Results tagged “DVD”

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DVD
Nurse Jackie (15)
Series One, £24.99
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Edie Falco creates a Florence Nightingale for the new millennium with her flawed but lovable New York nurse.

What We're Watching

By Louisa Emery on January 28, 2010 1:45 PM |

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Enid
Playback (PG), £17.99
3/5

Enid Blyton lovers cover your eyes. It seems her life was not all lashings of ginger beer, midnight feasts and fat, friendly farmers' wives.

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(500) Days of Summer
Fox Searchlight Pictures, £19.99
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL

Doing battle with the romantic comedy genre, is there a chance love will conquer all?

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FAMILY GUY
Something Something Something Dark Side
20th Century Fox, £24.99
1/5

IN A NUTSHELL

Dear Family Guy. Movie references are not substitutes for jokes, even if there's one every two seconds. Stop it. Now.

What We're Watching

By John Hill on December 9, 2009 11:34 AM |

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ACTION
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (12A)
Dreamworks, £19.99
2/5

IN A NUTSHELL
It's full of all the shiny battling robots that you'd expect, but the plot is oddly bloated for a simple action movie

What We're Watching

By John Hill on December 2, 2009 10:18 AM |

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SCI-FI
Terminator Salvation (12A)
Halcyon, £19.99
2/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Rumours still circle that the ending was hastily changed, but does it matter when the rest of the movie is lacklustre anyway?

What We're Watching

By John Hill on November 24, 2009 1:30 PM |

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BOX SET
Robsessed
Revolver, £15.99
2/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Just in time for Christmas, it's a long-awaited look at the British star of vampiric drool-magnet Twilight. We can hear the screaming from here.

What We're Watching

By Jon Massey on November 18, 2009 11:03 AM |

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COMEDY
Bruno (18)
Universal, £19.99
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
It's not a million miles away from its predecessor Borat, but Cohen's formula is still cringe-worthy enough to raise a few laughs

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DVD
Gigantic (15)
Universal Pictures, £14.99
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel find a vague connection while John Goodman sorts out his back problem.

What We're Watching

By John Hill on September 30, 2009 1:18 PM |

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DVD
State of Play (12A)
Andell Entertainment, £19.99
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Russell Crowe becomes Superscoop in this solid adaptation of the British hit TV series

What We're Watching

By John Hill on September 15, 2009 1:53 PM |

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DISNEY TEEN FRANCHISE
Hannah Montana: The Movie (U)
2/5

IN A NUTSHELL
If you're in your early teens, Disney darling Hannah is bigger than God. Sadly, her movie features a plot which is old as the Almighty himself.

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DVD
Watchmen (18)
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
A bone-crunching and faithful adaptation of the Alan Moore classic, which might occasionally lose those who aren't in love with the graphic novel.

What We're Watching

By John Hill on July 15, 2009 11:17 AM |

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DVD
Michael Jackson: HIStory 1 and 2
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
A collection of MJ's greatest videos, one of many retrospectives you're likely to be flogged as the summer drags on.

What We're Watching

By Giles Broadbent on June 10, 2009 1:33 PM |

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DRAMA
Slumdog Millionaire (15)
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
A testing canter through Indian squalor, with whiplash visuals and dazzling charms.

What We're Watching

By John Hill on June 3, 2009 4:07 PM |

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COMIC BOOK ACTION
The Spirit (12A)
2/5

IN A NUTSHELL
The visuals may be swathed in glorious comic book blacks, red and whites, but there's a feeling that the style was more effective in Sin City.

What We're Watching

By John Hill on May 20, 2009 3:49 PM |

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COMEDY
Role Models (15)
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
It's got less unexpected twists and turns than a matchstick, but it's still soothingly funny.

What We're Watching

By John Hill on March 25, 2009 10:35 AM |

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How To Lose Friends And Alienate People (12)
Slapstick media comedy

3/5

"A light adaptation of Toby Young's New Yorker memoir, with more than a whiff of formula"

What We're Watching

By John Hill on February 20, 2009 12:48 PM |

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High School Musical 3 (U)
Disney hit musical

3/5

"Painfully slick dance numbers from Disney's pre-teen phenomenon"

What We're Watching

By John Hill on February 13, 2009 11:13 AM |

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Burn After Reading (15)
Off-beat Coen comedy

4/5

"Coens break from the bleak No Country For Old Men with a snowball of gurning and giggles"

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