Director: Frank Pavich
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935156
Review: Filled with fascinating imagery and bizarre stories with a nice ethereal tone to it and some genuinely charismatic people.
Watch it if: You're interested in film-making and science fiction design.
And if you liked: The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?, Dune
Wednesday, July 29
Wednesday, July 22
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
Director: Jon Schnepp
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2753778
Review: Lacking in a small way on the plot of the film in question but otherwise a densely packed and fascinating exploration of an interesting subject.
Watch it if: You're interested in filmmaking and/or Superman.
And if you liked: Lost in La Mancha, Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2753778
Review: Lacking in a small way on the plot of the film in question but otherwise a densely packed and fascinating exploration of an interesting subject.
Watch it if: You're interested in filmmaking and/or Superman.
And if you liked: Lost in La Mancha, Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Sunday, July 19
Tig
Director: Kristina Goolsby and Ashley York
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3986532
Review: Doesn't have a whole lot of filmmaking flair to it but is an interesting and touching story about very likeable people.
Watch it if: You can handle a certain amount of tragedy.
And if you liked: Harmontown, This American Life
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3986532
Review: Doesn't have a whole lot of filmmaking flair to it but is an interesting and touching story about very likeable people.
Watch it if: You can handle a certain amount of tragedy.
And if you liked: Harmontown, This American Life
Ant-Man
Director: Peyton Reed
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478970
Review: Enjoyable enough with a few decent laughs and good use of scale but nothing particularly strong to hold onto.
Watch it if: You find Paul Rudd charming.
And if you liked: Iron Man, The Avengers
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478970
Review: Enjoyable enough with a few decent laughs and good use of scale but nothing particularly strong to hold onto.
Watch it if: You find Paul Rudd charming.
And if you liked: Iron Man, The Avengers
Thursday, July 16
Dude Bro Party Massacre III
Director: Tomm Jacobsen, Michael Rousselet and Jon Salmon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3699692
Review: Doesn't always hit with its humour but when it does it hits hard and never stops being entertaining.
Watch it if: You enjoy seeing the tropes of horror being played with.
And if you liked: Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Planet Terror, Too Many Cooks
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3699692
Review: Doesn't always hit with its humour but when it does it hits hard and never stops being entertaining.
Watch it if: You enjoy seeing the tropes of horror being played with.
And if you liked: Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Planet Terror, Too Many Cooks
Monday, July 13
Inside Out
Director: Pete Docter and Ronaldo Del Carmen
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2096673
Review: Jammed with clever ideas and honest moments with warm, likeable characters and a strong catharsis.
Watch it if: You're ok with something that can be emotionally devastating in a cathartic way.
And if you liked: Toy Story 3, Up, Wreck-It Ralph
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2096673
Review: Jammed with clever ideas and honest moments with warm, likeable characters and a strong catharsis.
Watch it if: You're ok with something that can be emotionally devastating in a cathartic way.
And if you liked: Toy Story 3, Up, Wreck-It Ralph
Song of the Sea
Director: Tomm Moore
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1865505
Review: Beautiful and delicate in its presentation with plenty of fun characters and genuine emotion.
Watch it if: You're interested in seeing something that feels hand crafted.
And if you liked: The Secret of Kells, Spirited Away, Into the West, Ponyo
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1865505
Review: Beautiful and delicate in its presentation with plenty of fun characters and genuine emotion.
Watch it if: You're interested in seeing something that feels hand crafted.
And if you liked: The Secret of Kells, Spirited Away, Into the West, Ponyo
Sunday, July 5
The Guest
Director: Adam Wingard
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2980592
Review: Intriguing and beautiful to look at with great use of music all held together by a strong and focused lead performance.
Watch it if: You're interested in seeing a mystery thriller through a horror lens.
And if you liked: Killer Joe, It Follows, Drive
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2980592
Review: Intriguing and beautiful to look at with great use of music all held together by a strong and focused lead performance.
Watch it if: You're interested in seeing a mystery thriller through a horror lens.
And if you liked: Killer Joe, It Follows, Drive
Terminator Genisys
Director: Alan Taylor
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340138
Review: Messy as hell with incoherent motivations and constant dead humour.
Watch it if: You like being constantly prodded and asked if you remember other films.
And if you liked: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Salvation
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340138
Review: Messy as hell with incoherent motivations and constant dead humour.
Watch it if: You like being constantly prodded and asked if you remember other films.
And if you liked: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Salvation
Saturday, July 4
Magic Mike XXL
Director: Gregory Jacobs
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2268016
Review: Screamingly funny and visually dazzling when it needs to be with a fun swathe of characters and a genuinely invigorating sense of joy.
Watch it if: You're ok with spending an entire movie grinning.
And if you liked: Magic Mike, Pitch Perfect, Pacific Rim
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2268016
Review: Screamingly funny and visually dazzling when it needs to be with a fun swathe of characters and a genuinely invigorating sense of joy.
Watch it if: You're ok with spending an entire movie grinning.
And if you liked: Magic Mike, Pitch Perfect, Pacific Rim
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