Monster House (2006) #MonthOfSpooks Review

Monster House (2006) #MonthOfSpooks Review

A family-friendly horror movie seems like an oxymoron, but it’s exactly what 2006’s “Monster House” is. It has all the hallmarks and ingredients you’d expect from a really good haunted house movie, it’s structured exactly the way a ‘real’ horror movie would be, except you can watch it with your kids. When DJ, his best ..

White House Down (2013) Review

White House Down (2013) Review

I went to see “White House Down” against my better judgement. I owe my better judgement an apology. It’s impossible to reflect on “White House Down” without mentioning “Olympus Has Fallen”, the similarly (and by similarly, I mean almost identically) themed action movie from earlier this year. However, where I came out of “Olympus Has ..

Frank (2014) Review

Frank (2014) Review

Whimsical, quirky and sometimes just downright weird, “Frank” is a delightfully offbeat comedy-drama from Irish director Lenny Abrahamson. Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Michael Fassbender, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Scoot McNairy, it tells the story of the fictional band ‘Soronprfbs’ and their enigmatic lead singer Frank. When Jon, an earnest young call centre worker with a passion for ..