Entertainment Reviews

By EYE ON STOKE's Entertainment Reporter Rufus Hilton

The Great Gatsby

Director Boz Luhrman ditches the boring novel's intrigue, subtle character studies and social satire in favour of a glitzy, star-studded pop video of a movie. Leonardo DiCaprio portrays the puffy-faced, gurning Gatsby to perfection and the modern pop soundtrack perfectly complements this period piece. A masterpiece. 5/5.

Out in cinemas this Friday

The Fall

This bleak BBC2 drama revolving around a creepy serial killer and the policewoman (Gillian Anderson) trying to track him down is a poor effort all round. It's often so dark you can't see what's happening very clearly and there's very little in the way of exposition to remind you from time-to-time of what's going on. The weird accents of the cast don't help either. It's no 'Touch of Frost'.

BBC2, Mondays, 9pm

Celebrity Juice

Keith Lemon injects new life into the under-used comedy panel show format with his hilarious antics in this ITV2 spectacular. Top notch, charismatic, A-List guests, such as Emma "Baby Space" Bunton, Rylan and regulars Jedward, join Keith for such exciting games such as rude Chinese whispers and downing pints of beer quickly, with Keith all-the-while having a go at the game celebrities, often pointing out that some of the female panellists have big titties right to their faces! Brilliant.

ITV2, most nights

Savages: "Silence Yourself"

The debut album from hotly-tipped Londoners Savages is something of a letdown. Instead of cheeky piano singalongs or urban-flavoured pop music, like you would expect from cockneys, we are instead treated to punchy, serious rock music of a new wave/post-punk style, favouring atypical song structures and thoughtful lyrics rather than catchy choruses and guest raps. Disappointing. 1/5.

Out now