So where do I begin with Guardians of the Galaxy? Perhaps by saying this is certainly Marvel Studios’ best film to date. That’s a tough statement to make, because The Avengers is probably the studio’s most legendary film – it is, after all, the third highest grossing film of all time. There are a whole…
Stop Making Sense (1984)
There are just some films that shock you with how good they are. I will go on record now stating that Stop Making Sense is an undeniable masterpiece. It is something quite unlike anything I’ve ever seen and it is probably one of the greatest films I’ve ever seen. But why is that? At the…
Spamalot: South Africa Review
Let me just start this off by answering two fundamental questions: Firstly -yes, I know this is not a movie, and this is a movie blog. Secondly – I am very biased towards Monty Python. I think those six men were some of the most intelligent people to ever live, and Monty Python’s TV show…
Animal Factory (2000)
From the second I found out Steve Buscemi, the ultimate character actor, directed a prison drama with some seriously talented actors, and one of my personal favourites, Willem Dafoe, I was immediately interested. It is a dark and twisted tale that might not be as well-crafted or brilliant as films like The Shawshank Redemption, or…
Naked (1993)
There has been only one film that has completely left me speechless. I know I have praised many films for being absolutely amazing, but almost no film elicits a response from me where I refuse to even sleep because of how intense the film was. That film was The Trial, and up until a few…
Friday (1995)
One thing that I live by that have caused me to be the victim of several raised eyebrows is the fact that I think Ice Cube is a pretty good actor. He has been typecast as the intense and harsh tough guy in so many films, it is actually pretty interesting to see him give…
The Weather Man (2005)
Nicolas Cage has seemed to become such a joke for his poor movie choices of late, it is often easy to forget that when he wants to, he can be a pretty good actor. The Weather Man is a good example that with some effort, and a great script, Nicolas Cage can actually justify his…
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Any film with two men going across the country is bound to be interesting. Add the fact that they are criminals and thus chained together, the fact that there is a racial aspect and that the two men are played by Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier, two of the greatest actors ever to live,…
Richard III (1995)
Has there ever been a writer as timeless as William Shakespeare? His work is so brilliant and the subjects of each of his plays are so timeless, they can be bent and twisted and put into any place or time and still retain the same message. The betrayal of Macbeth, the true love of Romeo…
Cecil B. Demented (2000)
“Power to the people who punish bad cinema” – that remains one of my core mantras after seeing this very weird film. John Waters took perhaps his most courageous leap of faith with this film – it wasn’t about trailer trash or suburban life in Baltimore. Instead, it was a satire on the film industry…
The Postmodern Pelican 