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Review: The Girl Who Played With Fire

Posted by Matt at 16:34 on 02 Sep 2010
The Girl Who Played With Fire
The Girl is everywhere at the moment. Between posters advertising the DVD release of her excellent Dragon Tattoo and what seems to be 80 % of all public-transport commuters reading about her Hornet's Nest (stop sniggering) – not to mention Fincher's forthcoming US adaptation(s?) – Stieg Larsson's so-called Millennium Trilogy is certainly enjoying unprecedented popularity at the moment. And yet with this, the second film of the series, we have already reached the first stumbling block.

DVD weekly: Time travel, terrorism and serious Gervais

Posted by Matt at 17:14 on 30 Aug 2010
DVD weekly: Time travel, terrorism and serious Gervais
Here's a round-up of this week's new releases on DVD and Blu-ray. Why? Because all we do is bitch about how crappy our local cinemas are and how awesome our sofas and surround sound systems are.

Weekend round-up: Spy Kids, Musketeers and Angry Birds

Posted by Matt at 10:57 on 29 Aug 2010
Weekend round-up: Spy Kids, Musketeers and Angry Birds
As it's a Bank Holiday weekend, here is an entire weekend round-up (of news previously unreported on ) that is all completely themed around the Bank Holiday. No, hang on, I don't even know how that would work. (*sigh*) Ok, here's your usual Weekend round-up. Which you can always read at home on Monday. Because it's a Bank Holiday. Fun, eh?

DVD weekly: Rockwell's dancing, Law's guns and Brian Blessed

Posted by Matt at 08:43 on 24 Aug 2010
DVD weekly: Rockwell's dancing, Law's guns and Brian Blessed
Here's a round-up of this week's new releases on DVD and Blu-ray. Why? Because all we do is bitch about how crappy our local cinemas are and how awesome our sofas and surround sound systems are.

Weekend round-up: Dracula, Monsters and Indy 5

Posted by Matt at 00:03 on 23 Aug 2010
Weekend round-up: Dracula, Monsters and Indy 5
As everyone knows, Sundays are for roast dinners, putting together DIY furniture and cobbling together yet another week's worth of news previously unreported on . As a result, my belly, my new shelves and the page after this jump are full to the brim of exciting stuff. You're probably only interested in checking out the page though.

Watch DeNiro self-destruct in new Little Fockers trailer

Posted by Matt at 15:22 on 19 Aug 2010
Watch DeNiro self-destruct in new Little Fockers trailer
I'm talking metaphorically. Unfortunately.

I'm Still Here trailer – Joaquin Phoenix really is crazy

Posted by Matt at 18:47 on 18 Aug 2010
I'm Still Here trailer – Joaquin Phoenix really is crazy
Casey Affleck's documentary about Joaquin Phoenix's decision to quit acting and become a hip-hop rapper is on its way. So is he a) entirely deluded and on the brink of a nervous breakdown, or b) orchestrator of an elaborate hoax?

DVD weekly: Roller-skating, Romans and weight-loss

Posted by Matt at 20:58 on 16 Aug 2010
DVD weekly: Roller-skating, Romans and weight-loss
Here's a round-up of this week's new releases on DVD and Blu-ray. Why? Because all we do is bitch about how crappy our local cinemas are and how awesome our sofas and surround sound systems are.

Weekend round-up: The Avengers, John Belushi and Bugs Bunny

Posted by Matt at 06:54 on 16 Aug 2010
Weekend round-up: The Avengers, John Belushi and Bugs Bunny
This week's Weekend round-up has been brought to you despite an intense lack of sleep over the past few days, and yet it still cobbles together most of the week's news previously unreported on . You know why? Because the news doesn't sleep either, y'all.

DVD weekly: battling angels, Oscar-winning dramas and smart sharks

Posted by Matt at 22:07 on 09 Aug 2010
DVD weekly: battling angels, Oscar-winning dramas and smart sharks
Here's a round-up of this week's new releases on DVD and Blu-ray. Why? Because all we do is bitch about how crappy our local cinemas are and how awesome our sofas and surround sound systems are.