World War Z (2013) is a solid enough disaster thriller set against a zombie apocalypse that does leave you suspecting that overall, it is an opportunity missed. Brad Pitt stars as Gerry Lane, husband and father to two daughters, and former UN investigator of wars and humanitarian disasters. The film, was based on the highly acclaimed books by author Max Brooks, and
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I first saw Bladerunner in 1997. It was the directors cut and on VHS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS for those that don’t know what that is…). It blew my mind. I then bought the CD (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_disc – thats just a joke..) and was entranced by the Vangelis soundtrack, possibly even more than the film. Additionally, the debate that it leaves you with at the
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Lets graph some stuff! Firstly – I must offer my thanks to the data site http://www.BoxOfficeMojo.com – These guys are amazing and I could spend hours on their website looking at the data on there. #DataGeek As a baseline though, Im using domestic box office performance here rather than worldwide, based on what is available on the site. So –
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So here it is. A week before Christmas and Disney offer up an early gift in the form of the first ‘non episode’ film. The film is directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Monsters) and written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy. The film takes place in close proximity to the start of ‘Episode IV : A New Hope’, which if
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Somewhat on the back of 2014’s Exodus : Gods and Kings, Lionsgate Studios offers up a tale of ancient gods and mortals with an epic tale based on Egyptian mythology. Directed by Alex Proyas (The Crow, I, Robot, Dark City, Knowing) the film is written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (previous collaborators on Dracula Untold and The Last Witch
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Ben Affleck takes a break from Gotham city to bring this enjoyable enough action thriller to the screen even if the name may suggest a more dull story. Directed by Gavin O’Connor this is the second release of the year for the director after Jane Got a Gun earlier in the year. His previous work beyond this includes the fantastic
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Few things signal the Christmas period than the appearance of Clark W Griswold and his family prepping for their festive vacation. Yes, for the next Christmas film on the Film Geeky list, it is 1989’s National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. The third in the Vacation series sees Chevy Chase returning to the role of Griswold patriarch with the return of Beverly D’Angelo
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What is the story that takes place after the most famous plane water landing of all time – the Miracle on the Hudson? That is the tale that director Clint Eastwood brings us with the film Sully. Based on the true story of Captain Chelsea Sullenberger the pilot on flight UA1549 which, on the January 15th 2009 landed on the
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The first trailer for Spiderman Homecoming has arrived! My favourite moments from Captain America : Civil War, featured the new Spiderman played by Tom Holland (The Impossible, In the Heart of the Sea). The appearances were Holland’s first as Spidey, but with a known full film coming in 2017 – Spiderman : Homecoming. His appearance was born out of the
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Tonight, I was enjoying a read of some other bloggers and came across an entry on another site. The entry was debating whether Die Hard is really a Christmas film. To be honest, I didn’t even realise that was a question… I guess the argument that it isn’t, is based on someone thinking that it is an action film about
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