Dexter season 6 episode 3 review: Smokey And The Bandit
It’s a relatively light-hearted episode of Dexter this week – that is, until a rather dark conclusion. Here’s Billy’s review of Smokey And The Bandit…This review contains spoilers. 6.3 Smokey and the...
View ArticleLEGO Star Wars TV special gets UK airdate
LEGO Star Wars is finally heading to UK TV. Here are the transmission details for The Padawan Menace...Earlier this year the Cartoon Network treated its US viewers to a delightful slice of LEGO Star...
View ArticleElder Scrolls V: Skyrim hands-on preview
Luke managed to get his hands on a preview build of Bethesda’s eagerly-awaited Skyrim. Here’s what he thought...“You’ll be starting about half an hour in, because we’re keeping the opening under...
View ArticleThe Help review
Already a hit in America, Tate Taylor’s big-screen rendering of The Help arrives in the UK. Here’s Louisa’s review of a flawed yet affecting drama...Kathryn Stockett’s 2009 debut, The Help, was leapt...
View ArticleHow To Interview Doctor Who, Ozzy Osbourne And Everyone Else book review
Jason Arnopp spills the secrets of a good interview in his new book, How To Interview Doctor Who, Ozzy Osbourne And Everyone Else. Here’s our review...It’s inevitable that there’s only going to be a...
View ArticleThe Conspirator Blu-ray review
Robert Redford’s US Civil War drama didn’t do too well in cinemas, but does it deserve a second look on Blu-ray? Here’s Glen’s review of The Conspirator...The Conspirator is notably the first effort...
View ArticleWhy you need to watch Parks And Recreation
US comedy Parks And Recreation is now on its fourth season, but still waiting to air in the UK. Here are 8 reasons why it deserves to be seen...The autumn TV show season always sends a flutter of...
View ArticleThe Fades episode 5 review
Quietly superb homegrown horror The Fades continued its perfectly paced descent into darkness this week with a murderous penultimate episode...This review contains spoilers. Having eaten and/or turned...
View ArticleLooking back at Guillermo del Toro's Mimic
As the Mimic Director’s Cut arrives on Blu-ray, Ryan takes a look back at Guillermo del Toro’s flawed yet fascinating monster flick…1997 was an unusually busy year for that venerable staple of...
View ArticleContagion review
Steven Soderbergh turns his hand to the epidemic thriller with Contagion. Here’s Luke’s review of a film that’s spreading across cinemas in the UK...It seems odd that over the course of the last month...
View ArticleRiver Phoenix's last film to finally be released?
18 years after the actor's sudden death, River Phoenix's final film. Dark Blood, looks set to see the light of day...It’s almost 18 years since River Phoenix died outside the Viper Room in Los Angeles...
View ArticleHas Bill Murray killed off Ghostbusters 3?
The latest word on Ghostbusters 3? Sony still isn't keen to make the film without Bill Murray, and Murray continues to show no interest...It’s been a saga that’s rolled on for some time. Every time a...
View ArticleFirst trailer for new superpower film, Chronicle
There's a sense of Kick-Ass being blended with Cloverfield in the first trailer for new superpower movie, Chronicle. See it here...There’s a distinct feel of Cloverfield, with a bit of Misfits and...
View ArticleThe Dark Knight Rises: preview and trailer coming in December?
It looks like we're getting a six minute taster of The Dark Knight Rises before screenings of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol...If you cast your minds back to 2007, you might recall that, seven...
View ArticleLive action Akira finally gets a green light
After many years of development, the live action take on the classic anime movie Akira is finally happening…We don’t detect an awful lot of warmth for the idea of a Hollywood-funded live action take...
View ArticleAmerican Horror Story episode 3 review: Murder House
American Horror Story? It might just be the best new US TV show of the year. Here's Ron's review of Murder House...This review contains spoilers. 3. Murder HouseJust when you thought it was safe to...
View ArticleMisfits US remake in the works
The mighty Misfits is heading to America, as the team behind Gossip Girl and Chuck begin work on a US remake...For the past couple of years, Misfits has clearly demonstrated that you don’t need a...
View ArticleThe James Clayton Column: the movie actors immune to infection
As Contagion sweeps like a plague into UK cinemas, James looks at five Hollywood actors who are surely immune to infection…Are you thinking about going to the cinema this weekend? If you are, I'd urge...
View ArticleGeneral Motors looks to remake The Cannonball Run
General Motors has had a plan. It involves funding a remake of The Cannonball Run...It’s hard not to love The Cannonball Run. The 1981 film was essentially a live action Wacky Races and was a hell of...
View ArticleThe 10 finest sewers of B-movie cinema
Sooner or later, all monsters end up hiding in a sewer. Here’s our list of 10 particularly fine B-movie drainage systems…If you were a hideous monster mutated by toxic waste or radiation, where would...
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