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DVD review | Snow White and the Huntsman – Kristen kicks ass but Charlize steals the show

Posted on 1 October 2012 by Jason Best

Snow White and the Huntsman sees the young put-upon princess of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale turn from damsel in distress for a kick-ass action-movie heroine for a fantasy adventure that is, surprisingly, both glossy and gritty. Played by Twilight … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 27 June 2012 by Dean & Ellen

The Muppets It’s time to play the music… Jim Henson’s colourful characters reunite to save their old theatre from demolition in this big-screen comedy. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need … Continue reading →

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Film review | Snow White and the Huntsman – Kristen Stewart sulks while Charlize Theron steals the show

Posted on 31 May 2012 by Jason Best

Following hard on the heels of Mirror Mirror, Snow White and the Huntsman couldn’t be more different in its approach to the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Where Mirror Mirror proved to be glossy and tongue in cheek, Snow White … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 26 January 2012 by Dean & Ellen

Killer Elite Firing line… Jason Statham flexes his muscles as a former elite agent lured out of retirement to rescue his mentor in this action thriller. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 12 January 2012 by Dean & Ellen

The Inbetweeners Movie Brits abroad… School’s out – and over – for the four unlikely pals from Rudge Park Comprehensive and to celebrate they head to Malia, Crete, for a holiday they’ll soon want to forget! If you can see … Continue reading →

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Film review | The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn – Quiff ahoy!

Posted on 20 October 2011 by Jason Best

Tintin fans can rest easy. Steven Spielberg has launched the intrepid cub reporter on a spectacular big-screen adventure that deploys the very latest 3D and performance-capture trickery but stays faithful to Hergé’s original comic books – right down to Tintin’s … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 13 October 2011 by Dean & Ellen

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. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Shipmates… Disney’s swashbuckling fantasy-adventure franchise continues with this fourth … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 19 September 2011 by Jason Best

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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Win a copy of Attack the Block on DVD

Posted on 15 September 2011 by heidi

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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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 4 August 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Rango Karma chameleon… This Gore Verbinski-helmed animation features the vocal talents of Johnny Depp as a chameleon accidentally drawn to help the residents of the water-starved Wild West town of Dirt. If you can see this, then you might need … Continue reading →

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