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Review: The Blind Side

Posted by Kirsty at 22:28 on 08 Mar 2010
The Blind Side
American football is a sport we don't get much information on over here; as Alan Partridge said, it's just futuristic rugby, right? But it's okay that the rules are overly confusing and we don't play it at school, because there is little to no gridiron action included in American football movie The Blind Side.

Transformers 3: The Real Cold War

Posted by Kirsty at 04:13 on 27 Feb 2010
Transformers 3: The Real Cold War
Michael Bay' official website released some information today about the production of Transformers 3 which will thrill and astound you all.

New trailer for The Karate Kid sparks moronic nerd outrage

Posted by Kirsty at 07:48 on 24 Feb 2010
New trailer for The Karate Kid sparks moronic nerd outrage
With Kick-Ass's Hit-Girl and Jaden Smith's Karate Kid out later this year, hard-ass midgets are all the rage. I've got my nephew some nunchucks for his fifth birthday, y'know, start him off early.

Review: The Lovely Bones

Posted by Kirsty at 21:52 on 19 Feb 2010
The Lovely Bones
It's a big ask, translating one of the most popular books of the late 20th Century onto the big screen. Especially when said book is full of other worldly imagery and is, for the most part, narrated by a dead 14 year-old.

Review: Brothers

Posted by Kirsty at 12:51 on 24 Jan 2010
Brothers
Is it just me, or has there not been a good comedy out in months? Thanks very much, Oscar season, for a series of thoughtful, harrowing dramas that put you right off your popcorn in the harsh, cold light of day. Yeah gang, let's all go to the movies on a Friday night! That'll be fun! (*sigh*)

Review: Ninja Assassin

Posted by Kirsty at 23:29 on 21 Jan 2010
Ninja Assassin
There are three irrefutable things in life; death, taxes and the fact that ninjas are cool. Ninjas speeding around Europe on a one-man vendetta to take down all other ninjas armed only with a knife and Hollyoaks hair? Ice cold, friends, ice cold. That's the premise of the latest martial arts action-a-thon from James McTeigue and The Brothers Wachowski.

Review: Up In The Air

Posted by Kirsty at 23:46 on 14 Jan 2010
Up In The Air
Remember before pre-printed boarding passes, when you'd be queuing at check-in for 30 minutes, manically searching for your passport and tickets, only to have someone roll past you with their top-of-the line Samsonite holdall with dedicated laptop and "liquids" compartments, sail through first class check-in and security and be in their high-end Hertz hire cars before you even had your already dog-eared boarding pass in your sweaty little hand? Don't be too quick to envy their flashy suits and graphite members cards.

Review: Sherlock Holmes

Posted by Kirsty at 21:15 on 04 Jan 2010
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is one of Britain's most enduring literary figures, thanks in no small part to previous adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle's books on the big and small screens. Whilst it's not known whether anyone has actually read a Holmes book in the last few decades, everyone has a clear mental picture of the detective in question and can throw out a few misquotes when the situation calls for it.

Review: State Of Play

Posted by Kirsty at 21:35 on 26 Apr 2009
State Of Play
Let’s say for argument's sake that Paul Abbott’s 2003 mini-series State Of Play wasn’t watched by everyone, and that many people will be coming to Kevin Macdonald’s complex thriller completely cold, with no prior knowledge. Sitting comfortably? Let’s begin. Cal McAfferey (Crowe), an old school investigative journalist for the...

Review: Fast And Furious

Posted by Kirsty at 20:59 on 23 Apr 2009
Fast And Furious
Fast And Furious is, confusingly, the fourth movie in the Fast And The Furious saga; a franchise ripe for sequels, bursting at the seams as it is with plotlines, enduring characters and witty, beautifully-written screenplays. Ahem. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker both return to their original roles, having popped in and out of the...