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FILM REVIEW: AMERICAN PIE: REUNION

Genre: Comedy Rated: 15 Length: 1 hr. 50 min. Directed By: Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Written By: Adam Herz, Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Starring: Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Chris Klein, Mena Suvari, Tara Reid, Alyson Hannigan & Eugene Levy   When American Pie was released in 1999, it changed the way we looked at teen movies. It pushed the ... Full story

FILM REVIEW: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE (12A)

Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L Jackson, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Gwyneth Paltrow, Stellan Skarsgard, Jenny Agutter Running Time: 2hrs 20mins Director: Joss Whedon I definitely entered this one with a touch of trepidation. With so many superheroes to cater for – how on earth were they going ... Full story

FILM REVIEW: The Cabin in the Woods

Genre: Horror & Comedy Cert: 15 Runtime: 95 mins Director: Drew Goddard Writers: Drew Goddard & Joss Whedon Cast: Anna Hutchison, Bradley Whitford, Brian White, Chris Hemsworth, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Kristen Connolly, Richard Jenkins & a nice celebrity cameo at the end! If you know too much about certain movies before watching them, it can ruin your viewing experience. These films ... Full story

FILM REVIEW – THE HUNGER GAMES (12A)

Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Wes Bentley, Stanley Tucci, Lenny Kravitz, Toby Jones, Willow Shields, Amandla Stenberg, Alexander Ludwig, Donald Sutherland Running Time: 2hrs 15mins Director: Gary Ross UNDOUBTEDLY the dawn of a new uber-successful franchise to take over from the likes of Harry Potter, and the soon-to-be-wrapped Twilight Saga, is this teen ... Full story

FILM REVIEW: 21 JUMP STREET

Genre: Comedy Rated: 15 Runtime: 109 mins Directed by: Chris Miller & Phil Lord Cast: Brie Larson, Channing Tatum, Dave Franco, Ice Cube, Jonah Hill, Rob Riggle and an impressive cameo at the end! Two things almost stopped me watching 21 Jump Street. Recent cinema flops have almost destroyed my faith in feature-length versions of old TV shows. And undercover adults ... Full story

VIDEO GAME REVIEW: QUARREL (360-XBLA/PS3-PSN)

UTV Ignition Games Out Now IF you’ve ever fancied yourself as a ‘Countdown’ contender or budding Carol Vorderman but never been bothered to try and enter the show – now you can be Jeff Stelling in your own living room by presenting your own version. For just a mere 400 microsoft points this critically-acclaimed and truly addictive word strategy ... Full story

FILM REVIEW: THE MUPPETS

Rated: U Genre: Comedy, Family Length: 1hr 42 Starring: Jason Segal, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Kermit the Frog & Miss Piggy Directed by: James Bobin Written by: Jim Henson, Jason Segal, Nicholas Stoller It seems 2012 is the year of combacks. But, whilst we can do without the reuniting of Steps or The Beach Boys, The Muppets are a more than welcome ... Full story

FILM REVIEW – WAR HORSE (12A)

Cast: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, Tom Hiddleston, David Thewlis, Toby Kebbell, Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, Celine Buckens, David Kross, Robert Emms, Matt Milne, Liam Cunningham, Patrick Kennedy, Eddie Marsan Running Time: 2hrs 20mins Director: Steven Spielberg IT was surely a shoe-in that a movie about a horse battling against-all-odds on the frontline directed by one of the ... Full story

FILM REVIEW – THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1

Cast: Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart, Ashley Greene, Billy Burke, Gil Birmingham, Sarah Clarke, Peter Facinelli, Nikki Reed, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Anna Kendrick, Booboo Stewart, Maggie Grace, Michael Sheen Running Time: 1hr 55mins Director: Bill Condon After daring the midnight opening screening to one of the most successful film franchises of all-time – you soon ... Full story

VIDEO GAME REVIEW: MERCURY HG

Ignition Entertainment (360-XBLA/PS3-PSN) Out Now Enter one of the year’s most addictive games you can pick up as an online download – particularly at its pocket money price. The Mercury series has appeared on past-Gen and current-Gen titles in different forms, but it’s the first time in all its HD glory in the 360 and PS3. The premise is simple – ... Full story