[Movie Review] Bad Santa

Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, John Ritter, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Lauren Graham, Bernie Mac Director: Terry Zwigoff Genre: Comedy Cert: 15 Released: 2003 Willie (Thornton) is a pretty bad Santa. He swears, he drinks, he pisses himself and he hates Christmas and kids. But he’s not a mall Santa for the good of his health […]

[Movie Review] The Core

Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci, Richard Jenkins, Bruce Greenwood, Delroy Lindo, DJ Qualls Director: Jon Amiel Genre: Sci-Fi Cert: 12 Released: 2003 If any one of the disasters portrayed in movies actually hit our planet, I wonder how we’d all react. I wonder if the depicted reality would be anything like the event […]

A Jacques Resignation

Crisis? Jacques Santini’s surprise resignation from Spurs on Friday 5th November was a reminder to all us fans that our club is one great big, living, breathing crisis. But how much of a crisis is it? Santini Santini arrived just before Euro 2004, appointed by Sporting Director, Frank Arnesen. Former RKC Waalwijk manager, Martin Jol, […]

The Way I See the Premiership 2004/2005

Premiership season preview I think I got a handful right last year. The safest prediction this year is that my performance will be worse. Arsenal Last season (LS): 1st In: Robin van Persie (Feyenoord, £2.75m), Manuel Almunia (Celta Vigo, undisclosed), Arturo Lupoli (Parma, scholarship), Mathieu Flamini (Marseille, undisclosed). Out: David Bentley (Norwich, loan), Giovanni van […]

[Movie Review] The Stepfather

Starring: Terry O’Quinn, Shelley Hack, Jill Schoelen, Charles Lanyer Director: Joseph Ruben Genre: Thriller Cert: 18 Released: 1987 You think you know someone? You might think twice after viewing Joseph Ruben’s (“Sleeping with the Enemy”, “The Good Son”, “Money Train”) low-budget thriller, “The Stepfather”. Released to little acclaim (it grossed $2.5m in 1987), this B-movie […]

[Movie Review] The Cooler

Starring: William H Macy, Alec Baldwin, Maria Bello, Daniel J Nascarella, Ron Livingston Director: Wayne Kramer Genre: Drama Cert: 18 Released: 2003 Did they ever exist? Is the concept of “coolers” a clever invention of Hollywood? Are coolers about as real as Godzilla, the Blair Witch or a good Kevin Costner movie? Well if so, […]

[Movie Review] How to Kill Your Neighbour's Dog

Starring: Kenneth Brannagh, Robin Wright Penn, David Krumholtz, Lynn Redgrave Director: Michael Kalesniko Genre: Comedy Cert: 15 Released: 2000 I almost always expect Kenneth Brannagh to be donning a dodgy middle-ages moustache or flowery blouse whenever I see him on screen. His fascination with Shakespeare has been the bedrock of his career with successful productions […]