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Top Five… most adorable Studio Ghibli characters

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , , , on August 11, 2011 by Ross McD

Hayao Miyazaki, the Walt Disney of the East, has dreamt up some of the freakiest, weirdest, most awesome, most enduring, and – as attested by this list – most adorable characters throughout his long and prolific career. With Studio Ghibli’s latest masterpiece, Arrietty, hitting cinemas, Ross McD counts down the cutest… Continue reading

The Really Rather Confusing List Of The Top Five Numbers Used In Movie Titles

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , on August 2, 2011 by Ross McG

 

This week sees the UK release of sci-fi throwback Super 8. But just how super is the number 8? Is it super enough to make the list of memorable movie numbers compiled by Ross McG? Three, two, one… let’s find out! Continue reading

The Big Red, White and Blue List of Movies with ‘America’ in their Title

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , , on July 26, 2011 by Ross McG

To mark the release this week of Captain America: The First Avenger, Ross McG brings you a whopping collection of films that happen to have the country of French fries, English muffins and Chinese food in their moniker. Why? Because we were running out of ideas for lists, that’s why. And could only think of two movie Captains. Captain Ron and Captain Jack Sparrow. Googling the word ‘America’ isn’t as easy as it looks, you know… Continue reading

Top Five… Movie Bosses You Would Like To Work For

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , on July 19, 2011 by Ross McG

To mark the release of new comedy Horrible Bosses with a twist, Ross McG has decided to pick out the cinematic head honchos who didn’t set out to ruin their workers’ lives. These are the movie bosses you’d be happy to go for a drink with after work. Continue reading

DVD RvReview: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Posted in REVIEWS with tags , , , , , on July 17, 2011 by Ross McG

I was watching Bad Lieutenant again last night when I suddenly realised I’d forgotten to put my review of it last year up on our crummy little site. That’s how bowled over I was by it: I forgot to hit ‘Publish’ on a new post. For anyone interested in reading something I wrote ages ago about a film that was out ages ago, the review is below. For those not interested… I’ll kill all of you. To the break of dawn (I won’t actually kill anyone, I’m just lamely quoting from the film. But then you probably knew that, so me explaining it here is pretty pointless). Continue reading

Harry Potter House Battle: Gryffindor v Slytherin

Posted in BATTLES with tags , , , , , , on July 13, 2011 by rossvross

After seven books, eight films, nine-and-three-quarter platforms and ten long years, the Harry Potter Saga is finally at an end. We’ve seen a lot of comings and goings through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but one question still remains: which house is the best? The goodly Gryffindors or the sneaky Slytherins? Ross McD and Ross McG don the Sorting Hat… Continue reading

DVD RvReview: Animal Kingdom

Posted in REVIEWS with tags , , , , , on July 13, 2011 by Ross McG

I was pleasantly surprised to find this film wasn’t a nature documentary. It’s about Australian gangsters shooting each other in the face. Find out the verdict below… Continue reading

DVD RvReview: Drive Angry

Posted in REVIEWS with tags , , , , on July 8, 2011 by Ross McG

Can Drive Angry better Nicolas Cage’s last movie, Season Of The Witch? Did anyone see Season Of The Witch? I’ve seen Halloween III: Season of the Witch, but not Season Of The Witch. Does anyone care? Look below to find a review of Drive Angry. Continue reading