Guy 1: So have you seen Sunshine yet? Guy 2: Nah, not yet. What’s it about? Guy 1: Oh, y’know, it’s a bit like Solaris. Kindof boring drift through space with some weird stuff. It’s not action, it’s not even a thriller. Guy 2: Doesn’t sound great. Guy 1: The worst of it is that [...]
In Year 7 English at school, I distinctly remember our teacher telling us that the first rule of creative writing was a good, well-planned plot. A harsh but fair woman, she ridiculed anyone whose tales had even a whiff of ‘and then I woke up and it was all a bad dream’. So why do [...]
I’m still reeling from the involving and painful experience that was Pan’s Labyrinth – certificate 15, but given that I walked home with a quivering bottom lip I personally feel it should’ve been nearer a 36. I guess innocent child-like fantasy escapism from grotesque and graphic horror isn’t exactly a new idea, but here it’s [...]
There’s a tremendous amount of iconic imagery associated with Bond films, but traditionally one of the finest things about them is their opening titles – a few of the earliest were conceived by the brilliant wordmonger Robert Brownjohn. So I’m really intrigued to know what the world thinks of Casino Royale’s opening credits. Stylistically they [...]
We found The Queen very enjoyable and feel that you simply must go and see it at once – the Queen Mum, the Gordon Brown phonecall and the landrover incident alone were enough to convince me. The fact that the rest of it was totally compelling only made it better. The only downside is that [...]
We saw Superman Returns last night at London’s IMAX, and if you’re planning on seeing it then I recommend you browse away IMMEDIATELY because I’m about to spoil everything for you in quite some graphic, cape-tearing detail. I’d forgotten about the wonder of the Y-front-shaped 3D glasses and the resultant action scenes which occur in [...]
Rather unexcitingly, I’ve been having one of those indeterminate little life wobbles recently, in which I’ve been feeling a little unsettled and generally grumpy most of the time. In an effort to shake this, I’ve been going out and seeing all sorts of good music, and consuming some wonderful things. None of these seems to [...]
It’s been quite a while since a film moved me as much as Brokeback Mountain. It has affected me far more deeply than I expected it to. I’ve spent the entire day in a quiet, introspective mode; mentally exploring the many words that the film, in its superbly judged subtlety, leaves unsaid. It is simultaneously [...]
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