Can it be judged as anything else? The first stab at Hitler by a German film, and it’s Hitler at his lowest point*. But this film is not really about Hitler, or even the Nazi’s that surround him. It is about Berlin, about the complete and[…]

And I quote:
“Emo Boy, an outsider who is constantly physically and mentally bulllied, uses his super-human sensitivity to sabotage his own happiness and his unpredictable emo powers to confound his enemies. But they should be warned: There lie[…]

Quatermass and the Noughties
It was a very strange thing, the BBC4 live remake of Quatermass. The script was barely updated, and yet it was not a period piece otherwise. Instead it lived in a low budget parallel universe where the Tate Modern was a s[…]

MORE PIE ACTION
And more gravy queries too. Monday night, site of my Pillars Of Hercules all nighter, was also the site of pie action. In particular, blackboarded up, were a selection of ten different pies for ‘4.95, all coming with chips and v[…]

FANS QUEUE FOR RUBBISH FILM WHEN IT IS NOT EVEN PLAYING
At least they won’t not be disappointed…
I see that George Lucas suggests that Revenge Of Taking The Piss is a more mature movie. What, does that mean it will have fart gags in then?[…]

SCIENCE JOB OF THE WEEK
“You can’t give a baby, acid…”[…]

The Case Of The Dark Knight’s Returns
It was actually quite hard to connect the Poptimizer up to a DVD player, so instead we had to float one above it by a few feet (These images will convince no-one).
However to the case at hand. Which Batman […]

PUKKA’S SPELLCHECK HELL
Unfortunate spellcheck alternatives:
Pukka Pies = Pukes Pies.
THIS IS NOT TRUE, THEY ARE GOD’S OWN FOOD.
He prefers the Steak and Ambrosia pies, mind.
Sort it out Microsoft. Or some Unidentified Flying Pukka Pies m[…]

PUKKA PIE HALF HOUR
Just a note that the Pukka Pie, occasional alien invader and favourite football foodstuff, has made an appearance in pubs. Well one pub. The Lord John Russell (yes that pub) where it was on display in a nice little pie cabinet. My[…]

PROPER SCIENTISTS
These days all sorts of Mickey Mouse pundits, psychologists and the like call themselves scientists. I even see people on Newsnight claiming to be scientists, brazenly sitting their in a suit and tie. It takes the Pukka Pies website[…]