http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1499658/
Horrible Bosses?... Horrible Movie more like. Few of the jokes are above gutter level and fewer still are actually funny. The whole movie has seriously misogynistic undertones and there's a smattering of poorly disguised racism for good measure. Some obvious chemistry between the leads but I can't forgive the rest.
One star
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2051879/
Gripping, chilling, excellently acted, here FINALLY we have a science fiction movie that's more science than fiction. A mission into deep space sees a group of astronauts struggle their way through an epic journey of discovery. Bit boring to start with but I loved it by the end.
Five stars
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2545118/
Shocking and distressing documentary about how awful it is for SeaWorld to keep killer whales in captivity and the drastic consequences it can have for the humans working closely with them. It's very upsetting and I did learn a few things but unsurprisingly it's a little one-sided.
Four stars
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3177316
Much of the “horror” here comes from the bodysnatchers-style idea that something could take away someone you love from the inside out. It's not very scary - or even particularly exciting – but this chilling two-hander has a strong sense of mystery and is well acted enough to be enjoyable.
Three stars
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1912398/
An almighty “fuck you” to some of the things we hate about modern Western society: narcissism, meanness, stupidity, celebrity... Ever wished you could murder the person that leaves their phone on in the cinema? Or ranted endlessly about what a pile of shit The X Factor is? Watch this film.
Five stars
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816692
Epic in scope, excellently balanced between on-earth and in-space scenes and brilliantly acted - this is properly fantastic sci-fi! McConaughey is great as Captain Wormhole Explorer, the science is believable enough and it made me cry a whole bunch of times. Didn't totally get the ending though.
Five stars
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1605717
Wonderfully eccentric characters, interesting music and gloomy undertones. Domnhall Gleeson joins “Soronprfbs”, a band led by enigmatic Frank who wears a papier mache head. All the time. The characters and plot seem to be completely preposterous and yet somehow they manage to stay natural, funny and relatable. Bit weird though.
Four stars
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162346/
A pair of annoyingly self-involved and precocious teenagers play a trick on Steve Buscemi that changes the direction of their unimportant post-high-school lives. Some punchy dialogue earlier on but mostly it's just drivel about friendship and growing up etc.
Two stars
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112950/
Classic 90s high-school fun in this quirky comic drama set in a music shop. It's all about romance, "doing it", hating crap pop music and sticking it to the man. Infantile throughout, with cliched characters and absurd approach to relationships but hey-ho, it's pretty funny and not unlikeable when hungover.
Three stars
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1951264/
With a slow start and WAY too many parallels with part 1, this sequel felt mostly reeeeeeally long. The undercurrent of revolution made me excited for the next instalment, the whole film looks great, and I suppose its a necessary step in the series. But as a standalone, pretty boring.
Three stars
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2245084/
A kid builds some robots, gets another robot as a sidekick and teams up with his "nerd" mates to battle a baddy. The sidekick robot is funny and I got a bit caught up in the adventure but overall not entertaining enough; basically just a good quality kids' film.
Three stars
