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The Best Eggs In Movies

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

Easter may be over but you’re bound to have a few eggs lying around that you haven’t quaffed yet. No? Oh, well, too late. To keep you in the mood, here is Ross McG with the greatest bunch of eggs in cinema. Continue reading

The Hair-raising List Of Characters Who Changed Their Haircuts In Sequels

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , , on March 27, 2012 by Ross McG

Wrath of the Titans is out this week. You know, the sequel to Clash of the Titans from about ten minutes ago? But instead of rehashing their list of the most pointless sequels ever, Ross McG has taken Titans’ cue for another rundown: characters changing their haircuts in the next instalment of a movie franchise. Continue reading

DVD RvReview… Tower Heist

Posted in REVIEWS with tags , , , , on March 22, 2012 by Ross McG

The list of great movies to take place in towers is endless. The Towering Inferno… Die Hard… uh…. if you can think of any others let us know. In the meantime, here’s Ross McG’s review of Tower Heist. Continue reading

The Six Best Movie Moments In Zoos

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , on March 12, 2012 by Ross McG

There’s a film out this week called We Bought A Zoo. Not since he starred in Siamese twin comedy Stuck On You has a film with Matt Damon done exactly what it says on the tin so precisely. To mark the release of director Cameron Crowe’s latest, Ross McG takes a look at the best cinematic moments to take place in a zoo. Please do not feed the blogger… Continue reading

The Best Johns In Cinema

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , on March 6, 2012 by Ross McG

This week sees the release of John Carter, the Mars-based smash-em-up action picture from Pixar genius Andrew Stanton. To mark the fact that the film is about a guy called John, Ross McG runs through some of the best cinema characters to carry one of the most common names around. We’re being strict too – no Jonathans or Johnnys allowed! That will be another post… Continue reading

The Big Spy Battle… Bourne v Bond v Salt v the two blokes from Spies Like Us, as well as some other ones

Posted in BATTLES with tags , , , , on February 28, 2012 by Ross McG

To mark the release of spy v spy flick This Means War (yes, it’s finally being released: all those adverts on buses and the annoying 10-minute previews before movies you actually paid to see weren’t for nothing you know), starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy, Ross McG does some spy v spy action of his own. Or spy v spy v spy v spy v spy v spy v spy action. Continue reading

DVD RvReview: Real Steel

Posted in REVIEWS with tags , , on February 23, 2012 by Ross McG

Robots. You can’t make a movie these days without ’em. They’re the new vampires. Or the old zombies. Anyway, they’re everywhere. But will they be any cooler when they’re controlled by Wolverine? Ross McG finds out… Continue reading

Top Five… Most Memorable Hotels In The Movies

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , on February 20, 2012 by Ross McG

This week sees the release of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, starring Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith. But what are the best hotels in cinema? Ross McG checks into the best and worst on offer. Continue reading