Today is the United Nations International Day of Happiness. So go on, smile. If the UN says we’ve to be happy, then we’re damn well going to be happy. Here are 10 films that are guaranteed to bring a smile to my face and make me feel happy…
The World’s End
4 August 2013 by Leave a Comment
There are some films you can watch over and over again. The ones that you know most of the dialogue of, that you laugh at the jokes a minute before they are delivered on screen and you watch on TV every time they are shown, despite owning them on DVD. For me these films include the first two installments in the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy…
Top Ten: Most watched films
10 May 2013 by Leave a Comment
Last week Total Film had a feature where their writers named the films they watched most often. I thought it was a great idea so I’m blatantly stealing it for this week’s Top Ten. These aren’t necessarily my favourite films, or the best films ever made, but they are the ones that I have always turned to when looking for something comforting and familiar to watch…
The World’s End Trailer released
8 May 2013 by 4 Comments
It’s been a great couple of weeks for movie trailers. Literally the day after I posted my Top Ten Tantalising Trailers article the White House Down trailer arrived and it promises some great action with a sense of humour. It looks more likeable than Olympus has Fallen and exactly like the Die Hard in the White House it will clearly be known as. Today’s release of The World’s End trailer has really excited me…
Warm Bodies
14 February 2013 by Leave a Comment
After a brief period of unpopularity zombies are back to being the supernatural bad guys of the moment. Vampires are on their way out and I blame (or depending on your point of view, thank) The Walking Dead for the resurgence of the zombie. It could be worse, we could be over-run with sparkly bloody nightcrawlers for all eternity. The latest zombie flick is Warm Bodies…
Top Ten:Raindance Festival Facts
27 September 2012 by Leave a Comment
The 20th Raindance Film Festival is now well underway and films this weekend to look out for include Banaz: A Love Story, Trashed and Zero Killed. To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of this brilliant festival, here are the top ten things you may not know about Raindance…
Top Ten: Scary Movies
28 October 2011 by 1 Comment
It’s only a couple of days now until Hallowe’en and like many other film reviewers I’ve been thinking lots about my favourite scary movies. At first I was apprehensive, I seem to have spent a long time telling you that I’m not a fan of the genre so I really thought that it would take me ages to even come up with 10 that I liked….
Shaun of the Dead
27 October 2011 by Leave a Comment
For fans of the cult TV programme Space, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost were already familiar and well-liked faces but for most people Shaun of the Dead provided an introduction to the two actors and their own special brand of comedy. Shaun of the Dead really is a genre busting film…
State of Emergency
14 October 2011 by Leave a Comment
I’m not a big fan of horror films. I’m not averse to them, they just don’t scare me that much and I tend to get frustrated by the idiocy of the characters. That may be one of the reasons I enjoyed Scream so much – it had decent scares and knew that the victims were morons…
Top Ten: Bank Holiday Movies
28 August 2011 by 3 Comments
Here we are – the last Bank Holiday Monday until Christmas. I’m sure there’s lots to do but I’m going to stick with the tradition of sitting watching movies…