10. Get Smart
Steve Carrell giving comedy a hope, perfectly cast in what is a derivative piece but nevertheless well done, with great tongue in cheek and excellent action.
9. Kung Fu Panda
Great vocals, visuals and humour, the placement of this film is an appreciative nod to unchallenging yet pleasing, entertaining film making done well. Its just [...]

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Today I try to tie together a narrative on the state of movies as I saw it in 2008 and pay some attention to the people and components of movies that marked the year. Monday brings the Top 10 of the year. Due to the level of gushing from what follows, you should have [...]

There’s a chance there is not a single Christmas cake left in all of north Cork - I should know, I’ve spent my morning looking for one. Anyways, all the best for Christmas.

Even though Will Ferrell does suck something awful and is incapable of not screaming at me from the screen, here he manages to be naively endearing.

There is some shocking stuff in this movie but also great heart - however cliched a statement that may be, it captures this movie perfectly. The clip moreso catches the shocking. The title Santa being in the movie automatically had callers to Joe Duffy, bemoaning the death of good taste - they forget ratings are [...]

I think I posted on this last year as well - I haven’t seen this movie since senior infants. I remember the movie having to be cut short at a pivotal point and I was gut wrenched, honestly believing I was watching the fate of the real Santa unfurl. In fairness to the teacher we [...]

Monday to Wednesday we’ll bring you some Christmas themed movie clips to instil some yuletide cheer. Our Christmas party on Friday night was great craic - my work mates are all the more tolerable when drunk, and in all seriousness there is something instinctively genuine and heartfelt about the way I reacted with them, and [...]

Pat Phelan is giving a phone away on his blog. Not just any phone but a  titanium and carbon fiber Nokia Atre. All he asks is for a 5 euro Donation for The Crumlins Children Hospital. Awesome

While the Golden Globes may be more high profile, it is these awards where people in the industry vote for their peers that are better indicators of who will go on to see Oscar success. And the nominees are:

What a show! ‘Malcolm’ was one of those shows often used as a schedule filler, thrown around TV3 where I discovered it, like a rag doll. I think there is no exaggeration inherent in a statement that ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ was akin to a live action ‘Simpsons’. I might go a step further and [...]