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The buzz is that the Oscar is for Ms. Portman’s taking. You heard it here.

What can I tell you about Renee Zellweger’s latest release Case 39? Renee plays a social worker who rescues a little girl from a grim assassination at the hands of her own parents. But all is not well with wee Lilith, and our Renee is going to regret inviting her into her home. Case 39 [...]

A little personal aside; apart from a couple of periods (hip-hip Harare, hello Denver, zdravo Beograd), I’ve spent my entire life within a kilometre or two from the ocean. Now, ironically for me, that’s not a good thing: the sea scares the shit out of me. In part it’s because the gloopy grey waters of [...]

Oh my, winter is coming.

You better watch out, you better not cry, you better beware, I’m telling you why, Santa Claus is coming to town………surely the must-see Holiday Film this year? 30 Days of Night meets Ho-Ho-Ho:

aka The Anti-Social Network….. The Social Network tells the personal story behind the rise and rise of the Facebook phenomenon, of Mark Zuckerberg – its morally questionable, socially inept “inventor” – and of the whirling group of allies and adversaries that surround them both. Jesse Eisenberg is absolutely riveting as Zuckerberg, a man exhibiting Shakespearean [...]

Go on, you know you want to.

In the near future, a voracious, post-Obamacare corporation called The Union has developed synthetic prostheses for every conceivable body part. These expensive parts are sold to the sick (without a public option, apparently) by door-to-door insurance salesmen offering terms. But there is one horrible catch: should a recipient fail to keep up with his payments, [...]

When the Bubonic Plague swept Europe in the late 1340′s, it resulted in the deaths of around 100 million people – anywhere between 30 and 60% of the entire population. Amongst other things, this terrifying and misunderstood phenomenon produced a complete upheaval of the existing social order, bringing about the end of feudal relationships, the [...]

As seen premiered America’s AMC. On the small screen near me soon? Please? Review here by The Atlantic.