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16″ West Brasserie review

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22/10/2011
16″ West Brasserie review

The worst part of the meal at the 16” West Brasserie was a perfectly cooked Char-grilled rib-eye steak with béarnaise sauce, needless to say, the overall of quality of the food was exceptionally high. Located in a fairly idiosyncratic location adjacent to the British Maritime Museum and overlooking Greenwich Park, the 16” West Brasserie...
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Festival preview: Lounge on the Farm

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23/05/2011
Festival preview: Lounge on the Farm

Lounge on the Farm is a comparative upstart on the summer festival scene. Founded in 2006 and this gathering in the lush green countryside of south-east Kent has quickly built itself a reputation as one of the best festivals in the country.
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School Daze

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28/03/2011
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I wouldn’t say I dislike Jamie Oliver. I’ve never met the man. I will admit that something about him annoys me. It could be his chirpy, optimistic sense of wonder over everything from preparing a fish pie to grilling a banana. It could be the fact he seems to have trademarked the phrase “Happy...
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True Grit – Review

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05/03/2011
True Grit – Review

directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, cert 15. Those of us who grew up on American culture oft relish the Saturday afternoons spent watching cowboys and Indians on TV (at least I do), whether they came in cartoon form, or from the likes of Clint Eastwood and John Wayne. The golden age of the...
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Never Let Me Go – Review

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25/02/2011
Never Let Me Go – Review

dir Mark Romanek, cert 12A Third feature by music video and film director Mark Romanek is an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel of the same name, and is a remarkably assured and affecting piece of work. Starring one established and two rising stars, Never Let Me Go’s performances make up a large part of...
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The Green Hornet – Review

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09/02/2011
The Green Hornet – Review

dir Michel Gondry – 2011 Seth Rogen and Jay Chou bring an unlikely dynamic duo to life in this fresh edition of a decades old story, with Diaz playing the femme fatale cum accomplice. The viewer is presented with a witty, and yet oft coarse and immature script/plot combination.  While this film does plenty...
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Christmas Television: Essential Viewing

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13/12/2010
Christmas Television: Essential Viewing

Christmas television is in turns both glorious and crap. There are several visual delights that one should never miss over Yuletide. Here are my five top Christmas picks… Elf Will Ferrell’s festive comedy vehicle has rapidly become one of the centrepieces of many people’s Christmas television viewing, mine included. Elf is packed with genius...
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Top 10 Films of 2010

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10/12/2010
Top 10 Films of 2010

Rather than arrange the list in order of quality and engage in the futile exercise of deciding which of these films is better than the other, I’ve arranged them randomly, as they are all equally awesome.  If you missed any of them in the cinema then shame on you but you can make it...
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Paul McCartney @ Hyde Park Calling

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06/08/2010
Paul McCartney @ Hyde Park Calling

It was nearly 50 years ago when The Beatles brought to the world a distinctive sound of pop music, creating millions of fans and influencing musicians worldwide. So when Paul McCartney announced he was playing Hyde Park Calling, there was much excitement. Fans might have missed their chance to see the Fab Four live...
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Inception: A Review

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30/07/2010
Inception: A Review

Inception, dir Christopher Nolan, Cert 12A, on general release. 4 Dots Inception follows the attempts of Cobb (Leonardo Dicaprio) and his crew of mind hackers trying to plant an idea in a business tycoon’s head, in order to break up a business empire, and hopefully in the process, earn Cobb the ability to return...
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