Troll Hunter (DVD)

Yes indeed! It’s about a man. A man who hunts trolls. Need I go on? You should be heading off to your local video store and renting this out based solely on its premise.

This Norwegian film takes the old ‘lost footage’ theme and gives it a little breath of fresh air. The CGI creations are extremely well done and the drama unfolds well, allowing you a sneak peaks at the creatures before letting you have it with both barrels. I haven’t had this much fun in ages…these aren’t like those plastic trolls with the pink hair!

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (DVD)

Out of all the summer blockbusters, this was one of the more cerebral offerings. It is still however a ‘blockbuster’, so expect loud action scenes and some unintentionally daft moments (a gorilla attacking a helicopter!). The CGI apes are staggeringly realised (again, splendid motion capture work by Andy Serkis) and on occasions leaving the actors stranded.

Overall, great fun and an interesting ‘prequel’ explanation on how those damn apes took over the world.

Bear McCready (Battlestar Galactica – Season Two OST) - CD

Being a bit of a Battlestar fan, I decided to revisit this album and having done so, it is, in my opinion, one of the best OST in recent times (up there with the Driver and Kick Ass).

The music perfectly captures season two’s dark themes and McCready’s ‘Colonial Anthem’, which you will remember from the original, is right up there with anything that John Williams has ever written. I must watch the series again.

As a side note, check out Katee Sackoff on Twitter, she really writes some fun stuff...@Kateesackhoff

Mastodon (the Hunter) - CD

Moving away from their traditional concept album, this is heavy, sludgy, brutal brilliance – each track thunderous enough to knock down walls! Occasionally you can detect a slight Alice in Chains resemblance (definitely not a bad thing), but this is very much its own growling beast. Buy it and play it loud…just not too close to delicate walls!

AM & Shawn Lee (Celestial Electric) - CD

I recently stumbled across this collaboration between American singer/songwriter AM and English based American musician Shawn Lee and I have to say, I wish all my stumblings were this good.

If Grandaddy were to write 70s film soundtracks, it would sound a lot like this album. This funked up delight is a must buy, one of my favourite albums at the moment!

Follow them on Twitter...@amsounds