Category Archives: Film Reviews

A week of weak choices… Watched from July 18th to July 24th 2014

Posted on August 7, 2014 at 8:50 pm by B.C.

Hmm. Not a particularly good week for movie choices…

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A Terry Gilliam short week – Watched from July 11th to July 17th 2014

Posted on August 7, 2014 at 8:24 pm by B.C.

I watched a trio of short films from Terry Gilliam this week: The Legend of Hallowdega (2010), The Wholly Family (2011), and The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983). My anticipation of the upcoming The Zero Theorem (2014) brought me here (In … Continue reading →

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Outcast (2010)

Posted on February 18, 2011 at 11:05 pm by B.C.

Mary (Kate Dickie) and son, Fergal (Niall Bruton), harbour a dark secret that has forced them to move from place to place since Fergal was a child. When they settle into a council flat, somewhere in Scotland, Fergal meets the … Continue reading →

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Let Me In (2010)

Posted on February 5, 2011 at 1:16 am by B.C.

Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is lonely, existing in a state of semi-neglect due to his parents’ separation, and suffering at the hands of the school bully. One night he meets Abby (Chloe Moretz), a strange girl, seemingly of a similar age, … Continue reading →

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F (2010)

Posted on February 1, 2011 at 5:20 pm by B.C.

A gang of hooded youths attack a school and the teachers, under siege, are forced into a deadly game of survival.

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Skyline (2010)

Posted on January 31, 2011 at 12:44 am by B.C.

Hypnotic lights descend on Los Angeles, heralding a full scale alien invasion, the intention of which is the xenocide of humanity.

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A Serbian Film (aka Srpski film) (2010)

Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:48 pm by B.C.

Milo (Srdjan Todorovic), an aging pornstar, is enticed back into the world of filmmaking by a generous offer from the mysterious Vukmir (Sergej Trifunovic). The only information that Milo is given about the project is that it is an ‘art … Continue reading →

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Buried (2010)

Posted on January 17, 2011 at 9:58 pm by B.C.

Civilian trucker Paul Conroy (Ryan Reynolds) is ambushed and taken hostage while working as a contractor in Iraq. He is buried alive, with a phone and some supplies, and must do as his captors bid him if he is to … Continue reading →

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Autumn (2009)

Posted on January 7, 2011 at 3:12 am by B.C.

Billions are struck down by a mysterious virus leaving the few survivors in a state of shock. When the dead start to rise, Michael (Dexter Fletcher), Carl (Dickon Tolson) and Emma (Lana Kamenov) decide that the city is no longer … Continue reading →

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ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction (2009)

Posted on January 2, 2011 at 3:33 am by B.C.

The peaceful town of Port Gamble is thrown into turmoil when a zombie virus strikes. When it is discovered that the source of the outbreak is a group of Middle Eastern terrorists it doesn’t take long for the townspeople to … Continue reading →

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