Tag Archives: Chris Pine

Film review | Star Trek Into Darkness – JJ Abrams’ sci-fi sequel hits warp speed from the start

Posted on 9 May 2013 by Jason Best

JJ Abrams hits warp speed right from the start of Star Trek Into Darkness, the sequel to his cracking 2009 reboot of the classic sci-fi series, kicking off the movie with a breathtaking sequence that combines breakneck thrills, deadpan comedy … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 7 February 2013 by Dean & Ellen

Les Misérables Dreamed a dream… Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman sing for their supper in this feature-length reworking of the popular stage musical, based on Victor Hugo’s classic story. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading →

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Film review | Rise of the Guardians – Bet you didn’t know Santa was a kick-ass Cossack

Posted on 30 November 2012 by Jason Best

The secret identities of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy come to light in the enchanting and exhilarating animated adventure Rise of the Guardians, which takes these familiar figures from childhood mythology and turns them into a … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 24 July 2012 by Dean & Ellen

21 Jump Street Back to school… Based on the 1980s TV series of the same name, this buddy-cop comedy sees underachieving officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) tasked with blending in as pupils at a local high school … Continue reading →

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DVD review | This Means War – Spy buddies Chris & Tom turn into rivals for Reese

Posted on 30 June 2012 by Jason Best

This Means War gleefully stirs together the spy caper and rom-com genres, and with Charlie’s Angel director McG at the helm the resulting mash-up is everything you’d expect: brash, loud and spectacularly dumb. The film opens in spy mode with … Continue reading →

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Win spy rom-com This Means War on DVD

Posted on 28 June 2012 by Adele Craciun

They say a good woman brings out the best in a man, but in hilarious action-comedy This Means War, directed by McG, two fearless spies hold nothing back as they battle it out to win the heart of the same … Continue reading →

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Film review | This Means War – Reese Witherspoon is in the way of Chris Pine & Tom Hardy’s spy bromance

Posted on 2 March 2012 by Jason Best

This Means War gleefully stirs together the spy caper and rom-com genres, and with Charlie’s Angel director McG at the helm the resulting mash-up is everything you’d expect: brash, loud and spectacularly dumb. The film opens in spy mode with … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 8 April 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Made in Dagenham Trouble and strife… Based on the landmark 1968 sewing machinists’ strike at the Ford Dagenham assembly plant, this British dramatisation follows a group of determined women as they make a stand against sexual discrimination. c If you … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 23 December 2010 by Dean & Ellen

Tron: Legacy Cyber space… This sci-fi sequel follows 27-year-old Sam Flynn as he’s pulled into the dangerous digital world in which his father, Kevin (Jeff Bridges), has been trapped for 25 years. If you can see this, then you might … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 10 December 2010 by Dean & Ellen

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 It’s a kind of magic… In the first part of the last instalment in the blockbusting franchise, Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their arduous mission to find and destroy Voldemort’s … Continue reading →

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