127 Hours comes from Danny Boyle who is a very good director. His works are very varied, ranging from 28 Days Later (2002) an infected people thriller to Sunshine (2007) a sci-fi adventure film to Slumdog Millionaire (2008) a feel good drama. This time the story is true which is incredible. […]
2010
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Korea is the new Hong Kong. Not geographically as that would take a trick of Copperfield-ean proportions but when it comes to making kick ass action movies, Korea is the place to be. For decades HK Cinema had held the crown pretty much unopposed and with good reason. This was, […]
This was a movie I was going to watch at Red River Theaters in their Extreme Film Festival. I wasn’t able to make it to the showing but I wish I had. The reason why I am saying this is because it is best when watched with a crowd. The […]
The history of Hobo With A Shotgun goes back to the release of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez‘s modern exploitation double feature Grindhouse which held a contest for filmmakers to try to make the best exploitation style trailer in cooperation with the Austin Texas SXSW festival. With it’s simple, ‘straight-to […]
The Generation of Nostalgia has lapped up most satirical homages to genres and exploitation films such as Hobo with a Shotgun, but Rubber offers something a little more challenging. How far can an unstoppable force such as a tire go? This 2010 French film found an imaginative way to meet […]