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The Top Ten Bad Date Movies for Valentine’s Day

Because we adore romance here at Movie Talk, and because we wouldn’t want any of you to make a love-life-threatening faux pas on Valentine’s Day, we’ve compiled a handy top ten list — with the help of some of our … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Limitless Full potential… Bradley Cooper knows no bounds in this fantasy thriller about a struggling writer who discovers a revolutionary new drug that gives him superhuman abilities. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade … Continue reading

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

Scream 4 Killer thriller… Wes Craven’s slasher franchise continues as Sidney Prescott’s return to Woodsboro sees Ghostface once again killing local students – but who’s behind the mask this time? If you can see this, then you might need a … Continue reading

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Your Highness – We Are Not Amused

Sword-and-sorcery spoof Your Highness tries to do for the fantasy genre what stoner comedy Pineapple Express did for buddy movies. It’s got the same director (David Gordon Green) and two of the same stars (Danny McBride and James Franco), but … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | (500) Days of Summer – when did it become such a long season?

(500) Days of Summer sounds like it should be a film about global warming doesn’t it? But, actually it’s a romance.  Summer is the girl who shakes up the world of greeting card writer Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)  – for 500 … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

(500) Days of Summer Heart of the matter… This American rom-com sees a young man (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) fall for a woman (Zooey Deschanel), who doesn’t believe in true love. A Perfect Getaway Holiday from hell… There’s terror in store for … Continue reading

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Out on DVD | (500) Days of Summer

Just when I was despairing of Hollywood ever again turning out a fresh and funny romantic comedy, along came (500) Days of Summer to revive my faith in the genre. Director Marc Webb’s self-consciously quirky movie couldn’t be further from … Continue reading

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

Fame On song… A reinvention of the original 1980 hit film, this musical movie follows a group of talented students at a performing arts school. The Invention of Lying Liar, liar… This comedy, set in a world where everyone can … Continue reading

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

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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The Best view | (500) Days of Summer – Critic falls for quirky romcom

After the heartache of watching The Proposal and The Ugly Truth in quick succession recently, I was ready to spurn romcoms for good, but then (500) Days of Summer came along to make me fall in love with the genre … Continue reading

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