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Guest Review: This is the End (2013)

This is the End is an apocalyptic comedy, which features a wide range of actors playing parodied versions of themselves. The film is directed by both Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who have frequently collaborated in the past, producing comedies such as Superbad (2007) and Pineapple Express (2008). Rogen and Goldberg’s films are consistently hilarious, never shying away from audacious and outrageous humour. In This is the End, they divert in a slightly different different. The film is comically self-aware and has...

Equals – A Sci-Fi Love Story Implodes

By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat Produced by Ridley Scott, Equals is a Romeo/Juliet type love story. It’s plot is simple enough and it had the chance to stun its audiences with amazing story telling and the chance to one-up The Giver. Instead it leaves the audience feeling unsatisfied and uneducated as they leave the theater wondering, “What happened?!”.

High Rise – A Piece de Resistance

By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat High Rise is the typical Ben Wheatley movie. It’s super violent, really funny and its premise challenges the audience to actually think while watching it, a big plus in my mind. But the big difference with High Rise is that Wheatley has been given a big budget and an amazing cast of well known actors to work with. A Field in England (also directed by Ben Wheatley) was one of my favourite movies of 2013 and blew my...