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Review: The Raid
Rating: 18Duration: 101 minsPoetry; Oldboy; I Saw The Devil; Confessions; all critically acclaimed films from Asia (South Korea and Japan, respectively) reveal the largely untapped, high-quality...
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Review: The Innkeepers
Rating: 15Duration: 101 minsEchoing sentiments of underrated 2009 horror The House of the Devil, Ti West's latest indie, The Innkeepers, serves up similar traits that made the former so watchable.Set...
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Review: The Amazing Spider-Man
Rating: 12aDuration: 136 minsNot unusual nowadays is the repackaging and re-branding of film franchises that are barely older than one's underwear in an attempt to offer a fresher, more modern and even...
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Review: Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Rating: UDuration: 80 minsFor some, The Muppets will be forever cherished. Timeless is their appealing nature, the latest feature length, self-titled movie merely proves the insurmountable, continuous...
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Review: The Dark Knight Rises
Rating: 12aDuration: 164 minsChris Nolan's third instalment of the successful and much loved Batman reboot is finally unveiled, with the pressure of surpassing the billion-dollar-earning, Oscar-winning...
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Review: Ted
Rating: 15Duration: 106 minsSeth MacFarlane's first venture into mainstream cinema was always to be an anticipated affair, especially if you're partial to his long-standing shows Family Guy and...
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Competition: Win Wild Bill on DVD
A spur of the moment competition here at The Littlest Picture Show, The Hut have kindly given a copy of the new British movie Wild Bill (released just last week) to be won. You can check out my cinema...
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Review: Brave
Rating: PGDuration: 100 minsWith Pixar recently announcing sequels to Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo and Toy Story, there were fears that originality was running dry, but their thirteenth and latest...
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Review: Total Recall
Rating: 12aDuration: 118 minsInevitable comparisons to Paul Verhoeven’s fantastic original sci-fi epic will be made, and even though it was released twenty two years previously, Len Wiseman has a lot...
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Review: Lawless
Rating: 18Duration: 116 minsJohn Hillcoat's last film, The Road, was a faithfully-adapted, bleak take on the apocalypse, and his latest also falls into the category of novel adaptations; this time...
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Review: Frankenweenie
Rating: PGDuration: 87 mins There are two types of people in the world: those who loyally adore the works of kooky visionary Tim Burton, and those who detest the life out of the wacky-haired...
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Review: Skyfall
Rating: 12aDuration: 143 minThere are several reasons why you can't not know about the release of the new Bond flick. Firstly, it coincides with the 50th anniversary since Connery wooed us with his...
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Review: Argo
Rating: 15Duration: 120 minsThey often say things come in threes. Whether it be buses, accidents, or peas in a pod, it seems to be the way. But does the same rule apply when it comes to movies? Can...
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Review: Excision
Rating: 18Duration: 81 minsBesides a mere trailer for what can only be described as batshit horror/drama with a splash of erotica, there’s been little else in terms of marketing or promotion for...
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Review: Amour
Rating: 12aDuration: 127 minsEvery so often you come across a film so profoundly powerful that it has lasting effect way beyond the final credits. In rare instances a motion picture can be so...
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Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Rating: 12aDuration: 169 minsNOTE: this review is based on 2D, 24fps.Echoes of a collective groan emanated from the deepest, darkest bowels of the Internet when it was announced that Peter Jackson’s...
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Top 12 of 2012
I'm not messing about with this one. No plugs; no chit-chat; no waffle (besides this).Honourable mentionsAlpsSightseersThe ImposterMoonrise KingdomThe Hunger GamesSilver Linings Playbook12 of the best...
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Review: The Impossible
Rating: 12aDuration: 114 mins Regardless of the praise or controversy surrounding the latest real-life tragedy depicted on the big screen, The Impossible is undoubtedly token Oscar fodder, but less...
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Review: Gangster Squad
Rating: 15Duration: 113 minsThe aftermath of mass media panic halted Ruben Fleischer's third feature from a September 2012 release, after succumbing to moral obligation to remove a cinema shooting, and...
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Review: The Last Stand
Rating: 15Duration: 107 minsFor anyone who's read his recent autobiography entitled Total Recall, you'll notice instead of highlighting aspects of adultery or failure, the insightful musings inform...
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