Movie: Red Cliff I’d long heard of this John Woo movie, but not thought that it would be very good. It was only the offer to borrow the Blu-ray discs, and a rare consecutive free nights solo that meant I could take in both discs of this extravaganza. At 286 mins, it’s worth trying to split …
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DVD – The Muppets
DVD: The Muppets I missed this on the big screen: my kids are still too small to sit still for this long, so we waited until it was available to bring home. I’d heard only good things about this movie: the only question marks were around whether small children would be able to follow what was …
TV: SBS Insight – Generation XXX
Atheist thinker Allan de Botton wrote an article on the subject of sex, part of which touches on internet pornography as an inhibitor to lasting sexual relationships. Reading an article – Boy, 11, bombarded by with porn on sleepover made me think it was worth blogging about last week’s SBS Insight show – Generation XXX. You can watch the show or …
DVD: Spinal Tap
DVD: This is Spinal Tap (Special Edition) One of the most hyped movies of all time, this mockumentary was years ahead of its time. Telling the story of a metal band (one that has songs with some fairly graphic lyrics) with all their ups and downs, relational troubles, and references to other famous bands, this is …
DVD: source code
DVD: Source Code Jake Gyllenhall stars in this film by Duncan Jones (who wrote and directed Moon). One of those rare things these days, a sci-fi thriller that maintains momentum throughout, and (though not flawless) has a concept that isn’t ruined by the ending. The less you know about it the better – go and …
DVD: Easy A
Easy A A high-school drama with its roots in the same films of the 1980s, and consciously tipping its hat there. It’s a film ostensibly about the high rate of sex among teenagers that nonetheless is fairly puritanical in what the characters are getting up to (everyone talks about things, but it appears to be …
DVD: Limitless
Limitless Bradley Cooper leads up this story of a down-and-out man who transforms his life with a little help from an experimental drug. It asks the question “what would you do if you could use the whole of your brain?” and manages to be an action movie at the same time. Though Robert DeNiro is …
DVD: True Grit
True Grit I’d missed this one at the cinema, but it was high on my to-watch list, and so with Kel getting an early night for once, it was tie to see what the Coen’s take on a Western would be. While no Unforgiven, this is a really solid Western, with good characterisations, lots of …
DVD: Anvil – the story of Anvil
Anvil: the story of Anvil. This is a movie about a metal band I’d never heard of until I saw the trailer for this film. Who would make a movie like this? It turns out the director of the film is a decades-long fan of the band (and is actually a highly competent drummer). What …
DVD: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Another one that I missed on the big screen, but with the final chapter (HP7B) coming to the cinema next month (and having already bought a ticket), I thought it would be worth watching the first one, and leaving some time spare between viewings to think about the movie a little. As with the other …
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