June 30, 2007 05:12 AM PDT
Series 2, Episode 3 contains:
- A review of Transformers.
- A "chat" about Stardust.
- Adam uses the much less popular phrase "Swipe the floor".
Runtime: 1h 16m 05s
June 26, 2007 05:34 AM PDT
Episode X contains:
- A review of The Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
- A confirmation from Rennie that he is, in fact, not Galactus.
- A review of Ocean's 13.
- We also cover:
- Dawn of the Dead
- The Simpsons Movie
- Watchmen
- 30 Days of Night
- Battle Royale (The good one)
- The Shining
- Ratatouille
- Sunshine
We here at halfastar believe in quantity, not quality.
Runtime:
1:17:37.374
June 12, 2007 11:57 PM PDT
Series 2, Episode 1 contains:
- A review of Hostel: Part 2 (and Adam hypothesises about the force required to pull off his knob).
- An in-depth look at Urinal technology.
- An explanation for our long hiatus.
- A quick review of missed films including:
- Zodiac.
- Half Nelson.
- Spiderman 3.
- Pirates of the Caribbean 3.
- An hilarious diatribe on censorship.
- An investigation into what the hell happened to Grindhouse.
It's a packed first episode back, so join us as we trash Jane Austin, defend comic fans and fumble with sexual innuendo.
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Runtime: 65m 06s
January 29, 2007 02:01 AM PST
Episode 13 contains:
- Review of The Fountain.
- Mini-review of Deja Vu.
- Discussion about 2006 Oscar Nominations.
- A very sexy surprise at the end.
Plus Adam makes an unspeakable mistake, and Rennie formulates some more wildly-unfounded theories.
Runtime: 83m 57s
January 21, 2007 02:05 AM PST
Episode 12 contains:
- A review of Pan's Labyrinth
- A mini-review of Babel
- A mini-review of Dreamgirls
- A look at the worst trailer of all time.
- Rennie and Adam agree that fascism is rubbish.
- Plus heaps of bonus features, including:
- Rennie lectures on the Bible and Greek mythology.
- Adam reveals a terrible childhood secret.
- Rennie tells another of his pizza anecdotes.
Runtime: 52m 53s
January 15, 2007 01:54 AM PST
Episode 11 contains:
- Babies made from other babies.
- A review of Blood Diamond
- A look at upcoming films including:
- Rocky Balboa.
- The Good Shepherd.
- Bobby.
- Some shit with Tim Allen and John Travolta.
- Rennie sings (to, he boasts, critical acclaim) like a prat when he does Tomorrow from Annie.
Runtime: 51m 02s
January 07, 2007 06:41 AM PST
Episode 10 contains:
- Totally amazing anecdotes (including fashion tips and how to destroy forensic evidence).
- A review of Marie Antoinette.
- A review of Happy Feet.
- Discussion of Burlap Sacks and where to buy them (and what to put in them).
- A brief look at upcoming films.
Runtime: 1h 2m 41s
January 01, 2007 10:56 PM PST
Episode 9 contains:
- A review of The Queen (our sloppiest yet).
- Phrasology study.
- Zombies.
- Vampires.
- Your horoscope for 2007 (as derived by Adam, from the planets).
Runtime: 58m 52s
December 18, 2006 04:44 AM PST
2006: The entire year in review. We tear through the following monster-sized list of films, reviewing each one with devastating flippancy. The films we review include:
- Chicken Little
- Valiant
- Brokeback Mountain
- Walk The Line
- Syriana
- Capote
- Good Night, And Good Luck
- Hostel
- A History Of Violence
- Match Point
- V For Vendetta
- Mirrormask
- The Squid And The Whale
- The Hills Have Eyes
- Mission: Impossible 3
- The Da Vinci Code
- Slither
- X-Men 3: The Last Stand
- The Break-up
- The Omen
- Chumscrubber
- Cars
- Tristram Shandy: A Cock And Bull Story
- Hard Candy
- Friends With Money
- An Inconvenient Truth
- Over The Hedge
- Click
- Thank You For Smoking
- Superman Returns
- Pirates Of The Carribean: Dead Man's Chest
- Jindabyne
- My Super Ex-Girlfriend
- Confetti
- You, Me And Dupree
- Footy Legends
- Brick
- Miami Vice
- Kenny
- Snakes On A Plane: Lice On My Balls
- Silent Hill
- Lady In The Water
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby
- A Prairie Home Companion
- Boytown
- Children Of Men
- The Departed
- Little Miss Sunshine
Now, in all fairness, we're going to place a ZOMG Spoilz warningz on this entire episode (which we forgot to do at the start). We do speak about the films as if you've seen them all, but we don't spend enough time on any of them to really ruin too much.
Also: Rennie spreads Dickensian cheer, and Adam spreads foul mouthedness. Merry Christmas.
Runtime: 1h 22m 20s
December 09, 2006 05:32 AM PST
Episode 7 contains:
- Review of Casino Royale.
- Mini-review of The Black Dahlia.
- Somehow, we end up talking about The Jungle Book.
Rennie gets very musical in this one and I apologise on his behalf.
Runtime: 45m 59s