As the Best For Film team grows by two, our collective wisdom is increased by a factor of A MILLION. That’s maths, sunshine, and if you ignore it then God only knows what you’ll end up watching this week? Bleeding mobiles? Monteing Carlos? Don’t be a mug; come on in and have some intellectually nourishing citrus juice.

Ever wanted to go to a quality film festival, but been unable to offload the children? Ever sat through an Alvin and the Chipmunks movie and cursed the lack of varied children’s entertainment on offer? Ever wanted to watch a hand-picked film with like-minded and passionate people? From 22 October – 6 November, Dundee has the answer.

To commemorate the release of Paranormal Activity 3, a franchise which has made more than $100m through the simple expedient of filming a bedroom in which nothing happens, we’ve created a new ghostly character to appeal to its simple-minded fans. Can you identify its components? At least we didn’t rip off Blair Witch…

Ever since we watched the new Three Musketeers film we’ve wanted to drink ourselves to death. That’s not a sensation that’s likely to go away, but if there’s one thing that might fix it it’s a massive injection of quality swashbuckling. Drink along with us, and if you don’t shift the despair at least you can hasten that coma!

There’s a possibility we were just a little too pleased with last week’s cinematic output. Dizzy, giddy and possibly even rampant with the deadly cocktail of Tinkers, Drivers, Tyrannosaurs and Lion Kings, it was inevitable that we would crash. And so we have. Or have we? THE THREE MUSKETEERS IS OUT. We have.

Are you bored of the usual vampires and witches and ghosts of the spooky season? Tired of the Scream mask people don when trying to make a movie reference in their Halloween costume? Us too. And that’s why we have lovingly compiled a how-to costume guide for your perusal. Dress up as any of these and your awesomeness points will, literally, hit the roof, so approach with caution…

He brings out a new film every twelve to fourteen minutes, he has permanent standing orders to both Matt Damon and George Clooney, he’s about to direct a Liberace biopic before retiring to focus on his painting and he’s REALLY bald. Any guesses? It is of course Steven Soderbergh, and if you’re planning to see Contagion you’d better get involved with our Cheat Sheet…

There’s a balmy lethargy that comes over anyone who tries to talk about Daniel Radcliffe. Eyes become dusty, heads shake, the subject is swiftly changed and forgotten, as conversation invariably turns to Emma Watson’s blossoming torso. But why? Over the course of ten years mainly made up of having pictures taken with owls, the Boy Who Lived has somehow developed traits of He Who Must Not Be Named. But you know what? You’re wrong about Daniel Radcliffe. You’re wrong about him, and I’ve got words that prove it.

To celebrate the release of Real Steel, we’ve ventured into the cyber laboratory to build a mighty Mash-Up robot from spare parts discarded from films throughout the ages. Guess them all and we’ll reward you with a prosthetic arm – but get one wrong and you’ll be rogered by Gort from here to eternity…

After the desolate wasteland of 2010 (The Crazies, and…?), 2011 has actually been a half decent year for horror movies: Kill List, Black Swan, Stake Land, Troll Hunter, Julia’s Eyes, Attack the Block (sort of), the first half of Insidious, the second half of Scream 4… But if early whisperings are to be believed, 2012 is going to be much better. LIST TIME.