Nick Frost graduates from the Cornetto trilogy with verve, as he transforms himself into a salsa dancing menace for his unlikely passion project Cuban Fury. Is it a salsa success, or a misstep and a mess? … [Read more...]
Oh Crumbs – The World’s End – Dork Review
In a cinematic summer that seems hell-bent on destroying Hollywood, Hong Kong and even the entire planet Earth, spare a thought for the citizens of Newton Haven. It might be a fictional village, but something rather nasty is happening to it... Closing off the loosely-connected Cornetto Trilogy … [Read more...]
Attack the Block – Dork Review
Is Attack the Block any good? Why, yes it is, says Anna Waits... Like any fan of the Saturday morning-brightening Adam and Joe, I've been looking forward to old Cornballs' first directorial outing Attack The Block for some time now, though I would have dug the premise -- a gang of South London kids … [Read more...]
It’s Geek Pride Day!
Today is Geek Pride Day -- something I wasn't aware of until IWOOT's latest newsletter popped up in my inbox. Never heard of it before? According to Wikipedia, it's: an initiative which claims the right of every person to be a nerd or a geek. It has been celebrated on May 25 since 2006, … [Read more...]
Attack The Block – Dork Preview
In upcoming movie Attack The Block, aliens are invading London. If they hit the Kent-ish suburbs where I lurk, they’d be able to march cheerily from house to house, licking stray people out of the back of their rooms. Fortunately for the nacho/guacamole industry, they are hitting a South London … [Read more...]