SHUT UP CRIME! Director James Gunn flings his vision of a wannabe “Super-Hero” in our faces, a hypnotically brutal, darkly funny tale of a short order cook’s quest of vengeance which will shock, paint your funny bone black, but at times touch you.
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BLU RAY REVIEW: HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2D US EDITION
Animated feature Hotel Transylvania has both a fun and familiar feeling to it. I really enjoyed it, actually more than I thought I would, but then again I always loved Mad Monster Party…
BLU-REVIEW #1: Tony Martin and Sarina Rowell
Welcome to BLU-Review where we ask fans of the blu-ray format some questions about their why they converted, and hopefully convince you why you should.
BLU-RAY REVIEW: HIT AND RUN US EDITION
When getaway driver “Charlie Bronson’s” (Dax Shepard) time in witness protection is cut short after his identity is blown, what ensues is a rubber-melting gasoline-burning muscle car road chase, where seat belts are not optional…
BLU RAY REVIEW: KILLER JOE UNRATED US EDITION
Friedkin serves us a strong cast, cooked to perfection with a side order of claustrophobic tension and lashings of brutality served cold, stone cold….
FIVE STAR FILMS #26: Goodfellas (1990)
There’s no end of reasons why this Goodfellas exudes five stars.
REVIEW: MIAMI CONNECTION US Release
There’s guilty pleasures, then there’s caught with the smoking gun in hand guilty pleasure, then there’s Miami Connection.
BLU RAY REVIEW: SAVAGES UNRATED US Edition
This is a wicked presentation.
7 THINGS FOR CHRISTMAS: FILM GEEK GIFT IDEAS
With it being that time of the year when that chubby dude with questionable dress sense sleighs his way into our lives, lays a gift or two on you then bails for another 12 months, here’s a few things you may just like for X-mas, because I certainly don’t want a partridge in a pear tree, or one let alone two turtle-doves and badgers.. badgers, I don’t need no stinking badgers…
BLU-RAY REVIEW: Big Trouble in Little China
Big Trouble in Little China lavishes us with acrobatic kung-fu battles, unloads magazine after magazine upon us leading to a green-flamed explosive finale’, so buckle up, as The Pork Chop Express delivers us a blu-ray certain to satisfy the staunchest of action fans.
BLU RAY REVIEW: Bill and Ted’s Exellent Adventure (US Edition)
Before we left behind the cultural phenomenon that was the 80′s, 1989 delivered us two of the most righteous phone booth time travellers we’ve been graced with.. no Doctor Who crusty dude its not you, its (Alex Winter) Bill S Preston Esq. & (Keanu Reeves) “Ted” Theodore Logan.. and its a truly most excellent adventure!
BLU RAY REVIEW: Killer Klowns From Outer Space US Ed.
Back in 1988 the Chiodo Brothers released the 50′s B-Movie inspired Sci-Fi/Horror Killer Klowns From Outer Space (KKFOS), the film has since earned itself Cult Classic status & a Blu-ray Release & with a mooted 3D sequel tentatively set for 2013 its time to get knee deep in Klowns, damn dirty Klowns!
BLU RAY REVIEW: John Carpenter’s THEY LIVE Collectors Edition (US Ed.)
Horror Master John Carpenter’s THEY LIVE is finally on blu-ray & thanks to Shout Factory let us all rejoice!
FIVE STAR FILMS #19: Pulp Fiction (1994)
Quentin Tarantino’s PULP FICTION avails us a wickedly fast paced hurdy-gurdy look inside the seedy world of the L.A. underworld through the eyes of two seasoned “hit-men” and a past-his-prime boxer.
BLU RAY REVIEW: THAT’S MY BOY US Edition
Where did it all go wrong? When did the man who gave us Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore & The Wedding Singer become the comedic equivalent of Sardine flavoured Gelato.
BLU RAY REVIEW: BETTER OFF DEAD (1985)
Before John Cusack was Edgar Alan Poe or confusing the hell out of people on twitter, he was the unmotivated, suicidal teen Lane Meyer in Better Off Dead.
THE CABIN IN THE WOODS US Blu-Ray Review
Nerd God Joss Whedon & Drew Goddard’s The Cabin in the Woods almost single-handedly rejuvenated the horror genre & along the way found time to pay homage to some of our ghoulish favourites.
BLU RAY REVIEW: The Big Lebowski (US Standard & Ltd Ed Digi-book Edition)
The Big Lebowski provides us with another example of what makes blu-ray so great!
BLU RAY REVIEW: THE CABLE GUY 15th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray US Release
The days of special features with only ‘cast and crew’ bios are over…
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FIVE STAR FILMS
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FIVE STAR FILMS #44: The Leopard (1963) by Lee Zachariah
Exactly fifty years ago, The Leopard won the Palm D’or at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, and this is why. Read more →
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FIVE STAR FILMS #43: Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
So now on to some reasons WHY Singin’ in The Rain (co-directed by greats Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen) is so beloved … Read more →
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FIVE STAR FILMS: Kern Saxton (director of Sushi Girl) – Apocalypse Now (1979)
Kern Saxton, the writer, producer, editor, director and star of 'Sushi Girl' sat down with Graffiti With Punctuation to share his pick for a Five Star Film. Read more →
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FIVE STAR FILMS: Thomas Keneally (Booker Prize Winning Author) Fargo (1996)
TK: "I think that 'Fargo' is a superb film." Read more →
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FIVE STAR FILMS #42: Before Sunset (2004)
Before Sunset is an incredible film on every level, impeccably written, directed and acted, and it is embarrassing to admit that I only watched it for the first time just this month. Contrary to my belief, it proved to be even better than Before Sunrise, a film I would also award five stars. Read more →
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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 4
After yet another pain au chocolat for breakfast, I walked through some relentless rain, cursing my giant umbrella. Here in Cannes, the smartest guys are the umbrella sellers posted on every corner.
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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 2
Waking with a start, my tired eyes struggled to focus. Wait, where am I? I asked myself, and… am I late for something?
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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 1
Given all the traveling I do, you’d think I’d be good at it. This month, by the time I get back to LA after Cannes, I will have sat in a plane seat for about
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Why is horror dying at the Australian Cinema? by Casey Radford
Why didn’t The Cabin In The Woods show at my local cinema but Andre Rieu’s Maastricht Concert is? I mean, Mama and Evil Dead (2013) are barely getting a release over here yet did fairly well in the US.
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The perks of snagging award winning film reviewer Laurence Barber
Film geek ladies and gentleman, I am once again thrilled to announce the addition of another fantastic contributor to the ranks of Graffiti with Punctuation.