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Highlights of the week

Adam — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Foam parties in aircraft hangers, Android device 3-in-1, deep sea creatures and the trick to cooking perfect bacon. All this and more in my highlights from the week! The rivalry between dolphins and seagulls just went to a whole new …

Cinema review roundup – Efron, Ewan and the Stath

Adam — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00:00 +0000

It was looking to be weepy chick-flick week with The Lucky One and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen but Jason Statham added some testosterone at the last minute with Safe. Read my reviews of all three below. The Lucky One …

Top 5… Tim Burton films

Adam — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The latest film from the darkly gothic Tim Burton Dark Shadows is now out and that seems like a good prompt to list my top 5 films from the wacky director. 5. Alice in Wonderland No masterpiece but surprisingly better …

Highlights of the week

Adam — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Buckle up as there is a lot to get through in this weeks highlights. There’s humour, tragedy, science and beauty. So what are you waiting for? Check it all out below! Let’s kick off the highlights with an amusing Dilbert …

Cinema review – Space jail, space invaders and spaced out!

Adam — Wed, 09 May 2012 06:37:27 +0000

It’s a bumper review post this week with Guy Pearce blowing things up in space in Lockout, superhero madness with the long awaited Avengers Assemble and the history of a legendary musician in Marley. Lockout If I were to create …

Top 5… Bank scenes

Adam — Mon, 07 May 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Here in the UK it is a Bank Holiday Monday and what better way to celebrate a national day off than with a run down of my top 5 bank scenes! 5. Point Break Keanu Reeves’ undercover cop has his …

Highlights of the week

Adam — Sun, 06 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Star Wars, 80′s action heroes, complex physics and Paralympics. So much to cover in the highlights from the past week. Ever wondered what all the fuss with the elusive Higgs Boson is and what those clever people at CERN are …

Top 5… Marvel films

Adam — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

The Avengers movie is finally upon us and with over 25 films under their belt it made sense to run down my top 5 marvel movies! 5. Captain America: The First Avenger Some superhero films try and squeeze backstory and …

Highlights of the week

Adam — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:06:00 +0000

Chemical explosions, title sequences and VHS humour are some of my highlights from the past week. Like chemistry? You’ll love these chemical reactions in a lecture hall. School was never this entertaining!(source) Watching this girl age from 0-12 in this …

Cinema reviews – Slasher flicks and exploding ships

Adam — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:35:14 +0000

This week I caught up with the new Joss Whedon/Drew Goddard collaboration Cabin in the Woods and the latest bored game adaptation Battleship. The Cabin in the Woods It’s hard to review a film when the less you know about …

Top 5… Jack Nicholson performances

Adam — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Jack Nicholson, arguably one of the greatest actors of all time, turned 75 on Sunday. Here is my list of his top 5 performances to celebrate the occasion! 5. The Joker/Jack Napier – Batman (1989) Heath Ledger was fantastic as …

Highlights of the week

Adam — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Not many highlights this week. So you should have no excuse for not taking a look at them all! I’m going to try this technique on my cats. However, I suspect I’ll be emptying more than just fur from my …

Cinema review roundup – Pirates and titans

Adam — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:36:01 +0000

After not managing to see anything last week I finally managed to see the Aardman Animations latest Pirates and the latest swords and sandals film Wrath of the Titans. The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! Before going to see …

Top 5… Films from 2007

Adam — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Boy, 2007 was a good year. If I could have a top 10 list I would have done. Narrowing it down to 5 was hard and without further ado, here they are. 5. Gone baby gone After his film career …

Highlights of the week

Adam — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:08:22 +0000

Deep sea facts, crazy birds, PR stunts and wide-eyed geriatrics are just some of the highlights from the last week. I normally find Rube Goldberg machines a bit dull but this record-breaking one is well worth a watch (source) Quite …

Top 5… Religious movies

Adam — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:00:00 +0000

It’s Easter so I thought this was a good excuse to do a top 5 list of religious movies. This doesn’t mean cheesy Christian films but any film where religion or faith is an important plot piece. Important exclusions are …

One minute book review – The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)

Adam — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:30:00 +0000

I’m not a great reader and I never have been but I am envious of people that can get through a book a week. Rather than give up though I set myself the challenge of reading a book a month. …

Highlights of the week

Adam — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:56:21 +0000

Talking teddies, rock-hard monkeys and the most awesome usage of Microsoft Surface I have ever seen are just some of my highlights from the week. Let’s start the highlights with the most insane and hard monkey I have ever seen. …

Cinema review roundup – Cops, lions and some very dangerous kids!

Adam — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Here are my reviews of 21 Jump Street, We Bought a Zoo and the hotly anticipated The Hunger Games. 21 Jump Street Here are two cops, one an idiot but very athletic (Channing Tatum), the other a geek with no …

Top 5… Bleak future films

Adam — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Hunger Games is out and my review will be arriving on Wednesday. To coincide with this I thought I would do a top 5 list of films about set in a bleak future. For a film to qualify it must …