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Funk’s Top 10: ‘Community’ Episodes

D’ya want to know what’s great? Community. It’s one of the smartest and funniest TV shows doing the rounds. It works not just as a sitcom but as a brilliant satire on current media trends. The cast of characters are becoming iconic and the catchphrases are infectious. It’s not unlike Arrested Development and not unlike … Continue reading →

Funk’s Top 10: Great Things About ‘The Room’

A moment of insanity by G-FUNK Ok, let’s clear this up now: this isn’t a parody article where I come up with a bunch of sarcastic reasons why The Room is great when really I’m just pointing out why the movie is terrible. Everyone on the internet knows that The Room is a shockingly bad … Continue reading →

Funk’s Top 10: Movies for a Stinking Hot Day

As some of you are already aware, I live in Australia. This is the hottest month of the year and the past few days have been SCORCHING. This is fine when you’re free to grab a surfboard and hit the beach with an esky full of tinnies (which is all we ever do), not so … Continue reading →

Funk’s Top 10: Muppets!

If you aren’t familiar with The Muppets I feel sorry for your childhood. Luckily for you the show has barely aged and you still catch up on the fun. You can still make the rainbow connection. For those who know and love the Muppets, enjoy this countdown of the best Muppet characters. If you do … Continue reading →

Funk’s Top 10: Reasons You Don’t Want to go to Hogwarts

Oh, Hogwarts. Remember the first time you read a Harry Potter book? It was so magical learning about the secret world of wizards and the wonder of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Every book, every chapter revealed more giddy details about the enchanted and haunted castle. How we all wanted to go to school … Continue reading →

Funk’s Top 10: People the Doctor Should Meet

Doctor Who is a fantastic show for geeks. There’s plenty of space for discussion, fan-fiction and list making. So that’s what I’ve done. Taking inspiration from episodes in which The Doctor crosses paths with significant historical figures, such as Shakespeare, van Gogh and Queen Victoria, here are the ten people from history that I would … Continue reading →

Funk’s Top 10: Movies to Avoid this Holiday Season

Christmas is a great time for the movie studios. Box office numbers go up, people don’t want to be challenged and everyone’s too befuddled by big meals and booze to care much about the quality. Now as I enjoy one of my all-time favourite holiday movies – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – I’ve been considering … Continue reading →

Funk’s Top 10 – Movies With Credits Easter Eggs

Becoming popular among comedies of the 1980s and occurring more and more often in the past decade, an extra scene added during or after the end credits is a fun way for directors to throw in an extra joke, wrap up a loose end or drop clues about a sequel. Here’s the ten worth hanging … Continue reading →

Funk’s Top 10: Television Opening Credits

To say that TV producers put a lot of time into the opening sequences for a television show is an understatement. This isn’t just a station ID or a buffer between scenes, but a hook to convince people to plant their butts and watch the show. It needs to set the tone, introduce the characters … Continue reading →

Funk’s Top 10: Ways the ‘Pirates’ sequels Could’ve Been Saved

Many years ago Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer took a gamble. Not two productions companies known for taking risks, they’re more likely to base their decisions on market research more than creative ingenuity, so it’s unusual that they took the chance. In hindsight it hardly seems like much of a risk at all but you have … Continue reading →

Funk’s Top 10: Best Genre Mash-Ups

Movies produced through the studio system adhere to set formulas which are split into genres. Occasionally a studio head would pour too much cocaine down their windpipe and get the notion that grabbing two genres and rubbing them together will produce originality. More often than not they fail due to being a muddled mess of … Continue reading →

Funk’s Top 10 Over-Rated Movies

The popularity of movies can be driven by many things beside the entertainment value of the movie. Sometimes its the popularity of a star, sometimes it captures a trend at the time and sometimes it befuddles the audience with new technology or a smart marketing campaign. Whilst many movies deserve their acclaim, some movies just … Continue reading →

Funk’s Top 10: Tracking Shots

Anyone who has attempting to complex tracking shot can tell you that it is one of the trickiest and rewarding feats in film-making. Balancing both technical, performance and logistical factors, a good tracking shot needs to be meticulously planned and rehearsed. The invention of the steady cam has made a substantial difference, allowing film-makers to … Continue reading →