This week, we look at funny man Owen Wilson. Is he laugh out loud brilliant, or an irritating, over-rated lad in need of a nose job? Should he and the rest of the ‘Frat Pack’ stop hurting our eyes and affronting our senses, or do they deserve awards for out of the box originality? The defence and prosecution have their say.

You may recall that, in the antique nursery rhyme, Solomon Grundy was married on a Wednesday. We don’t particularly trust anyone who’d get married when they could be seeing FILMS for HALF FREE, to be honest. Plus he never leaves us nice comments. Solomon Grundy is, we must conclude, something of a tosser – if you aren’t, read this lovely blog!

Relative unknown beats off competition for coveted role

Wizard of Oz spin-off loses a superhero, but gains a pirate

2011 is the year of the toon, bringing us animated movies galore from Pixar, Disney, Dreamworks and their like whether we want it or not. Here’s our rundown of animations due to hit the box office in 2011. Think we missed one? Let us know. Our word for today is ‘completist’.

She’ll play the girl one, probably.

For those of us not living in a Gothic shrine, it has been a long time since The Nightmare Before Christmas introduced us to Jack Skellington. According to Time Burton, the wait for a sequel might be over.

Hurrah for knowledge-based lies! Beginning today, we’ll be giving you a weekly low-down on a cinematic figure you really should know your way around. After all, not only does epic film know-how make you a better person, but it improves your blood-pressure, freshens your clothes and makes you irresistible to foxy humans of your preferred gender. This week: Danny Boyle.

This week, we’re giving some love to the unsung hero of surrealism; Jan Svankmajer. Famous for his bleak and uncanny exploration of inanimate objects, he gives us a much needed reminder of the power of simplicity. Watch on!

Enter our marvellous Write Christmas competition! Bored of the same old Hollywood Christmas movies? Us too. Best For Film are launching an epic writing competition this festive season – we want you to write a review of the greatest Christmas film never made.1st prize is £100 and your imagined movie made real with a one-off poster by the mind-blowing design team who brought you The Hurt Locker, In the Loop, The Last Exorcism posters and more. VOTING IS NOW CLOSED!