Piranha 3D (Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott) : Movie Review

It shows an audience that the two things killer fish won’t swallow are breast implants and Jerry O’Connell’s severed penis.

Splice (Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley) : Movie Review

Splice is silly, it’s utterly serious, and it’s always edge-of-your-seat: Splice is a slice of horror genius.

Scott Pilgrim vs The World (Michael Cera, Edgar Wright) : Movie Review

Director Edgar Wright (working from a series of graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley) keeps the pace at breakneck speed, so you have to pay attention but if you can keep up you’ll notice that – for a video game influenced action film – this actually has a lot of heart to it.

Killers (Ashton Kutcher, Katherine Heigl) : Movie Review

The action sequences aren’t bad either, and a running joke (wherein everyone in their lives turns out to be a deadly assassin out to collect the massive bounty on Spencer’s head) never really gets old.

Inception (Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page) : Movie Review

The plot is a rigorously planned-out puzzle-box that’s extremely compelling – so much so that in many ways Inception’s greatest success is the high level of post-viewing discussion it sparks.

Greenberg (Ben Stiller, Rhys Ifans) : Movie Review

Roger Greenberg, has just turned 40, he’s just had a mental breakdown and he’s at a point in his life where he wants to do nothing.

The Waiting City (Radha Mitchell, Joel Edgerton) : Movie Review

The saving grace is the solid and endearing performances from Mitchell and Edgerton who bring a definite warmth to the screen.

Predators (Adrien Brody, Topher Grace) : Movie Review

It’s no spoiler to reveal that A) They’re not on Earth and B): They’re being hunted, but even after the big reveal and an attack by Predator “dogs” this still manages to hold its nerve a while longer and build tension rather than just fling gore at the screen.

Exit Through The Gift Shop (Banksy, Thierry Guetta) : Movie Review

Thierry’s art exhibition went on to earn him approximately one million dollars, and instantly saw his name added to the list of street artist greats, despite having the ideas but essentially not creating the art himself. Thierry is the perfect documentary subject, he is funny – though not always intentionally, and doesn’t do things by halves; his commitment to his exhibition is extraordinary and makes for compelling viewing.

Toy Story 3 (Tom Hanks, Tim Allen) : Movie Review

Toy Story 3 doesn’t need a PR campaign, it doesn’t need positive reviews from critics, papers, blogs or TV shows, this film will succeed because people know what to expect from a Pixar film and Pixar always delivers; quality storytelling and exceptional visuals, a film that’s fun for both young and old, and a film with heart and humour.

Nightmare on Elm Street (Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner) : Movie Review

The production is slick; that is to be expected. And the actors, they do alright. The gore is just sick enough to be unsettling but not vomit-inducing. The make-up department, also, did a great job of making these poor kids look truly strung out and tormented by insomnia. The pop-culture nerd in me also enjoys seeing Connie Britton on screen again (she played Nikki on Spin City, what glorious times) as Nancy’s secretive mother.

The Losers (Jason Patric, Zoe Saldana) : Movie Review

The characters are barely one-dimensional but everyone seems to be having fun (especially Patric, who provides more ham than a butcher’s front window), so while this is barely above straight-to-DVD status it’d still be worth checking out just for laughs except for a non-ending ending that leaves the door wide open for a sequel that (after fizzling out at the US box office) will never come.

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