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DVD RvReview: Rampart

Posted in REVIEWS with tags , , , , on July 13, 2012 by Ross McG

After hamming it up in Hunger Games, Woody Harrelson returns to playing a psycho with Rampart. But is his bad cop/bad cop routine any, uh, good? Ross McG finds out… Continue reading

Top Six… Batman Movies so far

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , , , , , on July 10, 2012 by Ross McG

After what seems like 329 years of waiting, The Dark Knight Rises is finally upon us. But where will Christopher Nolan’s Bat threequel fit in this little list when it is released next week? Will Ross McG think it’s better than Batman Forever? Continue reading

Top Ten… Tennis Scenes From Movies

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , , on June 26, 2012 by Ross McG

Anyone for tennis? Why bother with more inevitable British woe at Wimbledon when you can game, set and watch these great tennis movie scenes? Ross McG gets out his racket… Continue reading

Top Eight… Basketball Scenes From Movies Not About Basketball

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , on June 19, 2012 by Ross McG

With the NBA finals in the US between Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder in full swing, let’s look at the basketball movie scenes that didn’t bounce off the rim. Continue reading

DVD RvReview: Martha Marcy May Marlene

Posted in REVIEWS with tags , , on May 31, 2012 by Ross McG

Commas, eh? Who needs them? Not the title of Martha Marcy May Marlene, a pretty decent film despite containing an Olsen sister. Find out what Ross McG thought of it below. Continue reading

What Are Your Movie-watching Regrets?

Posted in COMMENT with tags , , , on May 31, 2012 by Ross McG

No… no regrets…. Well, actually, there are quite a lot of them, particularly when it comes to watching movies. Or not watching movies. Or not watching movies in the cinema, as Ross McG explains below. Continue reading

Top Five… Movie Men In Black Clothing

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , on May 21, 2012 by Ross McG

Nothing says cool better than a movie character dressed all in black. So with the release of Men In Black III this week, Ross McG looks at the male heroes and villains to rock the simple yet sophisticated look. Continue reading

When Johnny Met Timmy… the Depp and Burton movie collaborations

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , , on May 8, 2012 by Ross McG

Johnny Depp is back. And this time he’s in a Tim Burton movie. Come on, none of us saw that coming, right? This time it’s the remake of cult TV show (‘cult’, of course, means not one living soul watched it) Dark Shadows, in which Depp plays a mysterious kook. Who would have thought it?! To mark this biennial event, Ross McG puts all the Depp/Burton concoctions into one big mix. Continue reading