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Film review | The Watch – Attack the ‘Burb

It’s suburban nitwits versus scaly aliens in The Watch, a crude and sloppy sci-fi comedy that wastes a promising cast on a lame script. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade, comic stars drawn from both sides of … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Thor Holding out for hero… Chris Hemsworth gets to flex his pecs as the titular hammer-weilding superhero in this Kenneth Branagh comic book adaptation. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need … Continue reading

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DVD review | Attack the Block – No time to hug a hoodie when aliens invade south London

Following this summer’s riots, the notion of making a gang of teenage muggers the heroes of your film looks an even riskier strategy than it did when Joe Cornish, one half of comedy duo Adam and Joe, first came up … Continue reading

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Film review | You Instead – Rocks stars Luke Treadaway & Natalia Tena handcuffed at T in the Park

Set against the backdrop of Scotland’s T in the Park music festival, You Instead is a breezy romantic comedy that makes up in energy and atmosphere what it lacks in plot. The story couldn’t be more basic: rival pop stars … Continue reading

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What happens when the only thing standing between you and an invasion of marauding aliens are a gang of feral streets kids who’d mug you as soon as look at you..? It’s hug-a-hoodie time, innit! Joe Cornish’s hit sci-fi horror … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

The Hangover Part II Best forgotten… This comedy sequel sees the ‘Woolpack’ quartet reunite in Thailand for a pre-wedding bruch they’ll never forget – and possibly never remember! If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Shipmates… Disney’s swashbuckling fantasy-adventure franchise continues with this fourth instalment, which sees Captain Jack Sparrow taking to the high seas in search of the elusive Fountain of Youth. If you can see this, … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Thor Holding out for hero… Chris Hemsworth gets to flex his pecs as the titular hammer-weilding superhero in this Kenneth Branagh comic book adaptation. Fast Five Engine trouble… The high-octane Fast & Furious franchise continues as Dominic and his crew … Continue reading

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Attack the Block – Comedian Joe Cornish is British cinema’s new kid on the block

Joe Cornish, one half of comedy duo Adam and Joe, graduates from cuddly toy re-enactments of blockbuster movies to his first feature film – Attack the Block, a boisterous sci-fi horror comedy mash-up in which a gang of teenage hoodies … Continue reading

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