Tag Archives: Jesse Eisenberg

Pete’s Peek | When Jesus is away, the devil will play in Christian chiller Camp Hell

Posted on 26 December 2011 by peter

A group of suburban New Jersey kids are sent to Camp Hope (the original title for the film) deep in some woods in a bid to learn how better to serve their strictly observed Christian faith. Here, the girls wear … Continue reading →

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DVD review | Rio – Who’s a pretty birdie, then!

Posted on 24 October 2011 by Jason Best

The colourful and exuberant animated movie Rio takes its cue from the sights, sounds and spirit of Rio de Janeiro at carnival time. The story revolves, however, around a figure who feels very much out of place there. Timid and neurotic … Continue reading →

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Film review | 30 Minutes or Less – Jesse Eisenberg’s pizza delivery guy has a perilous deadline to meet

Posted on 17 September 2011 by Jason Best

Rude, raucous and very silly, action comedy 30 Minutes or Less stars Jesse Eisenberg as pot-smoking slacker Nick, a small-town pizza delivery guy who falls foul of a pair of would-be criminal masterminds. Half-smart blowhard Dwayne (Danny McBride) and his … Continue reading →

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The Social Network – With Friends like these, who needs enemies

Posted on 15 February 2011 by Jason Best

David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin are not the most obvious of cinematic hook-ups. Fincher’s the dazzling visual stylist; Sorkin’s the dazzling verbal wit. One’s renowned for dark thrillers; the other for snappy backstage dramas; one made Seven and Fight Club; … Continue reading →

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Oscars Muse – A bunch of good actors but who’s the best?

Posted on 4 February 2011 by Adele Craciun

This year’s Best Actor nominees are a formidable group and very much in the news right now. Here’s the latest goss: Congratulations to Javier Bardem, whose missus – Penelope Cruz – gave birth to a baby boy just the other … Continue reading →

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The Social Network

Posted on 15 October 2010 by Jason Best

Do you suffer from friend envy when you contemplate Facebook? Do you wonder how come she has a gazillion online pals? Do you pine for someone else’s exciting virtual life? If so, go see The Social Network and relish the … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Adventureland adventures

Posted on 20 August 2010 by Beth Williams

Adventureland is a coming-of-age tale set in an 80s amusement park. That description doesn’t make it sound all that exciting, but I thoroughly enjoyed it because Adventureland sent me on four little adventures: 1. An adventure down memory lane. The … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Zombieland – Splatterfest spoof gets laughs from the living dead

Posted on 7 October 2009 by Jason Best

If you thought Shaun of the Dead delivered the last word in Zombie horror-comedy, new movie Zombieland shows that you can still get fresh laughs from the festering carcasses of the living dead. Where Shaun had Simon Pegg’s directionless shop … Continue reading →

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