Today is October 3rd, a momentous date in any calendar. No, it’s not because it’s the day that OJ Simpson was found ‘not guilty’ (look it up on Wikipedia). The day that tea rationing came to an end in 1952 and Britain heaved a sigh of relief. It’s not even because it’s A$AP Rocky’s birthday.… Continue reading Why Mean Girls is probably the best film ever made
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REVIEW: We’re the Millers
Dir: Rawson Marshall Thurber Release: 23 August 2013 Cert: 15 Sometimes, you’ll go see a film and have the lowest of expectations. There’s going to be one or two outcomes – it’s everything you thought it would be, and you shuffle out of the cinema moaning about having just wasted £8, or you’ll be pleasantly… Continue reading REVIEW: We’re the Millers
REVIEW: The Bling Ring
From October 2008 to August 2009, a group of Californian teenagers burgled the homes of several celebrities including Paris Hilton, Megan Fox and Orlando Bloom. Their robberies totalled around $3 million in cash and belongings and over 50 homes were said to have been targeted for potential burglary. The group were caught in 2010 and… Continue reading REVIEW: The Bling Ring
REVIEW: The Great Gatsby
Dir: Baz Luhrmann Release: 10 May 2013 Cert: 12A It’s been built up for months and months, and with great relief, we can confirm that The Great Gatsby deserves all the hype it has received. Baz Luhrmann treats audiences to a visually spectacular treat from beginning to end with phenomenal shots and the most vibrant of colours. It’s been criticised… Continue reading REVIEW: The Great Gatsby
The Best Movies Based on Books You Read at School
As we get way too overexcited about the release of The Great Gatsby on 16 May (Leo! Jay Z! The greatest novel ever written!!), we decided to ponder other excellent movies we first heard of when the books were slapped on our desks in English lessons. Here’s our top five favourite English books turned blockbuster movies.… Continue reading The Best Movies Based on Books You Read at School
REVIEW: All Stars
Dir: Ben Gregor Release: 3 May 2013 Cert: U From the team that brought you Street Dance comes new Brit flick All Stars, a family-friendly feel-good tale of a group of unlikely teenage friends battling to save their beloved community centre with a talent contest – oh, and win over the hottest girl in school.… Continue reading REVIEW: All Stars
REVIEW: Olympus Has Fallen
Gerard Butler. Sold. I don’t care what the plot is about or who else is in it… I will go and watch any film starring Gerard Butler. When I saw the trailer and realised Morgan Freeman was in it too I quickly decided that Olympus Has Fallen was an absolute must-see. Dishy bloke… Check. The… Continue reading REVIEW: Olympus Has Fallen
REVIEW: I Give It A Year
I Give It A Year is a new British romantic comedy that tells of the story of young couple’s first year of marriage. Nat and Josh, played by Rose Byrne and Rafe Spall, are very different but after meeting at a party they fall in love and marry after just seven months together. At their… Continue reading REVIEW: I Give It A Year
REVIEW: A Good Day to Die Hard
It’s been six years since we’ve be treated to an all-singing, all-dancing Die Hard movie so the unbreakable Bruce Willis had something to prove with the fifth instalment Although the critics may not approve entirely of Brucey’s latest action antics, we know (and love) a good senseless action movie when we see one. Jetting off to… Continue reading REVIEW: A Good Day to Die Hard