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Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Hostel: 1 of 13

Darn it. I have spent years avoiding this film. "Torture porn" just isn't my thing, you see. I like Quentin Tarantino ok - even if the constant swearing does get on my nerves (grow up!) and I do feel vaguely uncomfortable with the obvious glee with which he directs scenes of pain being inflicted on helpless victims. Eli Roth...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Live Free or Die Hard (Die Hard 4): 3 of 24

It's a sad reflection of our times that the most eagerly anticipated movies are often sequels in a franchise which started in the 1980s. Terminator, Die Hard, and Lethal weapon all crashed onto the scene with memorable characters, iconic scenes and classic lines. So why is it that we have never been able to match them with n...
Arts & Humanities > International Writers & Literature Book reviews: The Shack, by William P. Young: 1 of 8

This book was recommended to me by a friend, who said it was "harrowing, but worth it." Given the subject matter - a man whose young daughter had been brutally abducted and murdered - I was prepared for the worst. The story begins with a little background - Mack is a father of five children, and after taking his eyes off his...
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: Back to Black, by Amy Winehouse: 3 of 12

The first time Amy Winehouse appeared on the scene, it was with a flurry of similar young, female singer-songwriters. I was vaguely aware of her, but she drifted out of view for a few years and it wasn't until I'd heard Rehab played for the millionth time that I even remembered her. She looked different - the beehive, eyelin...
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Reviews: Christmas music: 1 of 4

I love Christmas. I'm a total sucker for the whole shebang, commercialism and all. Whether you're shopping, channel hopping or listening to the radio, from mid-November onwards you can't avoid the carols and festive pop - so you might as well enjoy it. I do recall one year when I would happily have throttled George Michael -...
Relationships & Family > The Single Life Single on Valentine's Day? How to celebrate with style: 4 of 14

Is Valentine's day just a load of commercial rubbish? Well, maybe. The hearts and balloons start creeping into the shops just after Christmas, gradually increasing until, by the 13th February, they have built up to a screaming crescendo. Unless you live on a remote Scottish island without a Tesco metro, it's unlikely you wil...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: 3 of 9

I am a terrible moviegoer; I rarely make it to the cinema and promise myself I will catch the DVD. Or the TV premiere. Or you know, I’ll just watch a few movies next time I’m in an aeroplane. Thus I have missed many modern classics – possibly because of my natural dislike of anything that everyone else rave...
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Music reviews: Christian contemporary music: 1 of 3

I hate “Christian music.” There, I’ve said it. I hasten to add, I don’t hate ALL Christian music. I love proper gospel (not tuneless screeching, mind) and even the plain vanilla soft rock style that characterises most of this music has occasionally made enjoyable listening. What really gets on my nerv...
Celebrations & Holidays > New Year's Why you should stay at home on New Year's Eve: 1 of 3

I hate New year's eve. This is a revelation that has slowly dawned on me over the last few years, after a youth spent in a lemming-like "It's New Years eve so I must go out somewhere really great!" state of mind. I have never been to one of those sparkly parties where everyone looks glamorous and beautiful. (It seems Meg Rya...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Sex and the City: The Movie: 11 of 31

Advantages: You will laugh and cry.... even if you're a man Disadvantages: If you don't care about the characters it will drag on and depress the hell out of you At last! Four years after the popular television series ended, fans were eagerly awaiting this movie. Let's get the bad news out of the way first... It is a very do...