The problem with a genre as over-exposed and over-used as zombies is that you are forced to find something new to stand-out from the crowd. Shaun of the Dead and Zombieland managed it very well, simply adding comedy to highlight the clichés and … Continue reading World War Z (2013) Review
What if Sam Raimi hadn’t made his Spiderman trilogy? Would people treat Marc Webb’s reboot with the disdain and disregard? People were too quick to dismiss the movie because it was so soon after Raini’s disastrous Spiderman 3 but what did people expect? Imagine … Continue reading The Amazing Spiderman (2012) Re-View
Some ideas are probably too brilliant to ever feel their true potential on-screen. They can be so good that when you try to tell some sort of story with that idea as the central basis, you find that it never … Continue reading The Purge (2013) Review
There is a formula to the classic, “magical” Disney films. It can be boiled down to the story, the characters and the songs. Every classic Disney film, every Disney film that is a favourite from childhood and makes people’s “top ten” … Continue reading The Little Mermaid (1989) Review
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! Russell Tovey is fast becoming one of Britain’s best comedy talents. He brought a great … Continue reading The Job Lot (Season 1) TV Review
Britain have begun to specialise in a specific genre of movies – Gangster. There are variations within that genre, either following the Cockney, East-End gangsters that Guy Richie specialised in or the “hoody” inner-city youth gangsters that films like Kidulthood or … Continue reading Ill Manors (2012) Review
Documentaries have specific purposes; to entertain, to inform, to examine and in some cases make changes. Some of the best documentaries have followed a person with an unusual passion or story, from Man on Wire to Grizzly Man. Others have … Continue reading Into the Abyss (2011) Review
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! Season two of any tv show is the real test of where it … Continue reading Parks and Recreation (Season 2) TV Review
Thunderbirds: The Movie was so disappointing it angered me. What should have been a great realisation of a huge show in my childhood resulted in a kids movie which didn’t represent the fantastic Gerry Anderson show at all. Why it … Continue reading Team America: World Police (2004) Review
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! I made a bold claim that every tv show should stop after five … Continue reading The X-Files (Season 6) TV Review
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