Review: The Expendables

80s and 90s action stars

With a script just one step up from grunting and spectacular fight scenes and explosions, this movie is a fun throw back to the actions movies of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Welcome to testosterone on film. Sylvester Stallone gets the band back together (except they never were together) of some of the biggest names in [...]

Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Michael Cera Mary Elizabeth Winstead comic book film adaptation

Epic in its epic epicness…and stuff. Hipsters, comic geeks, ‘80s video game nerds, movie fans…you’ve got your movie. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is one of the more original and funny films to come out in ages, and does great justice to its source comic book material. Edgar Wright does it again (Shaun of the [...]

Review: The Other Guys

Will Farrell Mark Wahlberg cop satire comedy

It’s been a good long while since we’ve been treated to a decent buddy cop movie. Well, now we have, and even a little more than decent. Adam McKay and Will Ferrell, who previously did Anchorman, Talladega Nights and Step Brothers, try their best at the buddy cop formula…succeeding a lot and failing at a [...]

The Long Long List of Movie Shame

Films I need to see

I’m a movie geek. There’s no denying that. Why do I write about movies? Because it saves my friends valuable time from having to listen to me talk to them about movies. As a lover of film, I’m always looking to fill the gaps of ones I may have missed. Either because I wasn’t aware of [...]

Review: Salt

Angelina Jolie spy film

Angelina Jolie does her best James Bond impression to bring us a serviceable spy thriller that brings the action with a few twists and turns along the way. My expectations were a little low for Salt and I was pleasantly surprised to find a fun summer movie that kept me engaged, impressed me with some [...]