Author Archive for Hopkins
Charlie Hopkins likes people to assume he’s not a geek but someone with just a lifetime of passion for film. Thanking his degree in Film Studies & History, Charlie always attempts to inform and entertain. With his refreshing edgy style combined with humour and the occasional rant, Charlie’s film reviews and related articles show him to be a knowledgeable admirer of all genres.
Review: Kick-Ass
What could be more shocking than an eleven year old girl slicing off legs and limbs? How about a marvellous use of “the C word”. Well you’ll witness both in Kick-Ass. Oh, and believe it or not, the film’s sparked some controversy. But despite initial impression, this action comedy brought to you by Layer Cake’s [...]
Review: Alice In Wonderland
What could be more perfect – the trippy mind of the visionary Tim Burton making the trippiest tale even trippier. And believe us when we say…. Alice in Wonderland will freak you out. This exciting concept isn’t the only core to its anticipation. When we heard Johnny Depp was to helm The Mad Hatter alongside [...]
Glamour, Glitz & Little Fockers – Rom Coms of 2010
Will 2010 be the year of the heart throbbing rom com? With the highly anticipated Iron Man 2 on the Horizon, Toy story 3 and the penultimate film of the Twilight Saga, maybe it will be the year of the franchise. Or, will Tim Burton’s visually intriguing Alice in Wonderland beat all records after it’s [...]
Top 10 Films Of The Noughties
The noughties is in the past but which films will make history? Sixty Nine presents the greatest top 10 mainstream films of the last decade that have made it to the big screen. Franchises have turned darker, horror has seen the rise and fall of ‘torture-porn’, comedies have made marks on the industry and new [...]
Avatar Review
Has James Cameron’s latest epic sunk faster than the Titanic? Hell no, Avatar really is one unsinkable ship. Costing $100m more than Titanic, this sci-fi outing required a budget of $300m – the most expensive film ever made. The 3,000 different special effects, using ground breaking technology, have been said to revolutionise 3-D and influence [...]
Paranormal Activity
The Blair Witch stopped us from camping and Open Water keeps us out of the ocean but Paranormal Activity may put you off home. And relationships. Director Oren Peli understands what truly makes us s**t ourselves. It’s not images of detailed gore, it’s when we imagine being trapped in these mysterious scenarios. In the classic [...]
