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The Raid
The Raid is being heralded as an action masterpiece. But…is it? The Raid was shot in Indonesia, has a derivative Hollywood action plot and was directed by a Welsh man called Gareth Huw Evans. It is, if nothing else, quite international. But then so is the illegal arms trade. The story sees a team of 20 elite police officers mount an … read more»
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Still Corners At Scala
On Tuesday night, Still Corners took to the Scala stage with their beautiful sounds, gorgeous video clips and one very rad sequined jacket (see: Tessa Murray’s outfit). For a show opener, Still Corners definitely know how to draw in an impressive crowd – it’s not often anyone but the headlining act can get an audience through the doors … read more»
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Will Dark Shadows Be Any Good?
May 10, 2012The hype around Tim Burton’s new film Dark Shadows has been second to none over the past few months but as the first batch of reviews come in we look at whether it’ll actually be any good. Dark Shadows should make for a winning formular, it brings Burton together with his favourite leading man Johnny Depp and Hollywood royalty like … read more»
Safe
For years the fledgling videogame industry attempted to emulate movies, with developers striving to offer a ‘cinematic’ experience in their titles. But Safe, the latest Jason Statham vehicle, is yet more evidence that the film industry is returning the favour. Because it feels like a rip-off of Grand Theft Auto IV, Kane & Lynch, … read more»
Avengers Assemble
Marvel™ Avengers Assemble has blustered its way into cinemas at last, its plot brimming with blood and vinegar, like a gross balloon at a horrid birthday party. And yet each frame drips with decadent effects, marking it out as a true bauble of a blockbuster. It has already made $174 million ahead of its US release, which suggests that it … read more»
American Pie: Reunion
It’s been 13 years since the first American Pie was released. In the interim some planes have flown into the World Trade Centre, America has gained its first black president and all of the money has gone. All of it. In the sleepy community of East Great Falls, however, things remain distinctly untouched by global events. The class of ’99 … read more»
The Misfits (Live)
Whether you’re part of the die-hard Misfits Fiend Club or not, you’ve come to expect one thing from this Horror-Punk outfit from Lodi, New Jersey: an unconventional, blow your-Mohawk-off horror punk marvel. Almost 35 years after stepping in front of the microphone and an astonishing 13 albums later, they’re still as relevant now to the … read more»
Lana Del Rey, The Reviews Are In
January 31, 2012Yesterday Lana Del Rey released her highly anticipated debut album, Born To Die and as judgement day arrived the first batch of reviews were in… and they weren’t great. Rolling Stone chose to describe her as ‘just another aspiring singer who wasn’t ready to make an album yet’ going on to say of her album effort … read more»
Boxpark: Is It Worth A Visit?
December 6, 2011This weekend was one of firsts for me. The first time I’ve properly begun to celebrate Christmas and overdosed on mulled wine and mince pies and secondly the first time I’ve ever visited a pop up mall. Five years ago if you asked me what a ‘pop up’ shop/art gallery/café meant I would have no idea. But today pop up shops and the like … read more»
Live: Neon Indian At Heaven
Neon Indian are a band that I’ve always thought seem to have a reputation that is greater than the sum of their output. They are frequently the buzziest of buzz bands, regularly sitting atop the Hype Machine Most Popular chart, but while dropping sporadic singles and remixes can get you blog hits, it’s the touring and the … read more»
