Directed by Matthew Vaughn
I had steered clear of the British Ganster film and given films like ?Snatch? and ?Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels? a wide berth. After having the joy, or should I say agony of sitting through ?Layer Cake? it is fair to say that other films of that genre may never see […]

This great BBC sketch comedy series, created by talented duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams, and starring same, is back for a second season, and it is as good as the first. Ask these clever boys what their favourite characters are and they?ll tell you ? the gay ones, and the ones where they have […]

Produced and directed by David Wilson;
Maybe it?s because I?m a first generation Aussie of English parentage; or that I have a strong interest in the history of the country that invaded, then founded, this nation, but I have always had a strong interest in the history of Britain ? a nation with both a […]

You can never know it all but you should know ?the little things?
Episodes 1 to six are on the first disc and cover topics on pregnancy, birth, coming home with your new baby, dealing with a new baby, and getting mobile & fit again after childbirth.
Episodes 1 to 8 on the second disc cover […]

ABC DVD has released yet another volume of 9 episodes from this charming, and long-running, Aussie series. Having reviewed the previous two volumes released in the last year for this site, I don?t feel I need to wax lyrical about the personalities and complexity of these wonderful characters as I have previously done this in […]

Mrs MacGillicuddy is returning home to her sleepy little English village on the 4.50pm train from Paddington station. She has slept and enjoyed a quiet trip until she is woken from her sleep by another train passing close by on a parallel line. Mrs MacGillicuddy sleepily looks into the windows of the passing train and […]

Directed by Jay Russell
Firstly, I must say that I have not seen ?Backdraft?, probably the only other movie to tackle the topic of fire fighting and so I can not compare the two. I will leave that up to you. I will say that I did enjoy this film and it even managed to keep […]

As with every good murder mystery, it?s not too long before the clues lead to new questions, but perhaps the most useful clue of all will be the seemingly unrelated disappearance of a young school girl on the dame day.
Miss Marple will have her work cut out trying to solve this murder; almost everyone has […]

3 astronauts set off from Cape Canaveral to stay 7 months in an orbiting Spacelab to learn more about man?s ability to survive lengthy trips in to space. After a successful launch and a positive start to the mission, it becomes evident that the boys aren?t coping as well as they might so after five […]

A DVD with a difference this disc is a ?how to? guide for kids and parents on all aspects of gardening. Made up of 15 mini episodes each running for approx 5 minutes and covering topics wide and varied, this is a disc that will inspire kids into action and have them gardening and creating […]