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Das Experiment [DVD] [2001]

Amazon.co.uk ReviewInspired by a famous 1971 psychological experiment, Oliver Hirschbiegel’s German-language movie Das Experiment finds a group of 20 volunteers randomly divided into 12 prisoners and eight guards and asked to play out their roles for a fortnight while scientists study their reactions. A conflict arises between undercover reporter... Read more of this article

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation [DVD] [1989]

Amazon.co.uk ReviewThe third instalment of the Griswold family saga is a significant improvement over their previous vacation (National Lampoon’s European Vacation). Disaster-prone dad (Chevy Chase) discovers just how dangerous the Christmas season really is, as the Griswolds’ old-fashioned holiday celebration turns out to be more “Bah!... Read more of this article

The Chronicles Of Narnia – The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe [DVD] [2005]

Amazon.co.uk ReviewC.S. Lewis’s classic novel The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe makes an ambitious and long-awaited leap to the screen in this modern adaptation. It’s a CGI-created world laden with all the special effects and visual wizardry modern filmmaking technology can conjure, which is fine so long as the film stays true to the... Read more of this article