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  • Iron Man 3 2013

    ★★★★★ Watched 26 Apr, 2013

    I think I might be in shock - Iron Man 3 was utterly fantastic!!

    I enjoyed the original Iron Man but it didn't particularly make me a fan of Iron Man, so then when Iron Man 2 turned out to be one of the most boring films I'd seen in a long time i just gave up on Iron Man.
    The Avengers came and went, then along come the hype for Iron Man 3 and I still wasn't buying it…

  • The Hunt 2013

    ★★★★ Watched 23 Apr, 2013

    This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  • Psycho II 1983

    ★★★★★ Added 2

    I sometimes wonder what reaction the person who first said "Let's make Psycho II" got. Probably shocked faces and a slap in the face.
    But someone find that guy and shake his freakin' hand.

    Psycho II is a great example of what a true sequel should be, take the story from the original and expand on it, take it in a new direction - don't just repeat it.
    We, the viewer, had some level of sympathy for Norman in the…

  • Silver Linings Playbook 2012

    ★★★★ Watched 13 Apr, 2013

    I love being surprised by a film.
    I'd put off seeing this for many reasons - Bradley Cooper (too lightweight), Robert De Niro (annoys me), I (wrongly) thought it would a serious melodrama about mental illness, the title irritated me.

    Well, bend me over your knee and give me a good thrashing because I deserve it.

    SLP started ok, it was holding my attention well enough......then - in comes Jennifer Lawrence and the whole just lifted and became beautiful. The…