Film Review: Looper

Gordon-Levitt and Willis get down to businessThe sci-fiction genre has taken something of a battering in recent times; whilst films like Source Code, Inception and Moon have injected some degree of success and acclaim, others have lowered expectations and standards; think Battle: Los Angeles, Transformers and Battleship. Along then, comes Looper, a new science-fiction film from director Rian Johnson, looking to reboot the genre with a winning combination of...

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5 Films Still To Come In 2012

Now that big blockbuster season has wrapped up for another year, you may be thinking to yourself, what else is there to look forward to? Well, fear not people, there is still a quality line-up of Hollywood's finest on its way, ready to garner your attention at the box office. Here's my pick of the biggest films still to come in 2012. Let me know in the comments below what your most excited for! Looper - Out NowLooper is the hotly anticipated...

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Formula 1: Singapore GP Overview

Vettel wins under lights in SingaporeQuickly establishing itself as a stand-out round of the season, this year's Singapore Grand Prix was another chapter in the weaving narrative of the 2012 Formula One season. Ever changing and shifting, the race saw Sebastian Vettel end his longest win-drought since he first won in 2008 by virtue of a failed gearbox in Lewis Hamilton's McLaren.Chaos at the first cornerFor the third year running, Hamilton suffered...

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The xx - Coexist

The Mercury award winning trio return with the sophomore album, Coexist, retaining their distinctive blend of chilled synths, low-key beats and hushed vocals. The xx's debut album (entitled 'xx') landed in 2009 to almost universal acclaim; the understated and dulcet tones of Romy Madley-Croft winning the band plaudits from magazines like the NME and eventually winning the Mercury Music Prize.Following in the footsteps of other big name...

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Voice of Reason #5: Why a Justice League Movie Won't Work

Would a Justice League film ever match the might of the Avengers?Let's face it; the success of The Avengers took us all by surprise. We all knew it was going to be big; maybe 600, maybe 700 million dollars big, but not 1.5 billion dollars big. Not only did The Avengers topple the previous comic-book movie milestone that is The Dark Knight but the combined weight of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye defeated Autobots,...

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Formula 1: Italian GP Overview

Hamilton and Massa duel for the lead on the first lapLewis Hamilton turned his poor luck from Spa around in order to seal his first Italian GP win and his third win of the year, in a race that was a wheel of fortune for many of the championship contenders.Hamilton on the podium post-raceWhat a difference a week makes. Seven days ago, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez would have been stood beyond the confines of La Source bemoaning...

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Voice of Reason #4: Brits Do It Better

E4's The InbetweenersAmerica. Land of the free, home of liberty, justice and apple pie. All that stuff. Oh, and the home of crappy British television remakes. It's no secret that American networks have developed a tendency to adapt hit British TV shows for American audiences with less than brilliant results. It's almost become something of a running joke.Now, up until now, I've been relatively okay with this. It's kind of understandable...

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Formula 1: Belgian GP Overview

Jenson Button proved his doubters wrong and racked up his second win of 2012 with a flawless drive from pole position at Spa-Francorchamps. Putting months of struggle behind him, Jenson clinched the win and catapulted himself into the drivers championship frame. What a difference a week makes; on Monday last week, Jenson was answering questions on how he was going to help his team-mate Lewis Hamilton win the world championship. Today, he's in...

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