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Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Live Free or Die Hard (Die Hard 4): 3 of 30
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... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: Back to Black, by Amy Winehouse: 3 of 16
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... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Drag Me to Hell: 1 of 5
I'm not usually one for horror films - I prefer my thrills Hitchchock-esque and quietly creepy rather than blood and guts all over the floor. But something about this movie appealed to me, and film critics said it was FUN horror. Good enough for me. (I'm also fascinated by Hollywood's take on Heaven and Hell... it makes me w... More..
Arts & Humanities > International Writers & Literature Book reviews: The Shack, by William P. Young: 1 of 4
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... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Sex and the City: The Movie: 12 of 36
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... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: HBO, True Blood: 3 of 9
What is with vampires? They are SO hot right now! True Blood is a sexy, steamy TV series with beautiful people, a soundtrack of country music and Louisiana drawls, and lots of blood. It imagines a world in which vampires have "Come out of the coffin' - Japan has developed a synthetic blood substitute which means the ghouls n... More..
Style & Beauty > Body Care Product reviews: Lush Gorgeous moisturiser: 1 of 3
Price: GBP 34.26 currently. With my newfound love for all things Lush, I decided it was time to invest in a decent moisturiser. As I had a 10% discount voucher from one of their magazines, I figured if ever I was going to try this, their single most expensive product (except their gift boxes, obviously) it should be now. The... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Frenzy: 1 of 3
If you are expecting a glossy 1950s technicolour Hitchcock film with a trademark cool blonde and a dashing hero, you may be disappointed. Frenzy is set in 1970s London, and has a more gritty, realistic look. It stars Jon Finch as Dick Blaney, the suspicious type who is wrongly accused of being the infamous "necktie killer" (... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Some Like it Hot: 2 of 5
"Some Like it Hot" may be the perfect film. It certainly features in the lists of any right thinking film buff - so why do I get so many blank stares when I cite this as one of my top ten? Has a 1959 classic really been forgotten in favour of Adam Sandler movies? You might think so, judging from conversation with the average... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Kill Bill (Volumes 1 & 2): 1 of 2
What is is about this film? So long it had to be packaged into two volumes, so violent that 450 gallons of fake blood were used, it doesn't really "sound" like the kind of film I would enjoy. Yet whenever I start watching it, I have to see it right through to the end, and as soon as it's finished, I want to see it again. Str... More..