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September 2007 |
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The V on Death Proof Published 28.09.2007 A film of two minds. The V on 3:10 to Yuma Published 23.09.2007 The passion of James Mangold The V on (the first and last 15 minutes of) Shoot 'Em Up Published 16.09.2007 Don't I know you from somewhere? Oh yeah, you're the worst film of the year. The V on Atonement Published 11.09.2007 Do you understand the meaning of the word foreboding? Joe Wright almost does. The First Annual-Dimensional Awards!!! Published 11.09.2007 It's a selection of what was good in this, the first dimensional year. What else do you need to know? |
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August 2007 |
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The V's Most Wanted (returns) Published 27.08.2007 What ones to watch for in the coming months and beyond... The V on The Bourne Ultimatum Published 17.08.2007 Tactical Espionage Satisfaction. |
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July 2007 |
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The V on Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Published 27.07.2007 Norrin Radd makes his big screen debut. The V on Transformers Published 22.07.2007 Regardless of your views on Michael Bay, you may just love Transformers this summer. The V on Smallville Season 6 Published 19.07.2007 Your summer TV schedule ladies and sirs...(this article reeks of spoiler) The V on Pan's Labyrinth Published 15.07.2007 Finally. The V on Die Hard 4.0 Published 07.07.2007 Haven't you got any Christmas music? |
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June 2007 |
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The V on Seinfeld Season 8 (Vol. 7) Published 25.06.2007 Serenity now. Following The V's Tracks Published 22.06.2007 His top 3 scores of the month mosey on into this electric town… The V on Ocean's Thirteen Published 16.06.2007 Or: “How Steven Soderbergh got most of his mainstream groove back.” The V on Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Published 14.06.2007 Guess who's back? |
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May 2007 |
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Incoming Transmission: Report 88 Published ??? The Fall and Fall of V-8. In the language of action. As reported by the electronic observer of Report 88, columnist for Time-Rip weekly. The V Takes The Short Film For a Spin Published 25.05.2007 Haven't got feature length time on your hands? Heads up. The V on This Is England Published 20.05.2007 Shane Meadows, writer-director of Dead Man's Shoes and the film in question, has proved himself neither averse to strong subject matter nor high-quality, low-budget work and This Is England won't buck that trend. The V Takes World Cinema For A Spin Published 18.05.2007 If you yearn for subtitles, this list's just for you... The V-8 Summit Published 10.05.2007 V-8 - The V's time-surfing, number-crunching alter-ego/accountant robot – landed this earth a stranger and he craves… knowledge! In this, our next episode, V-8 demands to know The V's DVD picks for a summer abroad. Why? V-8, and God, only know… Will his thirst for knowledge ever be quenched by man, or V, alone? V-8 Strikes Again Published 07.05.2007 V-8 – The V's time-surfing, number-crunching alter-ego/accountant robot – landed on this earth a stranger and he craves… knowledge! The V was enjoying a private viewing of Payback: Straight Up, until the hinges blew off the door and V-8 exploded into the scenario making demands… for knowledge! Will this beast's thirst for information ever be quenched?! Read on and find out as The V goes toe-to-toe with the most fierce interviewing machine this world- or the next - has ever known! The V on Spiderman 3 Published 04.05.2007 Spiderman 3 is one of the most paradoxical films Hollywood may ever have produced; simultaneously a two-fingered salute and a thrilling close to a multi-million dollar franchise. Behold "Sam Raimi's Spiderman"... V-8 Presents 3-to-1 Published 1.05.2007 V-8 - The V's time-surfing, number-crunching alter-ego/accountant robot – serves up his first dish… your senses! as he challenges The V to set and fulfill his own quota... |
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April 2007 |
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The V on Kingdom of Heaven: Definitive Edition Published 30.04.2007 Released this month, under 20 th Century Fox's “Definitive Edition” banner, the discriminatory price point of Ridley Scott's fully realised epic is no more… The Obituary: The OC 2003-2007 Published 25.04.2007 The V reminisces the end of a T.V. era. The V on Blood Diamond Published 24.04.2007 One of the coming months' DVD releases is a film of two distinct halves. The V on Shooter Published 14.04.2007 Mark Wahlberg gets himself an action vehicle with some potential. The V on Sunshine Published 09.04.2007 Solaris with less of a brain and a harder edge? It still comes highly recommended. The V on Blades of Glory Published 07.04.2007 It could have been Zoolander meets Talladega. It isn't, but it's not a total disaster. The V on The Host Published 06.04.2007 The monster movie gets a welcome injection of fresh ideas and the face of communism gets a monster movie makeover. The V knows what you're renting this Easter… The V's Most Watched Vol.4 Published 02.04.2007 Political guilt and human corruption are this edition's impromptu themes. |
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March 2007 |
