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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

The Impossible Swept away… Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts play a holidaying couple caught up in the Asian tsunami of 2004 in this dramatic account of that devastating true-life event. If you can see this, then you might need a … Continue reading

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

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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Film review | Argo – Ben Affleck wrings laughs and suspense from a strange-but-true spy story

A terrific thriller about an audacious episode of real-life derring-do, Argo features remarkable coups behind and in front of the camera. Directed by and starring Ben Affleck, the film pulls off the feat of being both funny and suspenseful while … Continue reading

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Thor – Kenneth Branagh turns from Shakespeare to Marvel for a hero with real clout

Forget Hamlet and Henry V, Kenneth Branagh puts Shakespeare behind him and gives us a hero with real clout – Marvel Comics‘ hammer-heaving Norse deity Thor. Taking the role of the brawny thunder god is former Home and Away hunk … Continue reading

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Pete’s Peek | Sandy Collora’s old school sci-fi Hunter Prey on DVD

Director Sandy Collora is best known as the talent behind Batman: Dead End – a short film which became a internet sensation back in 2003 and was highly-praised for its film noir take on the cult comic book hero. Seven … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

The Twilight Saga: New Moon Long in the tooth… When vampire Edward turns his back on Bella, the heartbroken teenager finds comfort in her deepening friendship with werewolf Jacob. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

District 9 Illegal aliens… A bureaucrat’s attempts to relocate a stranded alien species from a refugee camp in Johannesburg go awry in this Peter (Lord of the Rings) Jackson produced sci-fi. If you can see this, then you might need … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince It’s a kind of magic… Harry and his Hogwarts cohorts have to contend with a new potions teacher, Voldemort’s Death Eaters, and raging hormones in their sixth year at the School of Witchraft and … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Robots in disguise… This big-budget sequel sees Sam Witwicky again joining forces with the Autobots in their battle against the Decepticons; a battle, it seems, that may have started on Earth many years before… If … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Terminator Salvation Robot wars… Christian Bale attempts to save humanity from being wiped out by intelligent machines – and woe betide any cinematographers who get in his way. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player … Continue reading

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