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The Diary Of Alan Frank

Exclusive excerpts from the diary of journalist Alan Frank, the industry's most easily-pleased film critic, written from deep inside the attic of the Daily Star's headquarters.

11 most distracting movie cameos

Zero Dark Thirty is out this week, and features one of the weirdest, most distracting movie cameos we've seen in years. The only way it could be weirder is if Graham Norton played a Navy SEAL. Here are the parts we can't believe they filled with those guys.

9 worst movie lines of 2012

It's 2013! A new year of wonderful movies to look forward to, so full of potential and promise. Or we could just point and laugh at last year's films again? Yeah, let's do that.

Top 20 movies of 2012

2012! The Jubilee! The Olympics! Barack Obama was re-elected! What a year! Also some films came out, and some of them were quite good, which is why we're here.

2012: The Year In Review (Part 2)

With March, June, February, April, January and May all behind us (though not in that order), we look back at the second half of 2012, during which we wasted more time than even we thought possible.

2012: The Year In Review (Part 1)

Look, it's the end of the year, nothing is happening. Just let us rest on our laurels and repost loads of old stuff and keep eating these delicious 'Christmas Marshmallows' we found in the cupboard, right? Here's the best of The Shiznit in 2012.

What if the rest of 2012's movie posters told the truth?

And to think, the movies we didn't already zing OUTRAGEOUSLY earlier in the year thought they'd gotten away with it. No one avoids the carpet bombing of Photoshop truth. Especially not you, Magic Mike.

Why can't Hollywood fcuking spell?

Time to report on a movie trend that's more terrifying than any unnecessary helicopter or diagonal title treatment: the fact that spelling standards are seemingly slipping throughout the film industry – from props and in-film graphics to promotional materials, posters and beyond. This inability to use proper spelling and grammar is more damning to Hollywood than any film directed by Peter Berg ever could be.

13 creative ways to legally break a movie review superembargo

Review embargoes are a necessary evil in the world of film journalism: in all honesty, a paltry price to pay if it means you get to watch a top film first and for free. However, as I've discussed before, some embargoes can be staggeringly draconian, like the one I received today. Naturally, all it made me want to do was figure out a way to break it.

A collection of pictures of animals being paid to watch films

Animals! Films! Animals watching films! It's the most Sun-friendly gallery we've ever done! Expect to see it on Perez Hilton in days!