Darryl Griffiths

In Review: The Sessions

by Darryl Griffiths 17 January 2013

Disability is something of an ‘in’ trend subject matter within cinema. Rust and Bone accentuated the struggle and Untouchable provided an utterly charming brand of interracial buddy ‘banter’. Seemingly eager to avert the threat of a French invasion Hollywood retaliates with The Sessions directed by Ben Lewin, a comedy-drama about the late Californian poet and [...]

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In Review: Jack Reacher

by Darryl Griffiths 28 December 2012

Once Hollywood’s go-to action man Tom Cruise sought out this project to satisfy his adrenaline rush, he must have been desperately craving a few inches to silence the majority united in their dismay of a 5ft 7 male taking on the 6ft+ role created by Lee Child.

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In Review: Argo

by Darryl Griffiths 30 October 2012

Testing the familiar waters of missing child drama Gone Baby Gone and Boston-set thriller The Town respectively, Ben Affleck emerged drowning in critical acclaim as he relentlessly attempted to transition from critically ridiculed actor to capable director. With his latest film Argo, he straps the weight of a remarkable politics-heavy true story [albeit declassified] to [...]

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In Review: Sinister

by Darryl Griffiths 8 October 2012

Halloween is upon us and, with it, the somewhat disturbing obsession with the sub genre ‘found-footage’. So it’s no wonder that the producers of the hugely successful Paranormal Activity franchise and 2010 fright fest Insidious have unleashed another entry into a faltering formula. With Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism Of Emily Rose) at the helm, can [...]

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In Review: The Dictator

by Darryl Griffiths 17 May 2012

If you’re ever looking for the epitome of cringeworthy and controversial cinema, look no further than master of disguise Sacha Baron Cohen. His unique brand of edgy comedy firmly driven by politics has been channeled through the ridiculous on screen creations of Borat, Bruno and Ali G, leaving audiences in shock and hysterics. Collaborating once [...]

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In Review: The Cabin In The Woods

by Darryl Griffiths 12 April 2012

The horror genre has become so obsessed in recent years with redundant remakes of superior originals and the endless splatterings of torture porn, it’s no wonder it has become such a frowned upon form of entertainment. We’ve been holding out for a hero for so long and now two come along at once.

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In Review: 21 Jump Street

by Darryl Griffiths 28 March 2012

The American contingent aside, the show 21 Jump Street - penciled by Fox in the late 80s and starring now Hollywood A lister Johnny Depp – will not be remembered by many. But never fear film fans. Jonah Hill (fresh off a terrific turn in Moneyball) and scriptwriter Michael Bacall have provided us a loose revival full [...]

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In Review: Wanderlust

by Darryl Griffiths 21 March 2012

They became The Object of each other’s Affections back in 1998 and then in 2002 became Friends once more. Now, heavily under the influence of the King of Comedy productions Mr Judd Apatow, Paul Rudd once more teams up with Jennifer Aniston for ‘Wanderlust’

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In Review: Rampart

by Darryl Griffiths 9 March 2012

Acclaimed scriptwriter James Ellroy just can’t seem to resist dipping into the murky waters of downtown LA for inspiration. In the 1990s, he delivered a masterclass depiction of the criminal underworld in the glitz of 1950s Hollywood, through the multi-award winning ‘LA Confidential’.

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In Review: Like Crazy

by Darryl Griffiths 1 February 2012

Nearly a year since charming the socks off the Grand Jury at the Sundance Film Festival, ‘Like Crazy’ finally lands on UK shores

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In Review: J. Edgar

by Darryl Griffiths 29 January 2012

By Darryl Griffiths Every Hollywood commodity is expected to have a dip in form once in a while. The surprising but undoubtedly justified critical panning his previous paranormal project: Hereafter received, seems to have prompted director/actor Clint Eastwood to lay down the gauntlet to himself.

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