‘TV and Film’ Archives
TV Comedy Review – Him & Her falls flat
New BBC3 bedsitcom Him & Her has room for improvement Him & Her (Mondays, 10.30pm) is the latest in a seemingly endless line of new comedy ventures, of variable quality, from the BBC’s youth orientated digital station BBC3. With two good leads in Russell Tovey [Read More]
This is Big Brother, please turn off the lights
The end of Big Brother and the crowning of the Ultimate BB housemate; that warrants a review, surely? So, it's all over. Britain's great 'social experiment', Big Brother, has captivated audiences (most of the time) for the last 11 years and now it has all come to an end. I [Read More]
Great Scott! We Review Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Edgar Wright, Michael Cera, the keys to the special effects cupboard... Awesome. Scott Pilgrim vs The World is Hot Fuzz, Spaced and Shaun Of The Dead director Edgar Wright’s first feature made with big American money, and it is a spectacular, epic, blockbusting electric [Read More]
Dinner For Schmucks Review
Dinner for Schmucks is the new film foray from Jay Roach, director of box-office comedy gold like Austin Powers and the Meet The Parents series. Roach has assembled a hugely impressive comedy cast, including men of the moment Paul Rudd and Steve Carrell, to try and coax [Read More]
TV Comedy Review: Roger and Val Have Just Got In
Roger and Val have Just Got In is a curious bit of programming. The BBC2 sitcom stars two extremely high-calibre talents in Dawn French (Val) and, Doc Ock himself, Alfred Molina (Roger, obviously). Two of the best and most likeable players in British TV and cinema, French [Read More]
