Category Archives: Showin’ Lurve

The definitive Vampires Vs Zombies discussion

Posted on January 1, 2011 by OGR

Monster crossovers are nothing new, you’ve only got to look at the Underworld collection of mediocrity – only marginally bailed out by Kate Beckinsale in skintight leather – to see Vampires get it on with Werewolves. Slightly less monster-y are … Continue reading →

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The Best of 2010 in Entertainment (Movies & Music)

Posted on December 31, 2010 by OGR

Once again we take a brief look at the cinematic and musical highlights of the year. 2010 in film summary: Not a bad year really, a couple of decent big budget films in The Social Network (massively over-rated but still … Continue reading →

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Underrated films

Posted on December 4, 2010 by OGR

I spotted an article online listing so-called underrated classics a while back on metacritic.com. I’m always on the lookout for quality entertainment regardless of how old it is so I decided to track some films down and revisit others I’d … Continue reading →

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The Case for B-Movies

Posted on October 9, 2010 by OGR

Last month I realised that I had so many reviews backed up for shitty films that I momentarily stepped back and wondered if I had been deliberately watching bad movies – something I have sworn not to bother with. After … Continue reading →

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Best CDs of the 90s – A Global Focus

Posted on September 4, 2010 by OGR

A few months ago I decided that the 90s had too many classic albums for me to just label the ten best, so I split the Australian artists from the Rest of the World and posted that edition HERE. The … Continue reading →

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The Jackie Chan Wrap-Up

Posted on July 31, 2010 by OGR

This marathon started on February 22nd with Around the World in 80 Days. In truth I thought it’d last a month, 6 weeks tops. Then I kept deciding to add more films to the list. Then I decided to wait … Continue reading →

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Best CDs of the 90s – OZ EDITION

Posted on June 5, 2010 by OGR

OK I’m the first to admit this is arse-about, about a year ago I did the Best Tapes of the pre-90s list, then for some reason it took me another 8 months to get to the Best Downloads of the … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Video Games of All Time

Posted on April 2, 2010 by OGR

I am by no means a “Gamer”, I am now in my mid 30s and am more of a weekend dabbler where video games are concerned. In fact I still use the phrase “I clocked it” to say I finished … Continue reading →

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Project A (Review)

Posted on March 12, 2010 by OGR

This surprised me more than any Jackie film I have watched so far. I knew Project A was good and remembered it fondly but not this good. Jackie is Dragon Ma, a member of the Naval Police out to get … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Comedies Of All Time

Posted on March 4, 2010 by OGR

Before we start I am assuming that almost everyone has seen every film in this list, if not hunt the strays down and check them out. In truth I had difficulty even justifying a list of 10, not so much … Continue reading →

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