Tag Archives: Kirsten Dunst

“You’re Not Superman, You Know.”

I recently finished working through Jenny Nicholson’s (hilarious) guest appearances on the Screen Junkies show Movie Fights, and her impassioned advocacy for Sam Raimi’s first Spider-Man movie (2002) set me scouring the shops for a copy, so I could better … Continue reading

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Poor Little Princess

At university, our creative-writing tutors would often encourage us to write what we know, or “dig where we stand”… which is probably a good place to start, but if you stick too doggedly to that strategy there’s always the danger … Continue reading

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Choking On Swan Gas

Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) is a little too mean-spirited and trashy for me to ever be able to recommend it unreservedly, but I’ve seen it three times now over a span of several years, and there are still plenty of … Continue reading

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Underwhelmed

Okay, yes, I’ll admit it… the main reason I plucked Get Over It (2001) from the second-hand shelf, was the smoking-hot promo shot of Mila Kunis featured on the back cover. Of course, her name isn’t actually included in the … Continue reading

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