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onty Python cohort Neil Innes once quipped, “I’ve
uffered for my music, and now it’s your turn”. He could
asily have been quoting early 1900s New York socialite
lorence Foster Jenkins – should she have had any
wareness whatsoever as to how utterly horrific her
pera “singing” was. A great patron of the arts, she
as much loved, and carefully shielded from those who
ould try to bring her down due to her complete lack
f vocal ability. But, perhaps ironically, her caterwauling
ultimately attracted a legion of fans. This is, obviously,
her story, with Meryl Streep taking to the titular role with much gusto,
while Hugh Grant does his utmost best to support the woman whom
he obviously truly adores. You probably won’t buy the soundtrack, but
FFJ delivers finely-tuned entertainment. AF
Every voice deserves to be heard.
FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
Release Date: 06/10/16 Format:
hard Linklater's "spiritual sequel" to his 1993 cult
ourite Dazed and Confused charts the last three days
freedom for a group of twentysomething college
seball players before classes start. Our entry point is
nsitive freshman Jake (Blake Jenner), who embarks
a wild weekend with his new buddies while
empting to woo an arts major (Zoey Deutch). The
tithesis of the crass frat boy comedy, there's no real
t to speak of – Everybody Wants Some!! is about
the ritual of male bonding and taking an enjoyable trip
back to 1980 in the company of a bunch of amiable dudes sporting
paisley shirts and porn star moustaches. The cast is great, particularly
former Glee star Jenner and Glen Powell (Scream Queens), and a
soundtrack of disco hits nicely complements the bong hits. SH
Baseball daze and boogie nights.
EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!
Release Date: 05/10/16 Format:
Sweet and significantly quirky Martha (Anna Kendrick)
has just dumped her philandering boyfriend, and is
deep in a “what do I do now?” fugue when she meets
a rather odd gentleman in a supermarket. He’s Francis
(Sam Rockwell). He’s also a hitman – or perhaps a
reverse hitman, for he tends to snuff those who book
him, rather than the intended targets. After all, wanting
to kill somebody isn’t very nice! Anyway, something
sparkles between Francis and Martha, they get chatting
and the smitten thing blooms. He’s completely honest
about his past – she thinks he’s just eccentric. But reality soon dawns,
with everybody from amateurs to Tim Roth aiming to gun Francis
down. Frenetic, fun and often frightfully funny, Rockwell and Kendrick
really fire in what’s possibly the most bullet-riddled romcom ever. AF
A killer couple.
MR. RIGHT
Release Date: 12/10/16 Format:
This sequel to Tim Burton’s 2010 film is, curiouser and
curiouser, more entertaining. Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returns
home to London after three years at sea and is quickly lured
back into Wonderland through a magic mirror, where she
discovers her friend the Hatter (Johnny Depp) is not so much
mad as depressed over the whereabouts of his long lost
family. Determined to set things right, Alice commandeers a
gyroscopic time machine and returns to the past to find the
Hatter’s kin. The theme is time in this ‘Days of Future Past’
take on Lewis Carroll’s classic, so naturally the message for
kids is that you can’t change the past, and to cherish every second, minute
and hour. Alice Through the Looking Glass is darker and more melancholic in
tone, but no less crammed with candy-coloured CGI. However, unlike the first
film, you won’t feel like you’ve eaten a kilo of M&Ms by the end. SH
It's time for a little madness.
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
Release Date: 05/10/16 Format:
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