CineRik

Michael Moore once again mixes an important message with self-defeating stunts.  Well worth a watch, but be prepared to roll your eyes on occasion.  I prescribe the cure for Moore here.

Jason Segel flounders in a role that should have gone to Vince Vaughn.  Unlikable people, impossible relationships and far too few laughs.  Elephants not allowed here.

My second 3D film, and the second I’ve watched without the headache inducing glasses.  Still, this is a film that requires no gimicks to shine.  Selick and Gaiman have produced a proper modern fairy tale.  Follow the trail of breadcrumbs to my review here.

Without the 3D gimmick, this slasher is unbearably bad.  Plus, something has gone horribly wrong in the transfer leaving the characters looking as though they have been green-screened into every scene.  Plus the worst CGI I’ve seen since Leverage.  I don’t have to dig much to find faults here.

Gorgeous visuals couldn’t resurrect my interest in this musical.  Extraneous characters, a lack of catchy tunes and a story which takes the least direct route to its climax possible.  My autopsy can be found here.

Plagued by bad acting and a camp Crowley, this documentary adds nothing to the tale of the ‘wickedest man in the world’.  Summon forth my opinions here.

An entirely unremarkable haunting tale.  A couple of good performances, and some nice atmosphere, but it quickly runs out of steam.  Things go bump in the night here.

Just a cabbage-launcher away from being a complete rip-off of the A-Team, but with a strangely dark element.  Also features some of the worst CGI I’ve ever seen.  The plan completely fails to come together here.

Six episodes culled from a reality TV show about a woman trying to drop her weight from nearly 500lbs before it kills her.  She is charming but, unless you are looking for inspiration to lose weight yourself, I don’t see the appeal in putting someone else’s suffering under the microscope.  I guarantee a zero-calorie review here.

An art-house sensibility with Dick Cheney’s politics.  This film chickens out from raising questions and ends up making a strong case for torture.  Good acting though…  I may never play piano again if anyone involved reads this.