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  • New Shiznit film critic Michael Owen reviews this week's new releases

    Movie Feature | Michael Owen | 15th August 2014

    The internet did a collective snigger today when a Guardian interview revealed footballer-turned-pundit Michael Owen had only ever seen five films in his life, including Jurassic Park, Ghost and Heat. Because I'm a die hard Liverpool fan and I'm always keen to expand the horizons of fledgling film fans, I asked Michael if he was up for watching and reviewing five of this week's new releases, doubling his total. Unbelievably, he said yes! I know! I'm still in shock! Take it away, Michael Owen!

  • Review: The review of my review of I Give It A Year

    Movie Feature | Ali Gray | 19th September 2013

    A new website called Existimatum.com has launched which promises to rate and rank movie reviews - not the movies themselves, but the reviews of the movies. Their tagline is as lofty as their ideals: 'Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?' translates as 'Who watches the watchmen?' Which is hilarious, because the site reads like it was written by a spambot.

  • DVD review: Harry Potter Wizard's Collection box set

    Movie Feature | Matt | 10th September 2012

    Harry Potter Wizard’s Collection’s box set is out today, featuring 31 discs, extended versions, 37 hours of special features, 4 hours of never-before-seen content and a range of memorabilia. Buy it if you have a spare £200 and a space on your DVD shelf the size of a small car.

  • DVD & Blu-ray Review magazine (1998-2011)

    Movie News | Ali | 4th October 2011

    Time to say goodbye to a loved one: DVD & Blu-ray Magazine is no more. After 13 years and 160 issues, the UK's most exhaustive movie magazine is powering down for good.

  • Dances With Films: 10 Sundance movies to look out for

    Movie Feature | Darren | 7th February 2010

    The 40,000 discerning cinema fans lucky enough to be in Utah for the Sundance Film Festival during the last ten days of January, would have become privy to the films that will keep the art-house cinematic subculture alive in the forthcoming year. So without further ado, here are some of the films that gained exposure at Sundance 2010.