Richard Herring’s blog today brings news that the gang of nut jobs who think they’re christian “Christian Voice” have managed to persuade Woolies and Sainsburys to not stock SJ:TO DVD (as all the kids are calling it). Richard […]

Christmas Ain’t Christmas, New Year Ain’t New Year, Without The One You Love – heartbreak Christmas soul, upped here because of snarl-ups on the Poptimists Advent Calendar.[…]

& speaking of Harry Potter IV, nacho crimes aside it was an enjoyable if long fillum, with Mike Newell the director managing two important things:
– editing JKR – book IV was where the gigantism sets in and though to be fair a lot ha[…]

Cinema nachos: delight or horror? Wise men know that nothing enhances the blockbuster experience more than a lovely big tray of nachos with the side pocket brimming with sloppy cheese. Fuck nutrition, it’s all part of the filmic experiece. So i[…]

So Space Cadets starts then, not with a big bang but a slight whimper. I don’t have a problem with the essential mean spiritedness of the show: people who want to be famous deserve everything they get, which includes a lot more than looking a b[…]

During a recent brief trip to Spain, I was happy to take the chance to see that Riquelme chap and his Villareal mates visit Deportivo La Coruna. (I can recommend La Coruna for a weekend away, by the way, it’s gloriously situated, has enough to […]

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identify (and comment on) the following final sentences(es):
i. “He drew a deep breath. ‘Well, I’m back,’ he said.”
ii. ” … now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth[…]

So we left the Golden Lion, in a fit of annoyance. And it was 10:30 and we thought, lets head home. However, after walking five paces we changed out mind. But where to drink in Kings Cross?
Maybe I am the only person with a soft spot for the Dun-A-R[…]

look i heart “ghost squad” and i don’t care who knows it —
i. the set-up is nonsense on a mission-impossible scale (no there is not a secret unit which parachutes in a sexy young girl genius* into ANYCOPSHOP ANYWHERE to stymi[…]