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

Posted on 16 May 2013 by Dean & Ellen

Star Trek Into Darkness Set phasers to stun… Kirk, Spock and the rest of the Enterprise crew are back in this warp-speed paced sequel to JJ Abrams’ 2009 blockbuster – but is their new foe what he seems? If you … Continue reading →

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Film review | Mud – Beguiled on the Mississippi by Matthew McConaughey’s tale-spinning outlaw

Posted on 11 May 2013 by Jason Best

With its story of a scrappy teenage boy aiding a fugitive on the Mississippi River, writer-director Jeff Nichols’ beguiling coming-of-age adventure Mud can’t help but evoke that great American classic Huckleberry Finn. The setting, though, is the present-day Arkansas Delta … Continue reading →

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Film review | Bernie – Jack Black’s small-town mortician is a marvel in tragi-comic true story

Posted on 26 April 2013 by Jason Best

In an inspired stroke of casting, Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine play sweet and sour in Bernie, an offbeat comedy based on a stranger-than-fiction true story. Texas funeral director Bernie Tiede (Black) is cheerful, public-spirited and beloved by everyone in … Continue reading →

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DVD review | Magic Mike – Channing Tatum and chums get their kits off for the lasses as Tampa Bay strippers

Posted on 26 November 2012 by Jason Best

Viewers with a taste for beefcake will find six packs and buns of steel aplenty in Magic Mike, a comedy drama set in the world of male stripping. Very loosely inspired by star Channing Tatum’s brief teenage career as an … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | We’re just wild about Matthew McConaughey’s Killer Joe

Posted on 4 November 2012 by peter

If you haven’t already caught Matthew McConaughey‘s career-defining turn in the blackly comic crime thriller Killer Joe, then now is your chance, as its coming to Blu-ray and DVD on Monday (5 November). From director William Friedkin, best known for … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 12 July 2012 by Dean & Ellen

The Amazing Spider-Man Tangled web… Andrew Garfield slips into the famous red and blue suit vacated by Tobey Maguire to play the titular web-slinging superhero in this fantasy franchise reboot. If you can see this, then you might need a … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 6 July 2012 by Dean & Ellen

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift Mammoth adventure… The fourth installment of the animated franchise sees the paleolithic pals embarking on another adventure after their continent is set adrift. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player … Continue reading →

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Film review | Killer Joe – William Friedkin’s twisted slice of pulp noir

Posted on 29 June 2012 by Jason Best

Lurid and nasty, William Friedkin’s pulp noir thriller Killer Joe is compelling and repellent in equal doses. It isn’t easy to watch, but it’s hard to look away. The cast is unquestionably mesmerising, with Matthew McConaughey scarily intense as the … Continue reading →

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Win legal thriller The Lincoln Lawyer starring Matthew McConaughey on DVD

Posted on 25 July 2011 by Jason Best

Cracking legal thriller The Lincoln Lawyer stars Matthew McConaughey as Mick Haller, a slick Los Angeles lawyer who works from the back of a Lincoln car and usually defends low-life criminals. He steps into a different league, however, when his … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 10 April 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Hop Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed… Blending animation and live action, this Easter-themed family comedy follows the Easter Bunny’s offspring as he heads to Hollywood in the hope of becoming a drummer in a rock ‘n’ roll band! If you can see … Continue reading →

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