Now, I know him as one of the most hilarious stand-up comedians I've ever seen.
Russell Kane –...
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If you're the beta-male drama student son of a right-wing Essex beefcake father, then you might be able to enjoy this...
Rufus Hound ‘B...
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For those of you who are devoted fans of Argumental – such as myself, – the quick-witted and barely broadcastable shenanigans of Rufus Hound will be nothing new. For months now, I’ve been watching this goatee’d wonder of British comedy parade magnificent comedic...
28 Days Later
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... A compelling 120 minutes of adhesive story held aloft on solid yet beautifully experimental cinema.
Insidious
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I have no compunction in saying that modern horror is an artless genre. ‘Round back of the horror genre, there are several large barrels containing archetypal characters, villains and stories. These barrels have been scraped so arrantly by the lowest common denominators in cinema that...
Primer
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An under-funded movie based on a rickety amount of skill and created with the intention of capitalising on the booming 2000s Indie movie scene.
Tim Minchin – ...
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After laughing so hard as to herniate numerous internal organs whilst watching some of Tim Minchin’s songs on YouTube, I decided to watch one of his stand-up DVDs, namely Ready For This? I say I decided to, I was given one by a friend. I think long, abnormally-styled hair is a criterion...
Trick ‘r Treat
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As though the cinematic world needed another under-funded horror movie perched precariously on the already-overloaded Halloween bandwagon. I won’t lie; 2000s budget horror movies are not a flavour of cinema that keeps me up at night, nor keeps me enthralled for a full 90 minutes. Trick...
Simon Amstell –...
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Mock the Week is the BBC’s most popular comedy panel show to date, and rightly so. I’ve been so addicted to MTW since 2007 that I haven’t wanted to watch any other BBC panel show. One day, however, I took the plunge and watched the first episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks...
Donnie Darko
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It seems I’ve been neglecting my adoring readers (derp) for several months now. Well, let’s get on with it. On the table today is 2001 surrealist Indie psych-horror Donnie Darko. Filmed in 28 days on a budget of $4.5million, Donnie Darko was – predictably – a box office...