This is a pre-emptive strike against Mel 'Braveheart' Gibson's controversial snuff movie The Passion of Christ, which will shortly be arriving in the UK with a predictably over-blown blockbuster-style fanfare. Save yourself a trip to this cinematic gore-fest and the indignity of chundering into your popcorn by getting hold of the video or DVD of Pasolini's beautiful and moving The Gospel According to St. Matthew instead.

footnote [4th March]: A woman who drove her car into a lake told police she was re-enacting a scene from The Passion of Christ. Apparently she was attempting to be baptised.