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I'm a student and film addict. I run a film review website as a hobby - www.thefilmblogger.com - and am the editor of the Film section of my University (Essex) newspaper, The Rabbit.

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Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Simpsons Movie: 1 of 42
Upon hearing that a film based on The Simpsons was in production, I really was curious as to whether, after 18 years and 400 episodes under their aging belts, the brilliant minds behind the Simpsons had the bottle to knock out a film that retained the hilarity of the earlier seasons (as the last five years of the show have be... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: I Am Legend: 3 of 70
Francis Lawrence's I Am Legend is the latest adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel (which has already been put onto film twice), starring Will Smith as Dr. Robert Neville, who may well be the last man on Earth. Neville is charged with reversing the effects of a botched cancer cure that killed 90% of the world's populati... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Dark Knight: 3 of 55
The Dark Knight is certainly the most hyped film of 2008 regardless of typical summer blockbuster buzz, Christopher Nolan's sequel to the superb 2005 Batman Begins has garnered both critical and audience acclaim, even managing to sweep the #1 spot on IMDB's Top 250 for a temporary period (although many question whether such i... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: SiCKO (2007): 1 of 17
Love or hate Michael Moore, it's difficult to deny that he knows how to make a persuasive, and more to the point, entertaining documentary. Whilst his Fahrenheit 9/11 was far less compelling than the wildly witty Bowling for Columbine, Moore's latest film, Sicko, a scathing commentary on the American health-care system, seeks... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno): 3 of 47
Guillermo Del Toro has always been a director of profound, eloquent vision. Even Hellboy, a decidedly average effort for an auteur such as Del Toro, held in its possession a unique visual style, and as evidenced by his latest picture, has led onto more grandiose and certainly more accomplished efforts - El Laberinto Del Fauno... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Zodiac: 2 of 30
David Fincher's Zodiac has been a long time in the making, Fincher himself spending 18-months reading and examining case files of the Zodiac killer's purported crimes, and aiming to create a work that was highly accurate to the actual events themselves. On the heels of overwhelmingly positive reviews, yet with detractors howe... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Happening (2008): 2 of 28
M. Night Shyamalan's film career thus far is as erratic as any working filmmaker in Hollywood today his first three features, The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and Signs were received to considerable acclaim, whilst his most recent pictures, The Village and The Lady in the Water, received less than stellar responses. As Shyamalan'... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Death Sentence (2007): 1 of 14
James Wan's revenge thriller "Death Sentence" is a loose (that is, thematic) adaptation of Brian Garfield's 1975 novel of the same name, which itself was a sequel to his earlier novel - Death Wish (made famous through Charles Bronson's steely cinematic portrayal). Wan's 2007 update sees Nick Hume (Kevin Bacon) witness the sla... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Enchanted (2007): 2 of 21
Enchanted's opening moments serve as a wonderful hark back to the classic animation of yesteryear, and even as someone not terribly fond of grand musical interludes, I was frankly taken aback and very much, dare I say, enchanted by this film.The premise is such - Giselle (Amy Adams), soon to be Princess, is on the lookout for... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Smokin' Aces: 2 of 18
I must simply begin by stating that Smokin' Aces is an extremely flawed, mildly entertaining film rather than the exciting amalgamation of hilarity and carnage that myself, and I'm sure many others, were hoping for.The basic premise involves a loser magician named Buddy "Aces" Israel (Jeremy Piven) turning informant against t... More..