Like comedy only without the humour

Recently I found myself in a cultural wasteland of a place with time to kill. I was stuck for an evening at a friends house who didn't read, had little interest...read more

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Make your teeth go ''green''

Obviously the title of this review is in no way suggesting that it makes your teeth go green in colour, I refer of course to a product that gives your teeth a t...read more

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Home is where the heart lies

Cold Mountain opens like an epic should, big and dramatic. Its the closing overs of the American Civil War, the south have all but lost and a young soldier call...read more

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Imagine...

As is often the case with famous authors, many people will be familiar with their literary output but know very little about their creator. Finding Neverland ad...read more

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There are no bad words, only bad deeds

Tackling a portrayal of the life of someone as controversial as the Marquis de Sade was always going to be a difficult task for writer Doug Wright, but that is ...read more

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The enemy of my enemy is my friend

Nathan Algren is a broken man. Tom Cruise portrays this ex army captain who has been reduced to promoting the latest models from Winchester rifles in a carnival...read more

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Oh Draconian Devil, O Lame Saint

I must confess that I had actively avoided reading Dan Browns thriller The Da Vinci code for a long time, the thought of a populist writer weaving a novel out o...read more

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Conan:The Next generation

In the same way that the Conan movies are set in a fantasy parallel of ancient europe, The Scorpion King is set in a similar middle eastern setting. Once you ac...read more

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The Starman and the Spiders

Its been said that if the Beatles St Pepper album was the culmination of the 60s musically, then David Bowies Ziggy Stardust was the equivilant for the 70s, and...read more

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Mel in ''Rambo vs the Redcoats''

The Patriot, like Mels earlier film Braveheart, has the potential to be a very good film, and in many ways it is. What lets both these films down is the fact th...read more

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A book for all seasons

Probably the most talked about tale of the moment is Tolkiens Lord of the Rings, having been released as three films, to match the trilogy of books that makes u...read more

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Hey Jude, you didnt bring me down.

Whilst masses of films have been churned out about the European campaigns of the Second World War, there have been few films set on the Russian front. We all kn...read more

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Hollywood vs History

Those of you who read my last op, Mel Gibsons The Patriot, will probably have a fair idea of what I like and what I dislike about this movie as well. First a ru...read more

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Whats a little murder between friends?

So here's the deal. A stranger, who appears to have no local connections dies whilst renting your spare room, leaving you a suit case full of money. There are t...read more

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Guns dont kill people, people kill people.

Michael Moore has a way of presenting the facts in such a way that he doesn`t have to force the point home, he lets the audience draw the conclusion he wants th...read more

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Tolkien, a hard hobbit to break?

In these days when Lord of the Rings has become a household name, many people will be turning to Tolkiens previous book to continue the adventure. Because of th...read more

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