The true story of an infamous Australian serial killer forms the basis for director Justin Kurzels feature debut. Snitches reveal suspicions of similarly shady locals, and John notes them. He describes what hed like to do to them. He asks others what given the opportunity theyd like to do. Harris fractured maternal efforts show her to be emotionally resolute yet effectually just as helpless as her children. In fact, there is not a single below-par performance in the entire film....

Its also Aardmans first movie in half a decade, and marks the directorial debut of Sarah Smith. There were very few shifts that we were asked to consider for cultural reasons. There were ideas and story notes, but not really culturally. They asked us to make the elves a multi-national force, which we thought was a good idea. Pete and I spent actually a year conceiving it, a year writing....

Trashy revenge thriller The Exterminator arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Arrow Films. Heres Phils review of an entertaining 80s curio… The films other main strength is its lead, Robert Ginty. It also features footage of a man hammering a five-inch nail up his nose if thats your bag. Film: you’re free to rent or buyThe ExterminatoratBlockbuster.co.uk. Rating: 2 out of 5

Leonardo DiCaprio seethes as the founder of the FBI in Clint Eastwoods latest movie, J Edgar. But there was one thing the nascent FBI had that Hoover could use, and that was politics. The Palmer Raids beget Prohibition and the War on Crime. That lead to the Mafia and the Red Scare. That beget the 60s and the radical movement. He was a crime-fighting rock star in public, but also a deeply troubled man....

Few would argue the legendary status of the original N64 classic,GoldenEye. Dont expect a massively different campaign or enhanced sections, as you wont get them. One of the key elements of the Wii version was the control system. With the obligatory motion controls on offer, Eurocom also allowed players to choose normal, gamepad controls too. Sadly, the same comparisons cant be made with regards to difficulty or AI quality. The Wii version ofGoldenEyewas actually quite challenging, especially on the harder, 007 controls....

Comedy couple Harold and Kumar get all festive in A Very Harold And Kumar 3D Christmas. Harold (John Cho) has settled into a happy life. Kumar (Kal Penn) has also settled into a nice routine. In that respect, its not terribly successful. It has some funny moments, but its also pretty strained and feels tired. Its a nice attempt to marry two vastly different genres, but theres not enough mash in the mash-up....

Youve just polished off anotherBatmangame. How geeky are you, then? I used to work in a comics store, and I used to work in a cinema. I love lots of nerdy things, so four years ago it was awesome when we gotBatman. I used to work in They Walk Among Us, in Richmond. So we have a go at absorb all these different opinions, and get to a halfway point....

Director William Lustigs slasher-plod horror Maniac Cop arrives on Blu-ray. Heres Pauls review of an amiably daft film… He is a murderous maniac. Thats pretty much it. See you in 90 minutes. The answer is a resounding kind of. Hes still as hammily watchable as ever, however. And you know what? Sometimes, thats enough. Film: you’ve got the option to rent or buyManiac CopatBlockbuster.co.uk. Rating: 2 out of 5

[Laughs] Yeah! In your film,Waking Sleeping Beauty, you go even further. And we had all the elements to make the rest of the film great. The response was so effusive that it scared us. We thought hows it ever going to live up to this? And ultimately I think it did, because we still had Elton John and Tim Rice. Eltons a great dramatist, and was able to help us put music into the film....

Microsofts contender to Gran Turismos crown is back. Can Forza 4 topple Sonys automotive giant? When it comes to driving games these days, there are two main camps, arcade and sim. However,Forza 4, for some reason, appealed to me much more than previous entries. This is one of the initial areas whereForza 4excels. The accessibility, even for a casual racing sim player like me, is excellent. Its a great system, and works very well....

Are two Sonics better than one? Segas latest hedgehog speedfest, Sonic Generations, is here. We find out if the magic is finally back. With the spiky blue one turning twenty (yes, twenty. Feel old yet?) The story is as wafer thin and as forgettable as you may think. Also found in this world are lifeless depictions of various Sonic levels that cover the gamut of his series. Fast, fast, fast!...

How did you go about putting Monsters In The Movies together? They all said, Your five best, your ten best. I hate those kinds of books. The ten best, the 50 best I think theyre bullshit. Because movies arent comparable in that way, you know? I thought, I dont wanna write about horror films. But then I was approached by someone named Loretta Dives. She runs the Kobal Collection, which is the largest collection of motion picture stills in the world....

These four characters are all struggling with problems financial, parental, social and physical. The performances arent bad at all. Its a low budget film and its not packed with big names, but they all do quite well. Of course, its unlikely anyone is watchingNever Back Down 2for the acting performances. Its the punching performances in the fight scenes were interested in. My guess would be not much. You dont have to be an MMA fan to enjoy that....