The disaster film was once a genre that looked to take over the world. The reason it didn’t is very clear – no matter how entertaining they were, they were never good. Even the most beloved disaster films – Poseidon, The Towering Inferno, Airport – are just loved because of what they are and how…
Category: Action
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014)
I will be the very first to admit that I have never been very kind to young adult novel adaptations. I feel the incredible Harry Potter film series set the scene for every fantasy novel to be given the film treatment. This year alone we have had Divergent, The Giver and The Maze Runner. None…
Streets of Fire (1984)
Streets of Fire, the epitome of 1980s romantic action movies, begins with a crowded nightclub. The beautiful and talented (and here quite youthful) Diane Lane begins singing a rousing song that none other than Meat Loaf would go on to record later on. It is a joyous, energetic introduction, filled with 1950s decor combined with…
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Tom Cruise – has there ever been a more divisive actor? While he has had some memorable performances, his entire public perception is that of a man who has fallen into a pit of self-parody and plain weirdness. Its a shame, because if you take his personal life out of the equation, you will see…
Lucy (2014)
Luc Besson is a director who makes some very risky choices, and this has been both a gift and curse for him, as it can either give him a remarkable film, or a complete failure. Luckily, his latest film is the former, and while it is possibly one of the most divisive films of the…
Wake in Fright (1971)
What can I say about a film that has become so legendary, it is often considered the definitive Ozploitation film, and one of the bedrocks of the Australian New Wave movement. Not much, but trying is all the fun, isn’t it? At the outset, this film is shown to take place in a barren, dry…
R.I.P.D. (2013)
I did not like this movie. Not one little bit. This was one of the poorest efforts of 2013. I really did not like this film. It never really reaches the point where it is a real stinker of a film, but it is an awful film. The problem with this film is that it…
Captain Phillips (2013)
Once someone has won two Academy Awards for Best Actor, he has the fullest right to cash in and just do mediocre films for a paycheck. Many in that position would try and avoid challenging films if they could. Tom Hanks doesn’t dare. In recent years, he has done some less than great movies and…
Django Unchained (2012)
A Brief Note: This was my very first review, and while this is a film that deserves far more than just the mere 100-words of this review, I have chosen to keep this intact as a reminder of where I started. Its been a journey, and I have adored every moment of it. To describe…
The Postmodern Pelican 