Magda Knight

Magda Knight has forgotten more about owls than you could ever hope to learn. When she isn’t weaving her dark magic all over Best For Film she enjoys pretentious coffee, careless whispers, gardening and learning to play the violin (not all at once), and can frequently be found charging round forests with a big rubber sword. If she had to be a character from Trolls 2 she’d be the exploding corn on the cob, which probably tells you all you need to know about her.

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26 August 2011 1:16pm

Super 8

Nostalgic for the good old days of The Goonies and Close Encounters of the Third Kind? Never fret - JJ Abrams has written a love letter to Steven Spielberg that sprinkles the 'only kids can truly understand' formula with a dusting of real monster magic. Old-timers will breathe a sigh of relief, new bloods will wish they lived in a time when you biked to visit your friend just next door, fabrics came in seven hot variations of 'mustard' and cool kids had walkie talkies not iPhones.

29 July 2011 2:46pm

Wreckage

This serviceable scrapyard slasher has a bit of poke in the engine and a few nice body mods, but the plot's had a few too many miles on the clock...

05 July 2011 2:59pm

Interview! We talk to Hobo with a Shotgun director Jason Eisener

Hobo with a Shotgun (UK cinema release July 15) is a grindhouse tour de force starring Rutger Hauer as a hobo cleaning up the streets of Grimetown with a shotgun. Director Jason Eisener talks to us about bears, sharks, Rutger Hauer, exploitation movies and remarkably fresh socks.

22 June 2011 1:26pm

THE KINGDOM Series 1-2

THE KINGDOM TV Series 1-2 is a compelling surreal drama by Lars Von Trier, with demons taking an interest in a vast Danish hospital. Quite unmissable (especially for fans of Twin Peaks) and now available in a Collector's DVD Box Set.

21 June 2011 11:15am

Movie Guide - Best Comedy Films in 2011

Being a splendid and informative guide for the discerning film-goer on the best comedy films to watch in 2011 without sticking needles in their eyes. We'll also tell you which to avoid like the plague.