In a surprise move, M Night Shyamalan (who may have been listening to opinions that he has lost his way), has teamed up with notoriously surreal director Tim Burton… and created a monster.

“IS THIS THE SICKEST FILM EVER?” screamed the headlines of The Sun when Tom Six’s grisly The Human Centipede was released in 2009. The controversial director has returned to the subject matter of needles, thread, mouths and arses to executive-produce an unexpected prequel – and to our surprise, the tone of the series has made an altogether pleasing jump from surgical horror to offbeat comedy. The Holiday Centipede is a festive treat for the whole family, provided the whole family is aged 18 or over.

Most people don’t like to be in a lift, full stop. But imagine being there with four others, three with a shady past and the king of shade, the devil himself. As a sinner yourself, your complaint may not make it to the file and pot, kettle, black would spring to mind. The moral of the story: the devil punishes wrongdoers. And not just with coal in your stocking.

M. Night Shyamalan hopes to regain his box office crown with The Last Airbender, a fantasy where Asians and Inuits save the world. Yet there is barely an Asian or Inuit in sight. Has Shyamalan rolled right inuit? Find out more about the racebending controversy here…

Hi! I’m not Troy McClure. You might remember me from other such features as “Top 10 Aimless 80’s Nostalgia Trips” and “Waffling On About Something Irrelevant That Causes Me Disproportionate Anger”. Now, let’s stroll together down a list of the great Mr. McClure’s oft-name dropped movies, and see which ones should be jammed into production like a fish in a sock.