Miv Evans
Nowhere Boy – With a Real Point of View
moving and compelling and tells us what John saw when he was dreaming of the past and, when he waxed lyrical, why he always said so much with so little. The person behind the personality has finally been smoked out.
Scott Pilgrim v. The World – film review
someone wrote an uninteresting drama, added some sci-fi/superpower scenes, tossed in some sequential art and simply let them collide. Rather like getting Pavarotti, Dolly Parton and Snoop Dogg to sing a line each of the same song and expect people
Johnny Mad Dog – The Diminutive Warriors
...a soldier tries on a wedding dress, never taking his eyes off his reflection as he gently pulls the sparkling white lace over his muscled torso, slips the starched veil onto his cropped head, and stands,
The Expendables – Stallone Has Issues
Times move on and, at 64, Sly, thankfully, knows that getting the girl won't work anymore, but instead of letting someone else have the honor, he fixes it so NO ONE gets her. How dog in the manger is that? Also, Schwarzenegger and Willis get disp
Mesrine: Killer Instinct – A French Iconic Gangster
French government publicly dissed the Americans over the Iraq invasion/WMD issue, with the French saying they wanted 'more proof'. The last time they made that request it came marching into Paris waving a German flag.
Animal Kingdom – Bad Guys v Bad Guys
The Kingdom is the Melbourne underworld and the Animals are the armed robbers who inhabit the terrain. It's set at a time when Melbourne criminals are becoming TV Reality stars and the Armed Robbery Police Force are shooting suspects on sight.
TWELVE – Teenagers Without The Rock and Roll
Like all teenagers, they're hard-wired to what they can't have and with the hunt for illegal drink stolen, they're forced to channel their bad behavior elsewhere, which is where Twelve comes in.
VINCERE – Mussolini’s Fatal Attraction
If this had happened in the UK, Ida would have been whisked off to the Tower and promptly beheaded (nowadays they have to arrange car accidents). If it was in present-day US, and Mussolini had been exposed by investigative journalism...
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
Hefner is compelled to save anyone who has suffered a social or judicial injustice and faces off political intimidation with the same stare that Clubber Lang used on Rocky. How cool is that?
Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore – Spies With...
If it's only the backdrop of a story, it gets a little tricky. Probably a little like trying to mix oil and water, or deciding to buy magnetic catches; you know, deep down, it's just not going to work.
SALT – Two New Stars are Born
Jolie doesn't get star billing because the film is 99 minutes, 70 of which are action sequences that no A list actor could ever get insurance for.
Inception – The Thief of Dreams
No new sci-fi world has been created and the story is simply dropped into the present day, without a ray gun or lightsaber in sight. And instead of using a tardis to get around, our hero uses a white van - how passe is that?
The Trailer Festival – Access to Holllywood
Within two weeks eighteen filmmakers were contacted by producers, managers and distributors; scripts and DVDs are en route to Hollywood.
Despicable Me – Honey, I Shrunk the Moon
Gru's sits on what looks like a stuffed tyrannosaurus rex couch (eat your heart out, Sarah Palin, you only shot a bear), keeps a vicious fanged creature as a pet and there are Adams Family-esque niceties everywhere. So far so good.
The Karate Kid – Jaden Gets Tough, Chan Goes Girly
I'm not sure what the Chinese think of the fact that the average American is happy to bare his soul to any passing film crew, but I'm sure it's not complimentary.
Get Him to The Greek – Sacrificing An Intern for a...
We're given a decadent display of human weakness and self-indulgence, and left in no doubt that, to have that much fun, it really is worth risking everything.
SEX AND THE CITY 2 – or Should It Be Souks...
Trying to fool the audience is always a dangerous game to play and there's no doubt the Jimmy Choo crowd can pick up whiffs of treachery and Ralph Lauren Eau de Parfum with equal accuracy.
Macgruber – The Sketch That Pretends It’s a Film
None of the other characters question MacGruber's credibity and, instead of creating their own world, they make themselves cartoonish and as unbelievable as him.
Robin Hood – Outlaw Finds His Inner War Strategist!
Ridley Scott has come up with a politically charged version that not only romanticizes Robin Hood's story, but also mocks the British monarchy and bashes the French at the same time. How smart is that?
Letters to Juliet – Another Fatal Romance
After watching this film for ten minutes I started to wonder how Shakespeare would feel about an inept scribe taking his Juliet's name and screwing up the dialogue. I bet he'd be furious.