I think I love Christopher Nolan a little bit. He’s made some of my favourite movies of all time – Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight. I …
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I’m behind the times on this one, but I missed District 9 when it went round the cinema circuit. However, having picked up the DVD recently, I finally got …
On Friday night I watched the horror/thriller Orphan after hearing some good things about it, despite it coming across of typically Hollywood. Without expecting anything but some easy …
As usual, I’ll keep this Daybreakers review spoiler free at the start. I’ll warn you before I spoil anything. So last night I went with Cat and Rob to see …
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1 is an excellent continuation of the equally impressive The Clone Wars animated film. Each episode contains the same attention to detail, and superb …
Fan made productions are dicey at best, but at least Gods and Men has the benefit of well known Star Trek actors lending their support to the cause. Had this …
Strictly for kids only, Ice Age 3 lacks the adult humor which popped up occasionally in the first 2 Ice Age flicks. What could have been a fun ride, turned …
Avatar is a live action/animated film with spectacular new generation of special effects. James Cameron, the Oscar-winning director of Titanic, first conceived the film twelve years ago, when the means …
I’ll discuss the general plot in this review but I’ll give you a warning before there are any real spoilers. I was very dubious about this film. I really wanted …
The Smashed Apricot (Arts Naked Publications, 2009) contains 15 original cocktails, all of which have been tested, refined and enjoyed at many a family gathering. Each recipe has a photo …
As another film adaption of a comic, Hellboy has a lot in common with Ang Lee’s Hulk in terms of its worthy interesting character studies, a central family of heroes …
If Columbia Pictures own publicity is to be believed, Hollow Man is anything but what it actually is — hollow. Sure, the premise starts out with bite and promise: take …
Interesting film. On one level, hideously flawed. Denzel phones in his performance once again and there are huge holes in the plot and character development. The political sub-text is a …
The Manchurian Candidate delves into a subject matter that, at best, has a spotted past in film. Explorations of conspiracies and damaged minds is fraught with danger, not the least …
This is a new take on the Arthurian legend. It is confusingly set in the time when Rome under control of a Pope is withdrawing from Britain. Arthur (Clive Owen) …
Inspired by the television music from Wonder Woman and Dragnet in the 1970s, this piece was composed in 2002 and has been resurrected to serve as the theme for the …
The Chronicles of Riddick has all the potential you could ask for in a sequel: an interesting premise, it isn’t a repeat of the original, great bad guys, spectacular imagery …
This is a delightful film about an 18 year old European girl who after a short meeting with a Japanese DJ decides to go to Tokyo and seek work as …
It is not hard to see why Zhang Yimou’s House of Flying Daggers was chosen to be in the 2004 Cannes Film Festival Official Selection. The exquisite visual beauty, masterful …
Regulars at The Word will probably remember this post from back in December 2008. The post was a quick one, just for a laugh. The real value is found …
Inspired by the television music from Wonder Woman and Dragnet in the 1970s, this piece was composed in 2002 and has been resurrected to serve as the theme for the …
On Friday night I watched the horror/thriller Orphan after hearing some good things about it, despite it coming across of typically Hollywood. Without expecting anything but some easy …
