The Vampire Diaries 4.04 “The Five” TV REVIEW Episode 4.04 Writers: Brett Matthews, Rebecca Sonnenshine Director: Joshua Butler THE ONE WHERE Damon takes Elena to a frat party to teach her how to feed, while Klaus regales Stefan with half-remembered plots from Buffy … with flashbacks to the origin of …
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With Gone Baby Gone and The Town , Ben Affleck silenced his critics, joining Clint Eastwood and George Clooney in the elite club of A-list actors turned credible directors. Not content with resting on his laurels, Affleck’s third feature sees him stepping out of his comfort zone. Leaving behind the …
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Fringe 5.04 “The Bullet That Saved The World” TV REVIEW IF YOU’RE YET TO SEE THE EPISODE, STOP READING NOW! BIG SPOILERS LIE AHEAD (opens in new tab) Episode 5.04 Writer: Alison Schapker Director: David Straiton THE ONE WHERE The Observers work out that the Fringe team are operating out …
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Clan of Champions, the second NIS America title available for PC download, is a serious-minded effort from the developers at Aquire (most notable for their work on early Tenchu (opens in new tab) titles and the Way of the Samurai (opens in new tab) series). As such, it doesn’t play …
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Anyone walking into Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest expecting a thinly veiled biopic of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard as played by Philip Seymour Hoffman – a sweeping, savage character study in the vein of, say, Daniel Plainview – won’t take long to realise their error. A sliver of Joaquin Phoenix’s …
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Supernatural (opens in new tab) Season Eight Episode Four “Bitten” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 8.04 Writer: Robbie Thompson Director: Thomas J Wright THE ONE WHERE Three student film-makers find lycanthropy hairy going. VERDICT If there’s one thing you can say about Supernatural ; it’s never been afraid …
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Aussie PJ Hogan’s first local feature in nearly two decades is his most subversive and personal since Muriel’s Wedding . Toni Collette again headlines as hitchhiker Shaz, hired to take over a household of adolescent girls by an absent philandering father (Anthony LaPaglia) who has sent his Sound Of Music …
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Torrents of claret. Ghost girls. “Heeeere’s Johnny.” The key scares of Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 art-horror are such staples of Scary Moments schedule-filler, it’s tempting to think we know the Overlook inside out. This bang-up reissue says otherwise. Seen in its rightful place on the big screen, it’s clear to see …
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Buffy : The Making Of A Slayer book review: Bored now. This lavish hardback making of Buffy The Vampire Slayer arrives 15 years after the show’s debut. If that makes you feel old then reading it you’ll assume Nancy Holder thinks you’ve gone senile as well, as so much of …
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Switch Episode 2 TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 1.02 Writer: Chloe Moss, Tim Price Director: Dominic LeClerc THE ONE WHERE The Witches Of Kensington curse Hannah’s career prospects, Jude magics herself a new boss and Grace’s new boyfriend is a potential bunny burner. VERDICT Here’s a rarity: episode …
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