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  • Beyond the Black Rainbow 2011

    ★★★★ Watched 02 Nov, 2012

    You know the old wives tales about eating cheese before bedtime giving you nightmares? I think Panos Cosmatos ate a full Edam, a couple of platters of French cheeses, and a Babybel before hitting the sack and waking up to direct this movie. Totally mental. The final few minutes could either be seen as weak or Panos Cosmatos trying to avoid the obvious. Either way, the journey is super trippy, and worth your time.

    Full review here: bananasaboutmovies.com/08/11/2012/film-reviews/beyond-the-black-rainbow-review/

  • Bandslam 2009

    ★★ Watched 27 Aug, 2012

    Probably a cut above what I was expecting. Some occasionally intelligent writing reminiscent of a John Hughes movie. Ultimately though, the cheese takes over in the third act. Aly Michalka is ridiculously hot. It's probably what kept me watching. Me, shallow?

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  • A Horrible Way to Die 2010

    ★★ Watched 31 Mar, 2012 1

    Pity the poor actors in A Horrible Way To Die. They do a pretty great job, especially Amy Seimetz as the alcoholic ex-girlfriend of a serial killer who's escaped from jail.

    All her efforts are virtually undone by a director who can't keep the camera still for more than a second. Or who thinks it's so cool to have out-of-focus objects in the foreground for every other shot.

    Drinking game: every time the camera loses focus and pans downwards at…

  • Predators 2010

    ★★ Added 3

    Film through the years is lit­tered with quotable lines, not least the orig­i­nal Preda­tor. “Get to da choppa!” and “Jeez! You got a big pussy!” are just two exam­ples of Hol­ly­wood script writ­ing at it’s absolute best.

    Aside from that, it’s one of the few films where Arnie is upstaged, almost. And by a seven foot guy in a rub­ber suit. One of the most iconic designs in cin­ema his­tory, the Preda­tor has unfor­tu­nately been rel­e­gated to star­ring in a…