What we do in the Shadows
We’re back! Due to a scheduling mix up/Andrew’s apparent inability to understand what genre movies are in, we’ve actually ended up doing our second consecutive vampire-based comedy. This time, it’s the New Zealand mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows, a shaggy, sketchy sort of film that nevertheless had...
He Never Died
Henry Rollins is not the worlds greatest actor but when you require someone to be an emotionless vampire who always looks kind of annoyed, he’s your guy. This was a surprisingly funny, enjoyable and well made movie and we would recommend it to most people. 40mins
Upstream Colour
In the wake of Mac and Devin go to High School, Andrew sought a way to exact his revenge on Daniel by means of a punishingly obtuse art film. His plans backfired when we both turned out to rather enjoy Upstream Colour’s abstract narrative and challenging imagery. 44mins
The Intern
When Ben Whittaker gets bored of retirement he joins an online fashion start-up as a senior intern. Jules Ostin is the person behind the start-up who is stretched beyond her limits. Watch as these two unlikely characters connect in this safe, clichéd, but thoroughly enjoyable film. 40 mins
The Voices
This week’s subject is a movie neither of us could make heads nor tails of. Marjane Satrapi’s “The Voices” has a killer premise and boasts a virtuosic performance from Ryan Reynolds as a man whose pets command him to kill – which makes it all the more unfortunate that...
Equilibrium
This week we look at another box office bomb, Equilibrium. A fairly standard movie where Christian Bale impersonates Keanu Reeves and battles a totalitarian emotionless system. This really is a complete rip off of the matrix. Some good fight scenes though plus this movie uses a professional dog impersonator....
Dungeons and Dragons : Honour Among Thieves