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Channel 4 has been gagging for a populist news show for a while and in the wake of what was possibly the most TV influenced general election in history, the twitter generation who hashtag along …
Final Fantasy: Heroes of Light is a role playing game made by Square Enix for the DS. The game centres around four heroes who go from saving a princess to trying to save the world.
You …
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In the world of Southland, who you ride with is more than just the person you work a case with or walk a beat with–this person can be your lifeline or they can drag …
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So let’s just get this out of the way in the interest of full disclosure: yes I’m American, and no I haven’t yet seen more than a random episode of the original Being Human. …
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Issues such as race and class difference have always been a catalyst of major crimes on Southland but to see both start to affect the detectives and officers themselves made this episode a real …
Within the first ten minutes of the new boxing drama Lights Out there has already been graphic violence in addition to a sex scene with partial nudity. Toss in some cable- ready foul language and …
After a tumultuous and brief run on NBC, Southland has hopefully found a home on cable television. I say hopefully because this show is a real underrated gem. The premiere finds a unifying theme in …
The BFI London Film Festival bowed out in style last Thursday with the premiere of Danny Boyle’s ‘127 Hours’, a story about Aron Ralston, an adrenaline-junkie always on the lookout for another adventure. Played by …
Angst-filled 16-year-old Craig (Keir Gilchrist) has ridden his bike to Brooklyn Bridge for no other reason than to jump off. He lays his bike down and starts clambering up onto the bridge when all of …
Derek Cianfrance’s ‘Blue Valentine’ is a heart-warming and heartbreakingly real account of falling in and out of love. The film follows the relationship between Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams) juxtaposing the present with their …
Matt Reeve’s ‘Let Me In’ is based on John Ajvide Lindqvist’s best-selling Swedish novel ‘Låt den Rätte Komma In’ (Let The Right One In) and the 2009 film of the same title. It is a …
If you didn’t know any better, you’d never believe such an incredibly moving story to be true. However, Tony Goldwyn’s ‘Conviction’ (written by Pamela Gray) is based on the real life story of Betty-Anne Waters …
Those who have read Kazuo Ishiguro’s highly acclaimed, bestselling novel ‘Never Let Me Go’ will already know the intimate themes which go beyond the science fiction face-value of this dystopian story.
Mark Romanek’s screenplay (written by …
Director Darren Aronofsky delves into the mind of another physically intense occupation with this psychological thriller about one ballerina’s battle with herself.
Consumed with dance and the desire for perfection, fragile ballerina Nina (Natalie Portman) must …
Lisa Cholodenko’s ‘The Kids are All Right’ is not just a lesbian romcom; it’s a funny and honest story about family life which just so happens to involve lesbian partners/parents Nic and Jules.
Perfectionist Nic (Annette …
