There’s a selection of films a-coming soon that are making me pang for Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food and that stale cinematic recycled air smell. They are as follows: Kick-Ass I’m excited because: Look at it! It looks amazing! Just look at it! Green Zone I’m excited because: It’s directed by Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon’s in it. That’s worked pretty well so far. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo I’m excited because: It’s getting ace reviews, and there’s a [...]

We film fans are suckers. We may leave the majority of our cinema visits thinking: “Why do I do this to myself?” and in the case of Indy IV: “How can I delete that from my memory?” – yet we still go back, time and time again, ice-cream / popcorn in hand… …grumbling about paying so much… trying graciously not to scream as the idiot behind you kicks your chair and fails so spectacularly to retrieve their last Malteser from [...]