Author Archives: H D Thompson

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COMPLIANCE [REVIEW]

Posted on January 26, 2013 by H D Thompson

In America for a period just over a decade a series of devilish prank calls were made to grocery stores and fast food restaurants where the caller manipulated workers into varying levels of sexual humiliation, under the guise of an … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Reviews | Tagged Ann Dowd, Compliance, Craig Zobel, Don't Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23, Dreama Walker, Hoax, manipulation, Sexual humiliation | 2 Comments

CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER [REVIEW]

Posted on December 21, 2012 by H D Thompson

Marriage can be hard and getting married young and trying to maintain the same ideals as you grow as people is understandably a tough thing. Young love can’t maintain a lifetime of responsibilities, but at the same time it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Reviews | Tagged Andy Samberg, Celeste and Jesse Forever, chris messina, Emma Roberts, marriage, Rashida Jones, romantic comedy, Will McCormack | 1 Comment

WRECK-IT RALPH [PREVIEW]

Posted on November 17, 2012 by H D Thompson

The Walt Disney crew have been up and down the animation ladder for a few years now (the underrated Princess and the Frog, the ‘only ok’ Tangled and the ‘did anyone even bother?’ Winnie the Pooh) and their latest outing … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Gaming (Video), Generally Geeky, Reviews | Tagged Alan Tudyk, arcade games, Disney, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, John C Reilly, Sarah Silverman, voice acting, Wreck-It Ralph | Leave a comment

FRANKENWEENIE [PREVIEW]

Posted on October 22, 2012 by H D Thompson

Tim Burton returns to the short film he made in 1984, with feature length claymation fable, Frankenweenie. It’s family friendly Frankenstein, as a science genius boy resurrects his dog after it gets tragically killed. There is the fight between science … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Reviews | Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Catherine O'Hara, Corpse Bride, Edward Scissorhands, Frankenweenie, Martin Landau, Martin Short, Tim Burton, Winona Ryder | Leave a comment

SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED [REVIEW]

Posted on October 17, 2012 by H D Thompson

What if you felt a bit weird about yourself, like you were drifting on another plane to everyone else and there was no one to tether you down, would you jump at the chance to find that tether, or would … Continue reading →