Review: Tamara Drewe
TAMARA DREWE
Stars: Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper, Tamsin Greig, Roger Allam, Luke Evans, Jessica Barden, Charlotte Christie | Written by Moira Buffini | Directed by Stephen Frears
Tamara Drewe concerns the titular Tamara (Arterton), who returns to the sleepy country village of her youth to sell her recently deceased mother’s home. She encounters a number of old [...]
Review: Mother
MOTHER
Stars: Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin, Jin Ku, Yun Je-mun, Jun Mi-sun, Lee Young-Suck, Ha Mun-nee, Chung Woo-hee | Written by Park Eun-kyo, Bong Joon-ho, Park Wun-kyo | Directed by Bong Joon-ho
Mother is a detective story with a welcome number of twists. When young schoolgirl Ah Jung (Han Mun-nee) is murdered in a sleepy [...]
Review: Final Fantasy – The 4 Heroes of Light (DS)
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light is the latest Final Fantasy game for the Nintendo DS by the team behind the DS versions of Final Fantasy III and Final Fantasy IV and follows the story of four young heroes embarking on an grand adventure filled with dragons, kings, princesses and witches.
In the [...]
Review: Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep (PSP)
With more than 14 million copies shipped worldwide, the Kingdom Hearts series is one of the most beloved RPGs in video game history. In Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Stitch, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs plus loads more of your favourite Disney characters, aswell as the original characters from [...]
Review: Cherry Tree Lane
CHERRY TREE LANE
Stars: Rachael Blake, Tom Butcher, Sonny Muslim, Ashley Chin, Jumayn Hunter, Kieran Dooner, Tom Kane, Jennie Jacques, Corinne Douglas | Written and Directed by Paul Andrew Williams
Cherry Tree Lane, the latest offering from director Paul Andrew Williams, is an urban horror story in which on a seemingly normal day of the week, a [...]
Review: Jackboots on Whitehall
JACKBOOTS ON WHITEHALL
Stars (the voices of): Ewan McGregor, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Timothy Spall, Alan Cumming, Stephen Merchant, Sanjeev Bhaskar | Written and Directed by Edward & Rory McHenry
The simplest way to describe Jackboots on Whitehall is as a World War 2 Team America. Set in an alternate history where the English soldiers have [...]
TV Review: Warehouse 13 – Vendetta
Warehouse 13 Season 2 Episode 9 – Vendetta
Here is my review of this week’s Warehouse 13! (Warning: A few geek references ahead)
The Plot: 9.2 out of 10
Russians, Artifacts and espionage, oh my! A lot of stuff going on in this episode, A look into Artie’s past, Some revelations surrounding Todd and a major [...]
Review: Going the Distance
Half-decent romantic comedies seem few and far between these days. Recent pictures such as The Proposal, The Ugly Truth, Leap Year, Valentine’s Day, The Bounty Hunter and The Back-Up Plan have all been criticised with such derision as to beggar belief. Which is unfortunate, as there have been more than a few thoroughly enjoyable rom-coms over the years; take Four Weddings and a Funeral, Pretty Woman, Bridget Jones’ Diary and There’s Something about Mary for instance. The genre, like so many of its protagonists in their second acts, is going through a rough patch. Is Going the Distance the film to change this?
Review: Cyrus
CYRUS
Stars: John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, Catherine Keener, Matt Walsh, Michael Costigan | Written and Directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass
With John’s social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcee finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has [...]
Mobile Review: Sony Ericsson Zylo
The Sony Ericcson Zylo is the latest in Sony’s long line of Walkman phones. With a 2.6-inch QVGA (240 x 320) screen, a 3.2-megapixel camera, Sony’s PlayNow download service and YouTube integration, this phone is a media-philes dream. The phone also features HSPA 3G mobile internet and bluetooth, but sadly no Wi-Fi; and like [...]
