Monthly Archives: November 2006

Casino Royale

So it comes to me now to review the new Bond film, but before we go any further let me first say that Daniel Craig is a great bond and dare I say probably the best and closest to the … Continue reading

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Candy

Amazing but harsh Candy is ‘Trainspotting’ meets ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Opening with a haunting melody and the two lovers on a fairground ride it feels very picturesque and idealistic, but that doesn’t last very long I’m afraid. Mixing poetic voiceovers … Continue reading

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Pan’s Labyrinth

With crazy characters, teasing trailers, amazing posters and from various magazines more stars than the night sky I was really looking forward to this film. Sadly for me it didn’t live up to the expectation. Overly long but with hardly … Continue reading

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The Bastard Fairies

Available free online from the link on their myspace page The Bastard Fairies album ‘Memento Mori’ is a beautifully amazing affair. With a lead singer who voice, which is almost as gorgeous as she is, floats over sparse musical treats … Continue reading

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Borat-The Movie

If you haven’t heard of Borat then you must have heard of Ali G, if you have managed to miss both of Saha Baron Cohen’s comic creations you have either been living in a box or just don’t care. The … Continue reading

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The Host

Quite simply a big monster movie from Korea. It has been described by some as jaws meets Jurassic park and that is pretty accurate to be fair. It doesn’t take long to set up the premise of the film as … Continue reading

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Where does all the poo go?

Its something that’s always troubled me, where does all the poo go? Let me explain. Imagine 1 person does on average 2 average sized poos a day that’s not a great deal right. Now imagine that person shares a house … Continue reading

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Hair today gone tommorow

I think I’m at that stage where I just will never have long hair again. I recently had a chop and I’m not sure I can be bothered to go through the whole process of growing it again. I’ve had … Continue reading

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The Prestige

Christopher Nolan has been a director to watch out for since he wowed us with ‘Memento’ and now he’s back with ‘The Prestige’ a story of two magicians who friendship turns to deadly rivalry. Firstly the film is a little … Continue reading

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A great british film

London to Brighton Being hailed by some as ‘the best British film of the century’ (Big Issue) and ‘British cinema at its best’ (The Scotsman) and on the back of several prestigious film award from festivals around the world ‘London … Continue reading

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