Saturday, March 31

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

Director: Peter Lord & Jeff Newitt

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1430626/

Review: Great characters, hilarious jokes and a pace that never slows or gets dull.

Watch it if: You're not a DICK who hates animation.

And if you liked: Chicken Run, The Curse of Monkey Island, The Muppets

Check this out: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

Saturday, March 24

This Must Be the Place

Director: Paolo Sorrentino

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440345/

Review: Loses its way for a little while but still enjoyably bizarre and genuinely hilarious.

Watch it if: You like David Byrne.

And if you liked: About Schmidt, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Everything is Illuminated

Sunday, March 11

John Carter

Director: Andrew Stanton

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401729/

Review: Badly structured, way too long and uninvolving.

Watch it if: You're some sort of Andrew Stanton completist I guess.

And if you liked: Thor, Avatar, Cowboys & Aliens, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

Check this out: A Princess of Mars

Wednesday, March 7

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Director: Sean Durkin

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441326/

Review: Flawed but very nicely woven together with a good haunting atmosphere.

Watch it if: You're ok with a few uncomfortable scenes.

And if you liked: Winter's Bone, Never Let Me Go, Shame, One Hour Photo

Saturday, March 3

The Woman in Black (2012)

Director: James Watkins

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596365/

Review: Nicely put together and genuinely scary.

Watch it if: You like simple creepy scares.

And if you liked: The Others, The Innocents, Wake Wood, Ringu

Check this out: The Woman in Black