The first film adaptation of a Thomas Pynchon novel. The result is ... mixed. Some will enjoy the familiarly obfuscating noir-style dialogue and convoluted twists and turns of the crime caper narrative. Others will find its old school indulgence in stylish sexism and character-driven plot tiresome around the two hour mark (if not before). An impressive ensemble cast and a well made film, PTA's latest is entertaining enough.

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When a burned-out, brilliant professor - one who believes in lessons from life rather than textbooks - takes a job at a small college, everyone there is abuzz. He becomes involved with a teacher as well as a precocious student, but it takes a dramatic, existential act to turn his life around and make him see the world through a much rosier and more positive perspective.

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A small girl dies of a genetically inherited brain condition and an ageing pervert is killed in a squalid basement flat in Reykjavik, the latter a case to which dogged detective Erlendu is assigned. His investigation, at times, takes him back to crimes thirty years in the past and into a sordid Icelandic underbelly of deprived urban estates, impoverished rural communities, marital infidelity and drug addiction. An atmospheric, genuinely different, murder investigation/puzzle with some truly left find out more...

When a drugs bust leaves four police dead, the fallout has grim repercussions for the NYPD's 31st precinct, and for one family dynasty of New York cops in particular. The further detective Ray Tierney investigates the killings the more corruption within the ranks he uncovers, and even worse, the more the evidence begins to point to members of his own family. 'Pride and Glory' is a slick, intense crime thriller; fairly generic and unoriginal yes, but still gripping, well shot, and broodingly perf find out more...

Episode 1, Ebb Tide; Jimmy McNully finds the body of a woman floating in the harbour and a shipping container destined for "the Greek" bakes on the waterfront. find out more...

Episode 3, Hot Shots; Lt Daniels gets ready to leave and a pair of longshoreman steal a container and sell the goods to some of The Greek's men. find out more...

Episode 5, Undertow; Bodie gets grief for some weak product and Beadie works on an old boyfriend who's a stevedore at the docks to find out how cargo disappears. find out more...

HBO's most watched series since 'The Sopranos' is set in deepest Louisiana, where cute waitress Sookie's ability to read people's minds puts her off any potential men... that is until vampire William arrives on the scene.
Many vampires, though much maligned by rednecks, Christians - God Hates Fangs - and other non-liberals have 'come out of the coffin' and entered mainstream society. A number of civil rights organisations champion 'vampire rights' and a huge parallel exists between vampi find out more...

Episode 3; Mine; Sookie pays a nocturnal visit on William and another girl gets murdered - all a bit much for a small town. Tara stays over at Sam's.
Episode 4; Escape From Dragon House; Jason is again the number one suspect, but he's overdosing on vampire blood, and Bill and Sookie pay a visit to Fangtasia. find out more...

Episode 5; Sparks Fly Out; Bill gives his speech on the Civil War and we learn about how he became a vampire. Sam takes Sookie out on a date and Jason scores some more V off Lafayette.
Episode 6; Cold Ground; Granny's funeral, Tara and Sam bonk again, Jason and Randi Sue bonk and Sookie finally makes it with Bill.
Episode 7; Burning House Of Love; Jason goes to Fangtasia looking to score some V and hooks up with Amy, the three rogue vampires arrive at Merlotte's and three local re find out more...