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Geek Legends: Paul Verhoeven

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We have a new section for celebrating people who are geeks and also legends. We’re starting locally… Many moons ago I was starting my morning the usual way – with the internet and… Continue reading →

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‘Drive’ Double Review!

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A Review by SLAMADAM! Director: Nicholas Winding Refn Starring: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, and Albert Brooks Plot: A driver (Ryan Gosling) becomes involved with his single mother neighbor (Carey Mulligan). When her husband returns… Continue reading →

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‘The Tourist’ DVD Review

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Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Starring: Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie Plot: Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie go to Venice. Review: You can’t fault the marketing for this movie. They promoted it has featuring… Continue reading →

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‘Your Highness’ DVD Review

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Director: David Gordon Green Starring: Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman Plot: A useless, stoned, vulgar prince is envious of his brother being treated like a hero (possibly due to him being a… Continue reading →

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‘The Bank Job’ Retro Review

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Director: Roger Donaldson Starring: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows Plot: A team of petty crooks take on a job to rob a bank from an old associate, unaware that the British Government set it… Continue reading →

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‘The Loved Ones’ DVD Review

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Director: Sean Byrne Starring: Xavier Samuels, Robin McLeavy Plot: A teenage boy, struggling with the death of his father and home life, finds himself trapped in a nightmare when the girl he turned… Continue reading →

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‘Green Hornet’ DVD Review

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Director: Michel Gondry Starring: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christolph Waltz, Cameron Pelican Diaz Plot: A revisit of the old school vigilante radio and television serial that sees the brat son of a media… Continue reading →

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‘Contagion’ Review

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Director: Steven Soderberg Starring: A whole bunch of brilliant, talented actors. And Gwyneth Paltrow. Plot: A mutation of a virus finds itself into the human population. With no vaccinations, antibodies or treatments it… Continue reading →

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Classic Scene #2 – “I Kinda Like the Dark Grey One”

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“I Kinda Like the Dark Grey One” from Ed Wood (Tim Burton, 1994) The Scene: Edward D. Wood, Jr. (widely considered the worst film-maker of all time) is putting together his newest disaster… Continue reading →

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How a Film Trailer Nearly Crushed My Soul

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by Appa the Gypsy The year was 2008. I was young (sixteen, to be exact), I was approaching my first set of high school examinations, and I was an angsty teenager, meaning that… Continue reading →