TheRetroCritic

Somewhat impromptu episode of Tastin' in which I try some pumpkin-flavoured M&M's.

I try a few interesting Japanese Kit-Kat flavours.

I try a Japanese Wonka bar.

I try three new M&M's flavours in this episode of Tastin' .

I discover two more Snickers variations.

I try Cheerwine and other goodies in this new live episode of Tastin'! What should I try next?

I try Sprite Tropical Mix along with another surprise for this 20th episode of Tastin'.

I taste some Ghostbusters snacks in this new episode of Tastin'.

I taste a couple of different Snickers flavours. Crisper and almond, that is.

I taste one of M&M's spicy new flavours.

I taste Ding Dongs that are falling apart. Yum!

Long before Johnny Depp ever entered that chocolate factory with the silliest haircut in town, Gene Wilder had already led a bunch of brats to their untimely, chocolatey demise. And as much as I enjoyed Tim Burton's modern take on Roald Dahl's timeless story, this original version is simply unbeatable. While not completely faithful to the book, Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory still ticks all the right boxes and captures the spirit of the story perfectly whereas the later re-imagining lacked genuine charm, which this one has tons of. Charlie is played by a geeky but convincing Peter Ostrum who manages to break your heart more than once over the course of the film. Gene Wilder, of course, is Willy Wonka and steals the show effortlessly right from under everyone's noses. From the get-go he is the character and you can't wait to go on this surreal adventure with him. He even gets a song which, his singing voice being... what it is, isn't too vocally impress

Whether you like it or not: Twilight is a big deal. Not in terms of quality or artistic value of course but in terms of what an impact it's had on our teen culture. It was inevitable, then, that ripoffs would arise trying to cash in on the money-sucking saga. Obvious attempts that suddenly spring to mind include Red Riding Hood , Beastly and the subject of this here review: Blood & Chocolate . Pretend the title's less terrible than it is, it'll make this way easier. So why can Blood & Chocolate be called a Twilight ripoff/B movie? Well, lets see. You've got a young human/werewolf relationship, sparkly supernatural beings running around in forests, LOTS of walking and talking, copious amounts of cheese and... topless werewolves. Need I say more? The good news is that it's not Twilight. The bad news? It's worse. I'd say it's on a par with Eclipse but no: it's worse. I'll let that sink in. And it's not just the Twilig