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Review: ‘Ruby Sparks’
I identified with this film more than is probably healthy – and I think that points to a certain reverberating honestly to ‘Ruby Sparks’. It tackles the realities of relationships – the irony being,...
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Review: ‘On The Road’
Jack Kerouac’s arguably most noteworthy work, ‘On The Road’, is a rambling quasi-autobiographical account of his early-20s life as a beatnik writer in search of …something. Inspiration, hard work, a...
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Review: ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’
Two time-travelling movies on big screens at the same time? That just happened—not that I’m complaining, particularly when they’re this good. Joining ‘Looper’ is the tonally opposite comedy with a...
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Review: ‘Searching For Sugar Man’
This should really prove to be the ultimate hipster movie. It’s a great case of “Oh, Rodriguez? I’ve known about him for years now.” For the layman, like me, I had no idea. ‘Seaching For Sugar Man’ is...
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Review: ‘Shadow Dancer’
Not that things have ever been smooth-sailing for Ireland’s divided religious communities, but apparently the early 1990s were a fairly unpleasant time. ‘Shadow Dancer’, an adaptation of author Tom...
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Retro Review: ‘Pulp Fiction’
Read on as Shotgun Critic explores some gems and turds of cinematic yesteryear. Rediscover a forgotten classic through fresh eyes, or see how time has worn away the polish on your favourite childhood...
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Review: ‘The Master’
When boiled down, every Paul Thomas Anderson movie is about an outsider looking in. ‘Boogie Nights’ is about breaking into a scene. ‘Punch-Drunk Love’ is all about sitting outside normal human...
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Review: ‘Skyfall’
After the unsettlingly poor ‘Quantum of Solace’ in 2008, fans found little solace of their own in the prospect of another dud for superspy James Bond. Four years on, ‘Skyfall’ picks up the torch and...
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Review: ‘ParaNorman’
It has always been a practice of mine to never trust an overly-glowing review of any film; if the critic can’t find fault, they haven’t looked hard enough. So if you therefore choose not to trust the...
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Review: ‘Django Unchained’
Quentin Tarantino, a name synonymous with extremely well written, impeccably considered and very provocative filmmaking, returns with yet another revenge tale. This time, Django Unchained tackles...
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Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
It’s long – too long by a good hour. And the chroma key (green screen) moments still fly in the face of otherwise sterling production values. Why? Who knows. It deviates from the core story with lumpy...
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The Grand Budapest Hotel: A review and study
*Author’s note: As always, I have avoided spoilers – so there will be little discussion of the story itself. * Wes Anderson’s work has a tendency to rub some people the wrong way. I will never...
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