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The V's Paper Round: March Published 30.03.2007 The new news... The V on 300 Published 25.03.2007 It conquered Comic-Con. It conquered the box office. Will it conquer you? The V's Hangout: March Published 23.03.2007 Comics. Flicks. Kids' books from other galaxies. Whatever. The V on A Guide To Recognising Your Saints Published 09.03.2007 Hey Dito - rock or disco? The V on Find Me Guilty Published 05.03.2007 “Sometimes the best defence… is a wiseguy.” With a UK release still nowhere in sight, The V gives Sidney Lumet's courtroom drama a more in-depth trial… The V on Ghost Rider Published 02.03.2007 Writer/Director Mark Steven Johnson isn't averse to making enjoyable comic book adaptations. Neither is he averse to getting less credit than he is due. Regardless of the critical consensus and David Goyer's involvement, dear readers rejoice: this is not a Blade: Trinity shaped disaster |
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February 2007 |
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The V on Curse of the Golden Flower Published 16.02.2007 Zhang Yimou's scouring of historical, Chinese, fantasy depths continues and climaxes in his latest film. Curse of the Golden Flower is a film with all the aesthetic ambition of Hero and all the emotional bite of House of Flying Daggers. The V Hangs With Cupid Published 12.02.2007 Anyone can be a helpless romantic, they just need the right film... The V Picks His Top 10 Movie Pairings Published 09.02.2007 With the dawn of Hot Fuzz on UK theatres next week, a salute to some of the best two-man (or woman) celluloid vehicles is mandatory. The V on Hot Fuzz Published 06.02.2007 To say Hot Fuzz is as invigorating, exciting and plain entertaining as Shaun of the Dead is high and justified praise. The V Narrows Down The Best and The Worst of January's Chart Discs Published 02.02.2007 Two films, one you should buy and one you shouldn't. |
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January 2007 |
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The V on Smallville: Justice Published 29.01.2007 The question the 11th episode of Season 6 answers for comic book fans is whether a faithful and entertaining, live-action rendition of the Justice League could ever make it into existence. The question it leaves for Europe is when on earth the current season will make it across the Atlantic. The only hint proffered by Channel 4 is this: "Year 4 is currently showing on Channel 4. Look out for brand new season 6 in the new year on E4." It's something, right? The V on The Fountain Published 26.01.2007 Darren Aronofsky adds to his eclectic catalogue of work with a film that is as thoughtful as it is entertaining. The V's Most Watched Vol.3 Published 22.01.2007 The V spins a variety of discs, old and new, for your bite-sized enjoyment… The V on Rocky Balboa Published 19.01.2007 Rocky returns. The V on Smokin' Aces Published 12.01.2007 Smokin' Aces, the latest film from the director of police-thriller/French Connection-remake Narc, follows the multiple narratives surrounding FBI informant Buddy “Aces” Israel . A few of them are the victims of mediocre writing and most of them are tedious exercises in cliché. The V on Apocalypto Published 05.01.2007 Set amidst the final days of the Mayan civilisation; a time of war, prophecy and change, Mel Gibson's latest film, charting the journey of young tribesman Jaguar Paw, is a film alive with quality performances from fresh talent and bold with the intensity now a given from Hollywood's most controversial player/rebel. The V on Miami Vice: Unrated Director's Edition Published 01.01.2007 Second viewings and director’s cuts often equate to further enjoyment of a film already on The V’s hit-list, but rarely do they transform his opinion as drastically as you will see here. The New Year opens with a fresh perspective indeed… |
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December 2006 |
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Hey! Listen! Published by MockTurtle 29.12.2007 Rather foolishly, when asked if I would like to do this, I was told I would be given free reign. And that's what I have. So here's a torrent of hyperbole about stuff I've recently paid for as I try to get you lot to fork over cash for it too. Then we can all talk about how much we like the same stuff if we ever meet. Great, eh? So, with one quick “huzzah!” for breaking down social boundaries and making friends over commercialism, let's enter into a new world of carefully chosen puns and excitingly fresh purchases! The V on Deja Vu Published 18.12.2006 Sound familiar? |
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November 2006 |
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The V on Hollywoodland Published 24.11.2006 Look! Up on the silver screen! A shamefully under-promoted and underrated film starring Ben Affleck as the small screen Man of Steel. That's right, Ben Affleck. Miss this film at your own peril. The V calls Casino Royal's bluff Published 17.11.2006 The V spends two hours looking for the ejector seat in the cinema whilst realising that the concern over Daniel Craig should actually have been channelled towards everyone else involved in this catastrophic film The V on The Prestige Published 13.11.2006 Watch closely... The V Gets His Hands on Superman's Return to DVD Published 12.11.2006 My region 3 copy of Superman Returns arrived this weekend and with it bearing more than a striking resemblance to the Region 1 and 2 editions – it's exactly the same – I thought it only right to share my thoughts on the two-disc package. |
