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TV 16.11.2010

The Trip episode 3 review: Holbeck Ghyll

Mark Oakley

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s post-modern, understated comedy, The Trip, continues to impress. Here’s Mark’s review of episode three, Holbeck Ghyll…

Movies 16.11.2010

Looking back at Lethal Weapon 3

Mark Oakley

Sure, it’s not as good as the first two instalments of the franchise, but it’s far from the car crash that some commentators might have you believe.

Writer Shane Black was sadly absent for Lethal Weapon 3, and some see it as the worst in the series. Mark, meanwhile, thinks it deserves a second look…

Movies 15.11.2010

Looking back at Lethal Weapon 2

Mark Oakley

Black's wicked sense of humour and bravado lend the film a self-knowing bluster that is simply too hard to ignore.

Diplomatic immunity! Mark revisits the 1989 sequel, Lethal Weapon 2. But how does it compare to the classic original? And has Patsy Kensit improved?

Movies 12.11.2010

Looking back at Lethal Weapon

Mark Oakley

The combination of a superb script and the directing calibre of Donner would bring a big-budget 80s masterpiece that would prove a tough act to follow.

You're never too old for this. Mark kicks off our Lethal Weapon series retrospective with a stone-cold classic…

TV 09.11.2010

The Trip episode 2 review: L'Enclume

Mark Oakley

Could The Trip be up there with the very best of Steve Coogan? Mark is slowly warming to that point of view...

TV 03.11.2010

The Trip episode 1 review: The Inn At Whitewell

Mark Oakley

Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon and Michael Winterbottom reunite in this understated but frequently funny series opener to The Trip...

Disc Reviews 30.09.2010

Tickle On The Tum DVD review

Mark Oakley

An 80s children’s TV staple, how does Ralph McTell’s Tickle On The Tum, a mixture of storytelling and toe-tapping songs, stand up today? Here’s Mark’s DVD review…

Movies 08.08.2010

Clarence Worley going solo, but not for long

The joys of visiting the cinema alone

Mark Oakley

Sick of endless interruptions or having the ending of a movie spoiled? The solution, Mark suggests, is to head to the cinema by yourself...

TV 30.06.2010

Classic Geek Cartoons Revisited: Around The World With Willy Fog

Mark Oakley

Excruciating accents and global scenery ahoy as Mark pays tribute to a true childhood treasure, Around The World With Willy Fog…

TV 22.06.2010

Dogtanian And The Three Muskehounds (1981)

Classic Geek Cartoons Revisited: Dogtanian And The Three Muskehounds

Mark Oakley

Our series celebrating cartoons of yesteryear returns as Mark rediscovers the unnerving world of Dogtanian…

Hot Tub Time Machine 06.05.2010

Top 10 80s films not made in the 80s

Mark Oakley

They might not have been made in the 1980s, but here are ten movies that feel like they should have been...

Hot Tub Time Machine 05.05.2010

10 top comedy cameos

Mark Oakley

With Chevy Chase popping up in Hot Tub Time Machine this week, Mark salutes some of the finest comedy cameos to hit the big screen...

Hot Tub Time Machine 05.05.2010

Den Of Geek Loves Chevy Chase

Mark Oakley

Mark salutes the comedy genius that is Chevy Chase, who appears in a welcome cameo in the incoming Hot Tub Time Machine...

Hot Tub Time Machine 04.05.2010

Top 10 John Cusack movies

Mark Oakley

As Hot Tub Time Machine arrives in the UK, we pick our favourite ten John Cusack movies to date...

Movies 29.04.2010

10 80s movie moments we'd love to time travel back to

Mark Oakley

With Hot Tub Time Machine arriving in the UK next week, we've been picking the 80s movie highlights we'd love to travel back to...

TV 13.04.2010

Classic Geek Cartoons Revisited: Thundercats

Mark Oakley

An ever-living villain and a magical growing sword. It's way past time we celebrated Thundercats...

TV 06.04.2010

Classic Geek Cartoons Revisited: Ulysses 31

Mark Oakley

I can't think of a theme tune that rocks as hard as Ulysses 31's

Is this the one show we can all agree was brilliant? It's Ulysses 31...

TV 23.03.2010

Classic Geek Cartoons Revisited: The Centurions

Mark Oakley

Mark thinks The Centurions. Mark shouts "Power Xtreme". What's not to love?

TV 16.03.2010

Classic Geek Cartoons Revisited: Bravestarr

Mark Oakley

Eyes of the Hawk. Ears of the Wolf. Charisma of the Ferret. Yup, it's Bravestarr…

TV 09.03.2010

Classic Geek Cartoons Revisited: The Real Ghostbusters

Mark Oakley

The king of annoying creatures takes its bow as one of the finest animated re-imaginings of a movie receives a revisit…

TV 02.03.2010

Classic Geek Cartoons Revisited: Defenders Of The Earth

Mark Oakley

Best. Theme tune. Ever. And the show wasn’t bad either. Mark revisists Defenders Of The Earth...

TV 01.03.2010

Being Human series 2 episode 8 review: series finale

Mark Oakley

The second series of Being Human draws to a close - but did it go off with a whimper or a bang?

Disc Reviews 25.02.2010

Reno 911!: Season One DVD review

Mark Oakley

The TV series that spawned a movie comes to DVD. Our first-time viewer, Mark, takes a look…

TV 23.02.2010

Classic Geek Cartoons Revisited: M.A.S.K.

Mark Oakley

Violence and boyhood fantasies galore as we revisit one of the 80s' finest toy tie-ins...

TV 22.02.2010

Being Human series 2 episode 7 review

Mark Oakley

The standout episode of the current run suggests less could have meant so much more in this series of Being Human…

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