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Disney's unappreciated animated classics

Mark Pickavance News Mar 10, 2011

Mark uncovers the too-often-overlooked gems in the Disney animated movies catalogue...

Disney's silver age of animation

Mark Pickavance News Mar 1, 2011

Films such as Snow White and Pinocchio marked Disney’s golden age. But Mark argues that the animation that came in the decades after was just as good…

Looking back at Disney’s Alice In Wonderland: refining the animator’s craft

Mark Pickavance News Feb 28, 2011

Mark takes a look back at Disney’s adaptation of Alice In Wonderland, a film that marked a change in the way the studio made its films...

Hustle series 7 episode 6 review: series finale

Hustle
Mark Pickavance Review Feb 21, 2011

The final episode of Hustle series 7 comes around quickly, and leaves a bittersweet taste on the palate…

Hustle series 7 episode 5 review

Hustle
Mark Pickavance Review Feb 12, 2011

Hustle tackles the beautiful game in the penultimate story of season 7…

Hustle series 7 episode 4 review: Benny's Funeral

Hustle: Benny's Funeral
Mark Pickavance Review Jan 30, 2011

Things take a curious turn when Denis Lawson comes calling at the house of Hustle…

Hustle series 7 episode 3 review: Clearance From A Deal

Hustle: Clearance From A Deal
Mark Pickavance Review Jan 24, 2011

Hustle goes to the casino in hope of winning some family honour for Albert…

Hustle series 7 episode 2 review: Old Sparks Come New

Hustle: Old Sparks Come New
Mark Pickavance Review Jan 17, 2011

Hustle returns to form when the team go after a loan shark business…

Hustle series 7 episode 1 review: As Good As It Gets

Hustle: As Good As It Gets
Mark Pickavance Review Jan 10, 2011

Hustle is back for another six episodes, but can the BBC be accused of playing the long con on its viewers?

A Bug's Life Blu-ray review

A Bug's Life
Mark Pickavance Review Dec 17, 2010

Pixar’s classic second feature, A Bug’s Life, finally makes its high-definition debut. Here’s Mark’s review…

Salt Blu-ray review

Mark Pickavance Review Dec 17, 2010

Action thriller Salt arrives on Blu-ray, but how does it fare on the small screen? Here’s Mark’s review…

A Bug's Life: where are they now?

A Bug's Life
Mark Pickavance News Dec 6, 2010

Pixar’s classic A Bug’s Life brought together an amazingly talented group of people. As the film makes its Blu-ray debut, we find out what happened to its cast…

Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Blu-ray review

Mark Pickavance Review Sep 12, 2010

Disney’s Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time heads to Blu-ray, but how does it fare on the small screen? Mark finds out...

Looking back at The Crystal Maze

Mark Pickavance News Sep 7, 2010

Mark celebrates Channel 4's The Crystal Maze, and hopes that rumours of a new version don't come to fruition...

The Deep episode 5 finale: The Last Breath review

Mark Pickavance Review Sep 1, 2010

Mark unleashes a spread of torpedoes at the final part of The Deep as the sub drama series finishes with The Last Breath…

The Deep episode 4: Everything Put Together Falls Apart review

Mark Pickavance Review Aug 24, 2010

Mark reviews the penultimate episode of the BBC's decidedly watery drama, The Deep...

Looking back at Mike Hodges’ Flash Gordon

Mark Pickavance News Aug 23, 2010

To celebrate the release of the 1980 Flash Gordon movie on Blu-ray, Mark Pickavance takes a timely look back at that film and the classic 30s serial…

The Deep episode 3: Ghosts Of The Deep review

Mark Pickavance Review Aug 17, 2010

Mark continues to extol his unreserved love of sub-crash TV, as he checks out the latest episode of The Deep...

The Deep episode 2: Into The Belly Of The Beast review

Mark Pickavance Review Aug 10, 2010

Mark decides to turn off his own oxygen supply, after watching the second episode of The Deep…

Identity episode 6 series finale review

Identity
Mark Pickavance Review Aug 10, 2010

ITV's six episode run of Identity comes to an end, leaving Mark in two minds about it returning...

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