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October 2006 |
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The V on Marie Antoinette Published 27.10.2006 The often skilled Sofia Coppola turns in a film with a stylish eye for detail; but with a foundation in a very skeletal script and rather sedated direction it ultimately lacks the rum punch this story demands The V on A Good Year Published 20.10.2006 All talents are on form in Ridley Scott's latest - a film shunned by critics which proves to be the most enjoyable and endearing of the year The V's Most Watched Vol.2 Published 18.10.06 This edition: a prison theme… The V's Last Kiss Published 13.10.06 The Last Kiss, a film about the “midlife-crisis”, has one of its own to worry about: identity. The film's first act is microcosmic for the rest of the film's duration, in which the audience is provided with a serious, dual focus narrative appearing to parallel Zach Braff's Michael and his partner, Jacinda Barrett's Jenna, with the in-laws' own crumbling relationship. This commendable foundation for the narrative, however, is offset by a dastardly streak of sexual comedy which is both explicit and distracting. The V's Most Watched Vol.1 Published 07.10.2006 It's been a busy few months, what with the bulk of the site's launch, but that hasn't stopped me dipping in and out of some choice DVDs and T.V. Here's what I've been watching and why… The V on The Departed Published 07.10.2006 This Martin Scorcese remake of Hong Kong “mole versus mole” crime thriller Infernal Affairs finds the director back in the genre he embraced and redefined. The V on NBC's Heroes Published 06.10.2006 Heroes is a show that will air in the U.K. imaginably in the next couple of months and one well worth tuning into for those looking for a fresh small-screen approach to the superhero genre. The V on Children of Men Published 06.10.2006 Think Escape From New York as seen through the eyes of the great realist Andre Basin and you're some way to getting the gist of Children of Men. Set in a near-future Britain where fertility is myth, this is essentially a road movie with Clive Owen's character escorting the last baby on earth to safety. The V on Smallville Season 6 Published 04.10.2006 You will bow down before this Season Premiere, you and your heirs! The V on Miami Vice Published 02.10.2006 I went into this one without the cult sentiments of the T.V. series that a lot of critics seem to have, and instead went in a massive Collateral and Heat fan. I adore those two movies. They are movies about professionals, not about the morons “doing liquor store hold ups with born to lose” tattooed across their chests. They are movies directed by a professional too, one who probably knows the serial numbers on the sides of the guns his actors are wielding, one who doesn't waste a scene, a line of dialogue or a bullet. |
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September 2006 |
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The V Wears Prada Published 27.09.2006 I had no idea what to expect from this and after the first act, I still wasn't certain what I was getting. I knew Meryl Streep was doing a good job essentially playing a “real-life” Cruella DeVille, I knew I wanted to see more of Stanley Tucci and I knew that there was the clear potential for this film to fall into Hollywood-parable-on-materialism-101 hell. The V on Superman Returns Published 22.09.2006 Let me set the scene: Superman is my favourite comic-book character of all time. Heck, he’s most peoples'. I love the first two Reeves movies, I loved the Lois and Clark series, and I’m obsessed with Smallville. I’m also a lil bit of a buff of the comics. Now the past few years has been nail biting - for all of us. We gasped at Routh’s first appearance, though the golden age, art deco feel cushioned us. We questioned whether it should be Welling after that Alex Ross mock up (the tease!). And then for the past six months all we’ve done is pray before the potential the teaser (in particular) offered us. Now it’s here. Superman has returned and… The V on Crank Published 20.09.2006 Crank is high concept, low budget and very low brow. I'll admit I don't mind Jason Statham. I had fun with the first two Transporters and liked the B-movie path he was taking with his career working with people like Carpenter and Besson whilst his more mainstream contemporaries were boasting hollow about their action chops without delivering up on the screen. So when I heard about Crank, an adrenaline charged “Speed in-a-person!” revenge flick I was positive. Having seen the film though, I can tell you that it won't stay with you even thirty minutes after the closing credits. The V on Aquaman Published 11.09.2006 While this pilot, which is as yet unaired in the U.K. and is the only survivor of a series that could have been, lacks the epic roots and imagery of Smallville's original pilot (a crucified Superman anyone?), the forty minutes on show here have a lot more positives than negatives. The V on Harsh Times Published 11.09.2006 I went into this one with nothing backing me up but the premise; Bale as a gulf war child of “Generation Kill” in a ride along flick, and I must say, it delivered. Bale carries the bulk of the film and Ayer, who wrote The Fast and the Furious, Training Day and S.W.A.T, knows it. Ayer lets Bale carry the narrative, and carry it well, but not without bringing some nice, masculine direction to the table too. |
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