Tag Archives: Donnie Darko

Pete’s Peek | When Donnie Darko met Heathers – could Excision be the next teen angst cult film?

Posted on 2 November 2012 by peter

Writer/director Richard Bates Jr’s debut feature, Excision, is a twisted teenage angst black comedy horror that’s one of the most audaciously original indie films to come out in a while. 90210‘s AnnaLynne McCord plays awkward high school loner Pauline, who … Continue reading →

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DVD review | Detention – Quirky teen horror comedy is too cool for school

Posted on 18 August 2012 by Jason Best

The Breakfast Club meets Scream in self-consciously quirky teen horror comedy mash-up Detention – with elements of Freaky Friday, Donnie Darko and a string of other cult movies thrown into the pot too as sassy misfit Riley (Shanley Caswell) tries … Continue reading →

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Donnie Darko Blu-ray Competition Winners

Posted on 18 August 2010 by Jason Best

Our competition to win a Blu-ray disc of Richard Kelly’s cult classic Donnie Darko is now closed. Thanks to Metrodome for supplying the prizes and well done to all the entrants who answered correctly that Patrick Swayze was the 1980s … Continue reading →

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Win cult classic Donnie Darko on Blu-ray

Posted on 22 July 2010 by Jason Best

This competition has now closed  Still puzzling over mind-blowing cult classic Donnie Darko?Made sense of Jake Gyllenhaal’s baffling visions yet? Or figured out what’s going on with the man in the bunny suit? Well, now’s your chance to revisit Richard … Continue reading →

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Donnie Darko – Richard Kelly’s cult classic has it both ways on Blu-ray

Posted on 19 July 2010 by Jason Best

  At the age of 26, writer-director Richard Kelly created an instant cult classic with his 2001 debut film Donnie Darko, a decidedly weird time-travel drama that puzzled viewers so much that many went back to see it again and … Continue reading →

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Whip It! Drew Barrymore gets her directorial debut skates on and rolls out the feelgood factor

Posted on 7 April 2010 by Adele Craciun

I’ve had my eye on Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut project for some time, and now that comedy drama Whip It is finally hitting the big screens in the UK, we’re all in for a real treat! We all know Drew … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Slumdog Millionaire – is this film overrated?

Posted on 13 January 2010 by Beth Williams

Is Slumdog Millionaire overrated? I’m afraid that I think so. It’s not a bad film. The photography is stunning and it’s an obvious crowd pleaser, but it also suffers from weak acting on the part of its two leads and … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings: Donnie Darko – love it or hate it?

Posted on 23 May 2009 by Beth Williams

Please can someone tell me what the fuss is about with this movie? For me, this film is only great for curing insomnia. On BBC2 tonight at 10.30pm

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