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Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Superman Returns: 1 of 37
"Whatever happened to the heroes?" sang the Stranglers. Well, ever since Richard Donner and Christopher Reeve brought us the original superhero movie in 1978, they've been raking in vast amounts of cash courtesy of the paying public, whose appetite for flying saviours, angst-ridden vigilantes and mutated monsters remains as ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Batman Begins: 2 of 13
Sequels, prequels, remakes, re-releases, "re-imaginings", comic adaptations - These are what now constitute the bulk of Hollywood's output, particularly over the summer months. The more cynical among us might suggest that this trend is indicative of Hollywood's inability, or unwillingness, to think up exciting new ideas of i... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Gangs of New York: 1 of 4
There exists a fairly famous Scottish book entitled No Mean City. Written in the 1930s, it chronicles the fictionalised account of the brutal razor gangs that ran in the Gorbals slums of Glasgow in the early part of the twentieth century. It's gory and frankly scary stuff, which makes you glad you live in such relatively civ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: An American Werewolf in London: 1 of 4
It's not too unfair to say that once you've seen one werewolf movie, you've seen them all. Let's face it, the whole concept is pretty silly, and most movies stick pretty rigidly to a set formula: Man gets bitten by wolf, man grows hair and fangs during a full moon, various police / boffin types look baffled as they examine e... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Hulk (2003): 1 of 3
Ang Lee's 2003 stab at the Hulk is widely perceived as a failure, having garnered neither favourable reviews nor a particularly high box office return. There is no question that the movie is more sombre and psychologically pretentious than it needs to be, but it nevertheless distinguishes itself from your usual popcorn-munch... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: Legend, by Bob Marley: 1 of 3
The summertime: long days of sun and balmy evenings, barbecues, lying on a lawn with a glass of your favourite tipple, t-shirts & shorts and a stereo happily playing your favourite tunes. What you're going to need is a summer album. An album that goes hand-in-glove with the easygoing vibe of the summer months, which fits... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: JFK: 1 of 2
There are few directors who polarize critical opinion like Oliver Stone. On the one hand some people will tell you he's a film-making genius exposing dark secrets and deep corruption at the heart of the American dream, while others regard him as an overly zealous burned-out lunatic, his mind in a state of constant hyperactiv... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Alien Resurrection: 1 of 2
There comes a point in every man's life when you realize that nothing is sacred. Got a favourite song? It'll be used on a car ad or soft drinks commercial by the end of the year. Favourite musician? One day they'll be advertising perfume or clothes. Favourite film? Well, here you have the most varied possibilities for sacril... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: American Recordings IV: The Man Comes Around, by Johnny Cash: 1 of 2
"Johnny was and is the North Star - you could guide your ship by him, the greatest of the greats then and now." So said another American icon, Bob Dylan, following the sad passing of Johnny Cash in 2003, after a career that can safely be called eventful. Cash was one of the final true totems of Americana and outlaw skuldugge... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Moview reviews: Bad Company: 1 of 2
Bad Company is one of those movies where you can accurately guess the content just by looking at the DVD box. With the words "HOPKINS" and "ROCK" emblazoned in big letters, it's clear this was marketed as a high-concept unification of acting talent, and we are being invited to watch the supposed interplay between the urbane,... More..