Monday Night Lights: Ambrozejczyk on American Sport
David Ambrozejczyk delivers the perfect early Christmas present with the sixth installment of his American Sports Blog.
2010: the hottest year on record
Last week, NASA released data showing this last meteorological year to be the hottest ever in their 130 year records
The Tourist
The basic premise of The Tourist sees Johnny Depp’s titular holiday-maker lured into a trap of mistaken identity by Angelina Jolie’s siren temptress
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Generally considered to be one of the worst box office flops of all time – it grossed around $7 million on a $100 million budget – The Adventures of Pluto Nash is an oddity, cursed by a series of poor performances, a plot that consistently fails to engage, and visuals that range from awful to overblown
Insight’s Indispensable Records of 2010
It’s a winter’s day in a deep and dark December, and what better time to muse on the banquet of records that 2010 has spread for us than now?
Band of the Week: Severed Heads
Resident sound-nerd Tom Killingbeck thumbs through reams of musty vinyl so you don’t have to. Here are his weekly recommendations…
Dance Soc Presents… 2010 Dance Showcase
The first ever showcase for Dancesoc took place in central hall last night, combining performances from DanceSport, Ballet Soc, and Dance Soc
Conflicting motions proposed at Union General Meeting
The second and final Union General Meeting (UGM) of the term saw two opposing motions tabled over the way YUSU should be mandated to handle to recent bill raising the cap on tuition fees
What is wrong with English football?
Bradley Wood investigates England’s failed 2018 World Cup bid and questions whether there is a larger problem affecting the English game.
Do Premier League managers have a chance?
Luke Gardener discusses the sacking of ex-Newcastle manager Chris Hughton and explores its meaning in the wider context of the game.
Neill Blomkamp: Redefining the Viral?
This video, directed by Neill Blomkamp – the man behind last year’s groundbreaking sci-fi film District 9 – was in a recent iPad edition of WIRED magazine. It’s just over a minute long, and features two seemingly normal guys stumbling across what looks like the corpse of an alien, or at the very least a mutated creature of some description
Megamind
Halfway through its opening scene, as a blue alien baby is placed in a capsule ship to escape a dying planet, many people watching Megamind might think ‘hang on… isn’t this the plot of Superman?’
The Warrior’s Way
So, this is a curiosity – a debut feature from director/screenwriter Sngmoo Lee with one tiny setting for most of its 100 minutes, with strong leads in a curious yet compelling cast, and a plot that can’t decide whether it’s a Western or a story about Eastern warrior values
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