Monthly Archives: September 2011

Attack the Block (Review)

Look, I was as excited as you when Attack the Block was released in the UK and US, so when I couldn’t find a release date for Australia and I saw that it was already out on DVD overseas I … Continue reading

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Ghost Town (Review)

When Frank (Greg Kinnear) found out that his real estate agent had very nearly let his wife know about his mistress he thought he was having a bad day. When Frank was nearly crushed in a freak incident involving an … Continue reading

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I Spy 2002 (Review)

Alex Scott (Owen Wilson) is a mediocre spy, jealous of the better credentialed, better equipped and better-looking around him. When he teams with a (literal) heavyweight, the undisputed boxing World Champion Kelly Robinson (Eddie Murphy), who boasts not only a … Continue reading

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Naked (Review)

After Naked finishes you might find yourself feeling unclean, rolling around in the mud couldn’t make it any worse. You might too be depressed, perhaps googling ‘drowning puppies’ might lift your spirits a little. This is not me saying mud … Continue reading

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You Am I Discography – A Musical Timeline

If You Am I had decided to call it a day somewhere between 95 and 98 they would be considered Oz Rawk immortals, with a brief but incredible career that rose to the stratosphere and created some of the most … Continue reading

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The Number 23 (Review)

In many ways it is the opening credits that will define your potential enjoyment of this film. Said credits show a dark and ominous backdrop with frequent world events and happenings that are linked back to having association with the … Continue reading

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Pineapple Express (Review)

This was released when the Apatow-Train had already gathered seemingly unstoppable momentum on the back of The 40 Year old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad and even Anchorman (WHICH SUCKED!). Pineapple Express was described as among other things a Seth Rogen … Continue reading

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The Silence of the Lambs (Review)

A number of Oscars and one of the more memorable psychopaths in cinematic history render any banal positive reviews of The Silence of the Lambs unnecessary. Therefore I will keep this brief and try to throw in a chuckle or … Continue reading

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Anaconda (Review)

It’s a worrying sign that the first 60 seconds of a 90 minute film feels the need to ‘serious up’ the tone by running a lengthy blurb that effectively says ‘big dangerous snakes are big and dangerous’. Ummmmm. Duh. Now … Continue reading

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Clerks and Clerks 2 (Review)

For better or for worse, 1994 saw the release of Clerks and the genesis of Kevin Smith’s career as a writer and director of renown. Call it the film that launched a thousand fart jokes, but regardless of what has … Continue reading

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