Wednesday, 14 January 2015
HER [2013]
DATING DATA
2013, USA
Spike Jonze
9 // 10
Will a true Artificial Intelligence be capable of burning a toast? Does Stephen Hawking really need to be afraid of Skynet? Will you stop judging my crush on Cortana now? There's only one way to find out!
Monday, 17 November 2014
BOCCACCIO '70 [1962]
Quattromerone
1962, Italy
Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti, Vittorio De Sica
7 // 10
If you have a four-course meal, do you rate the dinner or the dishes? Is acting really what we should remember young Sophia Loren for? What are the chances of milk adverts driving men insane? There's only one way to find out!
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
PANIQUE AU VILLAGE (A TOWN CALLED PANIC) [2009]
A TOWN CALLED BRILLIANCE
2009, Belgium/Luxembourg/France
Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar
8 // 10
Can the difference between madness and brilliance be measured in bricks? How many people (including me) never had any idea what was behind those stupid milk adverts? How many piano lessons would you take to impress a horse? There's only one way to find out!
Monday, 7 July 2014
FROZEN [2013]
I LET IT GO
2013, USA
Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
5 // 10
Did we trade 2D scripts for the 3D graphics? Do we really, really need songs in films? What was all that stupid hype about? There's only one way to find out!
Friday, 27 June 2014
UPSTREAM COLOR [2013]
MOVING (INSTAGRAM) PICTURES
2013, USA
Shane Carruth
5 // 10
Is gibberish the new black? Are indie filmmakers hipsters? What would the blue bacon taste like? There's only one way to find out!
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
THIS IS THE END [2013]
WHO IRONS THE IRONY?
2013, USA
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
2 // 10
Oh god, where do I even begin? Is Seth Rogen the new Adam Sandler? Was I drunk or unconscious when I added this disc to the rent list? There's only one way to find out!
Friday, 20 June 2014
THE WORLD'S END [2013]
TWIST THE MELON, MAN!
2013, UK
Edgar Wright
10 // 10
Can you make a sci-fi comedy about alien robots that is not a sci-fi comedy about alien robots at all? Is it possible to present the British pub culture without giving it Al Murray's face? Have I been waiting with my The Sisters of Mercy tattoo for too long? There's only one way to find out!
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