As Glastonbury festival takes a well-earned break (every four years it puts its feet up dontchyaknow) festival fiends like myself have been wondering how and where to get an adequate festie fix. I went to my first Glastonbury before I could spell my own name and I’m yet to find anything to rival the luxurious … Continue reading
There’s something both joyous and tragic about RnB singer and hip-hop associate Frank Ocean’s decision to come out as bisexual. In 2012, this shouldn’t be as ‘heroic’ or ‘brave’ as people are making out. Personally I’m thrilled, as Frank Ocean’s rising chart stature in a music genre that’s still so closeted about its gay and … Continue reading
Searching for Sugar Man was born out of well deserved intrigue into the unsuspecting fame of 70’s rock legend simply known as Rodriguez. Imagine finding out that you were hailed as being bigger than Elvis in a country you’d never been to. Maybe that love song you wrote and recorded on a cassette tape and … Continue reading
Stylish, gutsy and gripping, Argo is a thrilling film that refreshingly lives up to its hype. Six Americans are forced to take refuge in the Canadian embassy after Iranian militants rebel against the US for controversially sheltering the Shah of Persia (aka The Last King of Iran).They invade the embassy taking 50 hostages, yet the … Continue reading
If you don’t like sci-fi, don’t be put off by the sci-fi pigeon hole – it’s a bit inaccurate. There may be talk of going back in time, but that’s actually what it is – talk. While not actually time traveling in the fantastical sense, we follow local paper journalist Jeff (Jake Johnson) who’s got … Continue reading
Not over the Hill… It’s unfortunate, yet expected, that Lauryn Hill’s quiet return in spring 2012 was met with speculation over jubilation. Will she be preaching religion, does she let white people listen to her music now and has she stopped crying yet? With many highly successful artists, she was famously known for falling victim … Continue reading
The Trouble With the Curve follows the story of the deteriorating health of Gus (Clint Eastwood) and his nose up, head down daughter (Amy Adams) as they grapple to establish a bond lost in the wake of some soiled history. Clung to each other’s cold shoulders by default, they repel relationships with the rest of … Continue reading
This is a film that’s about as ridiculous as still believing in Santa. So I wasn’t expecting the next Oliver Twist, but a thawing of my grinched heart in preparation for Christmas wouldn’t have gone amiss. Mr Poppy (Marc Wooton) is a character that you wouldn’t want near your kids if they were drowning and … Continue reading
Imagine a world where you could create your perfect partner. You could erase all their annoying tendencies to suit your whimsical desires at the tap of a typewriter. This is the crux of Ruby Sparks, the fantastical, accidental creation of Calvin Weir-Fields (Paul Dano of Little Miss Sunshine fame) – a young, accomplished writer in … Continue reading
If you watched The Blair Witch project and thought “You know what’s missing from this film? Pterodactyls!” then The Dinosaur Project has your name written all over it. This unusually short film (just over 80 minutes) follows six enthused explorers as they root around the Congo in hope of finding Mokele Mbembe – the African … Continue reading
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