Thursday, 14 July 2016

BOYHOOD [2014]




BOREHOOD

2014, USA
Richard Linklater
6 // 10





Is it possible to re-write the correlation between the pony and the tricks? Are some universal stories less universal than others? Is Richard Linklater working on a film he'll be finisging in 40 years time? There's only one way to find out!


Thursday, 7 July 2016

FURY [2014]





THE TAO OF WARDADDY


2014, USA/U.K./China
David Ayer
9 // 10




Can you mix tank-porn with a bit of philosophy and get away with it? Did you have to win a beauty contest to become a tank commander during WW2? How many tanks have been harmed in making of this film? There's only one way to find out!


Tuesday, 20 October 2015

ROBOCOP [2014]




ROBOFLOP


2014, USA
José Padilha
4 // 10




Is bringing back old franchises a revival or necromancy? Is it a good moment to start ignoring every new reboot of an old franchise? Am I missing something? There's only one way to find out!



Friday, 2 October 2015

FRANKENHOOKER [1990]



IT'S NOT ALIVE



1990, USA
Frank Henenlotter
1 // 10



Where is the line between the so-bad-it's-good and the so-bad-it's-just-bad? If I drank a bottle of whisky would I have suffered less? How did it even get into my watch list? There's only one way to find out!


Tuesday, 29 September 2015

THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8th DIMENSION [1984]



THE ODDBALL DIMENSION


1984, USA
W.D. Richter
8 // 10




Is being well entertained a bad thing? Did Peter Weller lose out on a potentially bigger franchise than Robocop? Is there any chance I could get some of the Perfect Tommy's outfits? There's only one way to find out!


Tuesday, 24 March 2015

THE ZERO THEOREM [2013]




THE REPETITION THEOREM


2013, UK
Terry Gilliam
6 // 10




Is money the only shortage Terry Gilliam must face these days? Is it possible to make a repeated idea look fresh? Does crunching entities give you a heartburn? There's only one way to find out!


Wednesday, 14 January 2015

HER [2013]




DATING DATA



2013, USA
Spike Jonze
9 // 10



Will a true Artificial Intelligence be capable of burning a toast? Does Stephen Hawking really need to be afraid of Skynet? Will you stop judging my crush on Cortana now? There's only one way to find out!