Posts Tagged ‘Sharlto Copley’
Episode 115 – Beast
For this podcast episode, we review the Idris Elba versus a rogue lion thriller, Beast. We also extensively discuss the best post-peak performances by actors working past their prime. For the streaming homework, we review the 1963 psychological thriller, Shock Corridor, written and directed by…
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Idris Elba fighting a killer lion. That’s it. That’s all. Need I say more? Beast (2022) takes this simple premise and runs full speed with it. This is a B-level actioner that embraces its straightforward approach. Director Baltasar Kormákur (with writers Ryan Engle and Jamie Primak Sullivan) aims to make this nothing…
READ MOREFilm Review – Gringo
If you have seen the trailers for Gringo, the cast is appealing, and the kidnap caper plot looks entertaining. The use of a marijuana drug in the plot may lead you to think this is a stoner comedy, but that is far from correct. The drug is…
READ MOREFilm Review – Free Fire
There are a lot of reasons why people choose a life of crime. Some do it out of an act of desperation – as though they feel like they have no way out of where life has placed them. Others might do it as an…
READ MOREFilm Review – Hardcore Henry
Going into Hardcore Henry, I was worried I’d get sick from all the frantic, jumpy camera work and whiz-bang special effects. Surprisingly, I had less nausea than expected, but more sleepiness towards the end as Henry’s efficiency in killing faceless bad guys grows too predictable.…
READ MOREFilm Review – Chappie
If one thing is for certain, Neill Blomkamp is a director with big ideas. Early into his career and we are now starting to see the themes and style that make up his storytelling. The distinct clarity in the world he presents earned him an…
READ MOREFilm Review – Maleficent
Maleficent (2014) is a modern retelling of the Sleeping Beauty (1959) story, this time from the vantage point of the villain. Given that Maleficent is arguably the biggest Disney villain in their stable, it’s a shame the studio featured her in a less than deserving…
READ MOREElysium – Video Podcast #273
In honor of its release, Spencer and Greg take a look at Elysium, its director Neill Blomkamp and star Matt Damon.
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