Friday, August 2

The Heat

Director: Paul Feig
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404463

Review: Starts a little slow but soon builds some momentum and delivers some big laughs and good fun.

Watch it if: You can handle some swearing and violence.

And if you liked: 21 Jump Street, Hot Fuzz

Friday, July 19

The World's End

Director: Edgar Wright
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213663

Review: More successful as a science fiction than it is as a comedy but still has a few good laugh out loud moments and a good plot.

Watch it if: You've already got a decent interest in the trilogy it's a part of.

And if you liked: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Return of the Jedi

Sunday, July 14

Pacific Rim

Director: Guillermo del Toro
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1663662/

Review: An unbelievably gripping roller-coaster ride with seriously effecting action and a strong story that keeps you guessing all the way through.

Watch it if: You enjoy life and positive experiences.

And if you liked: Star Wars, The Avengers, Godzilla

Friday, July 12

Upstream Color

Director: Shane Carruth
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084989

Review: Gripping and fascinating all the way through with a strong tangible texture a strangely easy to follow plot.

Watch it if: You're ok with a certain bizarre earnestness.

And if you liked: Primer, After Earth, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Sunday, June 30

This Is the End

Director: Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1245492/

Review: A bit too daft at some points but mostly stays funny throughout with a decent plot thread and well executed ideas.

Watch it if: You're ok with some violence and humour entering some uncomfortable areas.

And if you liked: Pineapple Express, The Mist, Ghostbusters, Zombieland

Check this out: Jay and Seth Versus the Apocalypse

Saturday, June 29

Behind the Candelabra

Director: Steven Soderbergh
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291580

Review: Drags a little towards the end but holds up as a bizarre, funny and open portrait of a superstar.

Watch it if: You can handle the sight of constant glittering rhinestones.

And if you liked: Milk, The Social Network

Check this out: Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace

Saturday, June 15

Man of Steel

Director: Zack Snyder
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770828/

Review: A pretty solid and entertaining film that takes its tone a little seriously and humourlessly considering how bonkers and fun its action sequences are.

Watch it if: You can handle seeing 9/11 imagery everywhere.

And if you liked: The Dark Knight Rises, Superman II, Thor

Saturday, June 8

The Iceman

Director: Ariel Vromen
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1491044/

Review: A little repetitive in places but holds up as a pretty strong thriller with some really good performances.

Watch it if: You can handle some cold violence.

And if you liked: The Killer Inside Me, Alpha Dog,

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Wednesday, June 5

Galaxy Quest

Director: Dean Parisot
 
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0177789/

Review: A good idea well executed with a bit of an odd pace but a great strong cast.

Watch it if: You like a bit of meta humour and a Star Trek joke or two.

And if you liked: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Men in Black, Star Trek, Coneheads

Tuesday, June 4

Hot Rod

Director: Akiva Schaffer

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0787475/

Review: Daft, ridiculous and lots of fun with a great silly tone.

Watch it if: You enjoy some really good slapstick.

And if you liked: Napoleon Dynamite, Wet Hot American Summer, Rushmore