Genre in 60 Seconds, No. #1: The Mockumentary

Here’s another chance to listen to my minute of mockumentary chat, backed by the Countdown theme.

Street Kings: Review

The fuzz. The pigs. The rozzers. The police get a bad rap in popular culture, and Street Kings, the new movie from the screenwriter of Training Day, doesn’t exactly make things better for them. Keanu Reeves plays Tom Ludlow, the best gun in his special police squad. OK, so he likes killing people, drinking on the job and being a bit racist, but who doesn’t? When his ex-partner is gunned down, and he’s put in the frame, rumblings of snitching, double-crosses, and generally unsavoury behaviour come out.

Movie News: Cannes, Sex and the City, and Waaaaaall-Eeee…

A news compendium starring Benicio del Toro, Zack Snyder, Russell Brand, a woman with a horse’s face and a confused robot…

Forgetting Sarah Marshall: Review

Picture this scenario. You’re the long-term squeeze of a successful TV actress, one Sarah Marshall. After 5 years together she ups and leaves you for another hairier and more virile man. What do you do?

Well, if you’re Peter Bretter, you weep. Uncontrollably. For a good few days. Then you dust yourself off, take a holiday, and head to Hawaii.

Good Song/Bad Movie: Death Proof/Chick Habit

Quentin Tarantino, God I wish it wasn’t…

This is a feature from the Moviebarn radio show on FreshAir. Each week I’m going to talk about a film that sucks baws, but has a great song on the soundtrack. Naturally, this could provoke some interesting responses…