The Sign Holder” Review

The Sign Holder by Tony Ashenheim is a short film shot on Oxford Street in 2007. It is this real location that gives the film its bleak, grey look. The sign holder herself, in my opinion, is a stark juxtaposition to this mundane setting as she can see and salvage the hope and happy moments […]