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‘The Wave’ – At Last, A High-School Movie For Grown-Ups

When us Brits try a social experiment it usually ends in a huge cultural mess where members of the public scream at each other...

From ‘Watchmen’ To ‘Life Of Pi’ – How To Film The Unfilmable

So the undoable has been done. Captain Blue Cock, Inky face and the rest of the 'Watchmen', after 20 plus years of trying to...

Star Wars Vs The Beatles

Alcohol is good for many things. If it wasn't for alcohol I'd probably, no scratch that, definitely still be a virgin. Hell I may...

Futility, Despair And Fluffy Dogs – The Month In Movies

I bloody hate February. Snow, Valentine's Day (read my views on that here), darkness at 4pm, 'look at me I'm only 28 days long'....

15 Years On, Bill Hicks Remembered

There is no way I can write about Bill Hicks without gushing like a 13-year old girl at a Zac Efron convention. Since my...

‘Watchmen’ Movie Review – You Read It Here First

Good news folks, the unfilmable 'Watchmen' movie turns out to be filmable after all. Unless you’ve been on self-imposed exile on a clockwork spaceship on...

Oscar Winners 2009 – The NME Verdict

Maybe its because I'm always deliriously tired when The Oscars finishes (5 in the morning without alcohol or the promise of sexual intercourse just...

NME’s Guide To The Oscars

For all film geeks, celebrity junkies and insomniacs this Sunday, at around 2 in the fracking morning, is the 81st Academy Awards. Or the...

Yes, Yes, Yes, Yestorious – A White Man’s Guide to Hip-Hop Films

Hit HBO show 'The Wire' has a lot to answer for. Firstly it's taken up more space in my writing about film over the...

Mick, Mickey and Millionaire – A Night At The BAFTAs

If you couldn't be bothered to sit through two hours of A-List backslapping and Jonathan Ross's cock fellatingly sycophantic jokes ("Oh Brad, How do...
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