Luke Holland

"Did you see the styyyyylish..."

The announcement that one time Doctor Who Matt Smith is to play notorious basket-case Patrick Bateman, in a stage adaptation of American Psycho, has been widely ridiculed. Here are ten more casting howlers that had people lamenting 'oh dear'...

Chavs, chinless wonders, perma-tanned twats and all sorts of weirdos have been given the reality treatment. The Russians could be the straw that kicks the living daylights out of the camel...

Want to leave them something to remember you by? Then go out with explosive style. Here are the 6 best cinematic deaths for some inspiration..

The critically acclaimed BBC drama returned for a second series this week, and Jimmy McGovern delivered once again.

Good old British cynicism has been scarce in the past fortnight thanks to a glut of medals and inspiring Olympians. However, all it took was Russell Brand singing "I Am The Walrus" to bring us back to earth with a mighty thud.

Someone thought it would be a bally excellent idea to have the vaguely anthropomorphic swirl of hair and gibberish ride a zip line into Victoria Park. Needless to say, Boris Johnson got stuck half way...

While the country goes nuts panic buying petrol and pasties, politicians are quietly sweeping the more pressing and uncomfortable issues under the rug. Luke Holland looks at how the country got spun. Again.

Forget best actor, what we want to know is who wins the Nicky Butt awards for the film that sounds most like a rectum...

It's 'found footage' and about teenagers with superpowers, but has Chronicle got enough to set it apart from the Cloverfields and Spidermans of modern cinema?

Seeing as Matthew McConaughey has reprised his role as Wooderson in Butch Walker's new movie, we thought the time was right to pay tribute to the ultimate teen movie...

Both Michael Fassbender and and Carey Mulligan are on top form in Steve McQueen's new film that, after getting the nudity out of the way early, develops into a brilliantly low-key character study...

In places it looks magical, but unless you're a 'something the eye' type you'll be ticking off the cliches as your companions weep in the aisles...

It’s his best-looking film in more than 20 years, but are Marty’s sweeping tracking shots enough to keep viewers from dozing off?

Without a zombie, vampire or camcorder in sight, Nick Murphy’s directorial debut delves back into British cinema's ghostly past.