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FILM: The Dark Knight…

At last, here is a film that can restore your faith in cinema. It’s not perfect but any criticisms (Batman’s voice is too deep, the ‘sonic’ eyes is a bit too much) pale into insignificance compared to the sheer scale of the achievement. The story, script and execution by all parties put every other summer [...]

FILM: 3 great flops, 3 terrible hits

Regardless of critical merit, there are some films I feel the critics simply got wrong. Equally, there are plenty of terrible films that enjoyed critical success. In my humble opinion here is a good representation of each. First, 3 flops I think are superb… Cable Guy (1996) – It got dreadful reviews yet I think [...]

FILM/TV: When will Hollywood wise up?

More and more recently I am finding the cinema a complete let-down. I simply can’t remember the last time I came away from a trip to the cinema enthused with the film I had seen. Compare this to the current crop of TV coming from the US and you can’t help but fear for the [...]