Rock N Roll Nerd
Back in 2004, Tim Minchin was a ranga from Perth who wrote weird satirical songs that record companies didn't know how to market. Then he had a makeover (I love makeovers.) Rock'n'roll eyeliner! Chemically straightened hair teased up, like Russell Brand! Unbuttoned shirts! And get this: it totally worked.
In Bruges
Don't be fooled by the fact that Martin McDonagh's IN BRUGES stars legendary douchebag Colin Farrell. Gone is his whiplash-inducing Miami Vice-era pout, replaced here with his native Irish accent and type-shattering performance as Ray, an alternate universe Father Dougal McGuire. Instead of being a priest, he's hired to kill them.
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
Morgan Spurlock's SUPER SIZE ME was a lightning-strike to the zeitgeist with a high-concept hook pitched for maximum McDamage. Can the same be said for his new Middle East extravaganza WHERE IN THE WORLD IS OSAMA BIN LADEN?
Stripped bare, this is a likeable film about everyman Spurlock travelling through strife-torn countries and realising that, you know, people are people, and no one wants war.
Speed Racer
Is SPEED RACER Kubrick's 2001 for kids?
To call its reception ‘lukewarm' is an understatement, and it's easy to see why. It's too child-friendly for adults - the cute-kid-and-monkey comic relief, straight from the cartoon, will set many eyes rolling - but it's also too long and convoluted for kids.
Southland Tales
Richard Kelly won fans with his slice of moody postmodern angst, DONNIE DARKO. Now thanks to Popcorn Taxi you get a one-off screening of his follow-up - the long-delayed, much-maligned SOUTHLAND TALES - and the chance to participate in a Q&A with the director, live from Los Angeles.
You might want to start with this: uh, what the hell?
SOUTHLAND TALES is a sprawling, semi-satirical apocalypse flick, populated by visionary porn stars, amnesiac celebrities, giant dirigibles, and other Warhol wet dreams.
A Night of Horror
There's something special about a cumulative effect of the scares, gore, and slow-burning dread contained in a horror festival. April's ‘A Night of Horror' focuses on new horror flicks - in fact, some so new that their IMDB pages still read as being ‘in production'.
If zombie comedies, old-school slasher homages, or an ‘Undead Rockabilly Dance' sound appealing, you'll be in heaven.
Cloverfield
Blockbusters suffer from the tyranny of low expectations. How many times did you hear someone dismiss the gaping flaws of Transformers with "yeah, but it had giant robots fighting, so who cares?" We care, damn it. We want mass destruction with some thought behind it.
Thank Godzilla that CLOVERFIELD is everything TRANSFORMERS was not.
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