The Media Worm

Why did I watch it? A recommendation from a friend this one. I had never heard of it before. What's it all about? A hobo (Rutger Haue...

Why did I watch it? Season one originally aired in 2011 and I saw a re-run advertised and looked up the show's premise. On the back ...

Why did I watch it? J. Edgar Hoover is a historical figure I've always wanted to know more about. I enjoy American crime-based hist...

Why did I watch it? I guess I watched this because I'm a fan of 300  and I was drawn in by a combination of the Greek legend and 300...

Why did I watch it? Moneyball  came onto Sky Movies a while back, I remembered it earning several Academy nominations so thought it was ...

Why did I watch it? Having never heard of this film before, I saw it advertised and liked the look of the ensemble cast and hoped the sc...

Why did I watch it? How would you not want to? Lavished with awards throughout 2011, including Academy Awards for Best Picture, Actor and...

Why did I watch it? I'm a superhero geek (just without the comics). I thought the original X-Men films were a mixed bunch but the co...

Why did I watch it? Heard good things about this from friends and the missus so I gave it a go. Judd Apatow produces and he generally kn...

Why did I watch it? This was one that the missus recorded, presumably just because it had Bradley Cooper in it. Still, I remember seeing...

Why did I watch it? Spielberg's first animated film, produced by Peter Jackson and based on the popular children's books, it seeme...

Why did I watch it? I saw Guy Ritchie's first take on the Sherlock Holmes story in 2009 at the cinema. It was a pretty fun outing fo...

Why did I watch it? From the days when I used to watch the re-runs of the original TV series, I've always been a fan of the Mission I...

Why did I watch it?  Mila Kunis. It looked like a reasonable rom-com with more untraditional leanings. Mila Kunis in pants. What...

Why did I watch it? No particular reason, it just came along and looked a pretty harmless action adventure film. What's it all ...

Why did I watch it? Came across this one after seeing it mentioned in Sight & Sounds 2012 greatest film poll. Although it didn't...

Why did I watch it? I am a massive fan of Steig Larsson's series of books so I was keen to see Hollywood's take on the story. I...

Why did I watch it? Another Mrs Northerner special this one while we were on holiday. I hadn't even heard of this film before watchi...

Why did I watch it? My other half came home from the shop with this the other day. I was looked forward to watching it mainly because of th...

Why did I watch it? Being a bit of a sci-fi and closet horror fan, I was suckered in by the trailer and the interesting premise of a disast...