Out to own today:
The Raid 2
 | “You want out, you put them down,” Eka (Oka Antara) to Rama (Iko Uwais) Getting a pick-axe to the head, getting a hammer to the face, getting your face shot-off by a pump-action shotgun, a baseball bat to the head, throats slit by a Stanley knife; some examples of the brutal variety of deaths in an extraordinary martial arts crime epic. SERPICO meets ENTER THE DRAGON meets OUTRAGE BEYOND. [To read more click here.] |
Calvary
 | “Do not despair; one of the thieves was saved. Do not presume; one of the thieves was damned,” St Augustine quote And so begins one of the bleakest cinematic comedies in years. One struggles to think of a similar work mixing hilarity and nihilism. Writer-director John Michael McDonagh has developed in leaps and bounds since drily funny cop flick THE GUARD. He brings its lead, Brendan Gleeson, along for a compellingly brutal journey, where words seemingly cut deeper than any corporeal weapon. To not be blown away by the material is a struggle. [To read more, click here.] |
Muppets Most Wanted
 | “Fozzie, did you even watch our last film?” Kermit Quoting yourself is surely a sign of vulgarity? Dear reader, please indulge. In my review of the previous instalment of the Muppets franchise (feel free to click herefor a gander), one mentioned, “The cameos come thick and fast, especially at the end. I’m sure if there’ll be a sequel, the queue for celebrity appearances will be around the block.” Just over two years on from THE MUPPETS, its successor is packed to the rafters with the doyen(nes) of the film/television/music industries, so many as to make the climax of ANCHORMAN 2 appear paltry in comparison. That is the esteem the 2011 flick has now garnered, and rightly so. Big shoes then to fill… [To read more, click here.] |
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