The American Pie crew are getting back together 13 years and eight films after the original (yes, eight! Have you seen The Naked Mile? No? Well, don’t). American Pie Reunion is actually pretty good, but we reckon these reunions would be a lot more fun to gatecrash. Continue reading
The presidents daughter needs rescuing from a space prison? Sounds like a job for a wrongly convicted former government agent. Yes, that is the plot of Lockout, released this weekend. Even though Guy Pearce is pretty much guaranteed to score, there are even nicer prisons to stay at.
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
Titanic is back (in 3D) on the big screen to mark the centenary of the ship’s sinking/opportunity to make some cash from an old recyclable. It’s been 15 years since the apparently insufficient 2D version, but the film still lives fresh in our memories, thanks to one memorable scene… Kate Winslet confusing the definition of ‘flying’? Kate Winslet smudging fingerprints over that nice clean glass? Kate Winslet promising not to let go before prising Leo’s cold dead fingers off her minutes later? That guy bouncing off the railings when he fell off the back of the upturned ship? No! It’s that senile old wagon tossing the necklace into the sea. Ross McD charts the items from films that shouldn’t have been thrown away… Continue reading
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
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
This week sees the release of The Hunger Games, set in a world where people – not necessarily consenting – participate in a tournament in which they are forced to kill the other competitors for the amusement of other people. With that in mind, Ross McD counts down the top five films where people – not necessarily consenting – participate in a tournament in which they are forced to kill the other competitors for the amusement of other people. Continue reading
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
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