So, the teaser trailer for Avatar: the $200m film that will shatter the film world forever with its incredible high-tech 3D amazingness – was released yesterday, in glorious 2D. And it seems the overwhelming response is: ‘meh’. The film, set in the 22nd century, sees the human race invading a distant planet called Pandora to mine for valuable minerals. Or something. The only problem is, human’s can’t breathe or operate very well on the planet without large Transformer (GRR!) type [...]

For a while now – actually, for over 10 years – I’ve been responding to inexcusable and bluntly peculiar notions that Mr Quentin Tarantino is: ‘like… the best director in da world!11’ with a swift and graceful roundhouse kick to the face. He isn’t, in a way, shape or form, the greatest director in the world; that honour belong to Michael Bay someone else. But, he is, certainly, a very talented man, and with the release of Inglourious Basterds, his [...]

Adam Sandler has a lot to answer for. Little Nicky, for example. And The Waterboy. And Anger Management. And about half a dozen other movie monstrosities… But what’s most irritating about Adam Sandler is, from time-to-time, whenever he gets bored, he decides to make a good film. Punk Drunk Love, for example, is ace. As is Spanglish. The rule of thumb is: whenever he’s not playing the massive idiot who screams a lot, the film might be worth seeing. Thankfully, [...]

It comes as something of a shock to some people, but if you scratch below my handsome exterior and dubious taste in eyewear, you’ll find the beating heart of bona fide movie-geek. There’s almost nothing I enjoy more than a handful of Ben & Jerry’s (preferably in a container of some kind) and a large screen in which to sit, wide-eyed, and enjoy approximately 120 minutes of filmic wonder… And although my cinema habit isn’t exactly good for me (soaring [...]