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Review: J. Edgar

One of the cardinal sins of film journalism is that you must never call a film 'boring' – professionalism dictates that there must be a more accurate way of singling out the movie's flaws; a more apt way of summing up why it disappoints. A dull script, perhaps, or flat performances. But no. There is no better way to summarise the ways in which Clint Eastwood's Hoover biopic fails: J. Edgar is just fucking boring. It just is. It looks boring, it sounds boring, it feels boring, it IS boring.

An observation on J. Edgar

I'm lucky enough to have awards screeners sent to my doorstep - or, more accurately, my letterbox - and sometimes the films haven't even been released in the UK yet. Look Mum, I've finally made it! Here are my first, unofficial opinions on Clint Eastwood's Hoover biopic, J. Edgar.

Trailer: J. Edgar is total Clint

Sound the Oscar klaxon! Here's the first trailer for Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar, the Leonardo DiCaprio J. Edgar Hoover biopic that annoying people are already calling 'Jedgar'.

Leo DiCaprio to get all serial killer-y in next film

And yet he'll always be Titanic's heartthrob artist Jack Dawson in here (*points to chest*)

Extraction: what Hollywood could and should learn from Inception

Hopefully by now, you'll have already seen and begun to digest Inception. If you haven't, go and stand in the corner while I heap my shame upon you. Better, go and watch it, then go and stand in the corner. You can digest it while I heap my shame upon you.

Review: Inception

Christopher Nolan is one stealthily clever bastard. While we've all been gasping at jaw-dropping trailers and trying to glean meaning from mind-boggling posters, the actual plot for Inception has remained relatively under wraps. Oh sure, it's a heist movie involving dreams, and you could always guarantee that Nolan would deliver a hefty dose of headfuckery with this subject matter, but you can check your assumptions in at the door - this is a film that defies all your expectations except for one: it is a work of genius.

New Inception trailer just because

What, you need an excuse?

TV spot: 60 seconds of Inception

What better way to start the weekend than with a whole minute of head-scratching scenes with seemingly no connection to one another?

New Inception trailer isn't afraid to dream a little bigger, darling

Chris Nolan must have got an iPad. Either that, or he lives underwater.

Inception plot revealed — it's all dreams and stuff

Despite much prodding and poking during interviews with the stars of the film, the plot for Christopher Nolan's forthcoming Inception has remained shrouded in mystery. Now, finally, like a bullied man in prison, Nolan is giving up and putting out.