EDGE OF TOMORROW DVD OF THE MONTH
Tom Cruise has made a habit of starring in high-concept sci-fi flicks. ‘Minority Report’,
‘War of the Worlds’, and, more recently, ‘Oblivion’ have all benefitted from his unquestionably charismatic presence. Having said that, he believes that humanity is descended from the banished souls of aliens, sent here 75 million years ago by an intergalactic ruler called Xenu and dropped into volcanoes from big DC8 airplanes with rockets instead of propellers, so maybe he thinks he’s making documentaries. Who knows? I, for one, don’t think that creation myth is any less batshit crazy than being dreamed up by a lonely talking cloud. But I’m a film guy, not a theology guy, so on with the review!
‘Edge of Tomorrow’ is very much like ‘Groundhog Day’, but instead of punching Ned Ryerson, Tom punches
invading aliens that look a bit like the squidy ships in the Matrix films, getting better at it with every rebirth until he’s a sort of omniscient super-soldier saviour of humanity guy. It’s pretty good, actually.
I know what you’re thinking: “Yeah, Jay, this, like, ‘Groundhog Day’ is another cinematic exploration of the Nietzschean concept of Eternal Return”, and you’d be right. Also, like ‘Groundhog Day’, it’s a lot of fun. Te mistake it makes, which GD never does, is to try and explain the details of the temporal shenanigans, and it ends up looking a bit silly. Also, some of the dialogue is laugh- out-loud, face-slapping twattery.
No matter though. Te fun concept and shiny execution were more than enough to keep me on board. Ten again, my thetan levels are pretty low at the moment. Jay Freeman
OCTOBERFILM RELEASES
30 October Gone GirlTrill master David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club) brings us another dark tale, this time starring Ben Affleck as a man under the media spotlight following his wife’s disappearance. Did he kill her? Will his next victim be Batman? Affleck’s good in this, so see it before you hate him forever.
10 OctoberAnabelleI thought that the best bit about last year’s Te Conjuring was the creepy doll at the start. Apparently I wasn’t alone, as she’s back. Will probably get a bit silly at the end as all these things do, but if you manage not to shit yourself before then, you’re doing well.
17 OctoberNorthern SoulTe affirming and delightful story of two boys in 1970s Northern England whose lives are changed forever after the discovery of black American soul music. Tis film is a well crafted snap-shot of British sub-culture from first time director Elaine Constantine.
29 OctoberHornsHarry Potter plays Ig, a boy who gets the horn, sorry, the horns, after his girlfriend is murdered and he is publically suspected of the crime. With plenty of satanic symbolism, and Juno Temple, the film is a little untidy, but generally very likeable. Well done,
Harry.American soul music. Tis film is a well crafted snap-shot of British sub-culture from first time director Elaine Constantine. Smiley
OCTOBER DVD ROUNDUP
06 October A Million Ways to Die in the WestSeth McFarlane’s second live action comedy was critically panned, but I really enjoyed it. It affectionately mocks the clichés of Westerns with a modern un-PC bent (no surprise there, then) in the company of Charlize Teron, Giovanni Ribisi and the awesome Sarah Silverman. Saddle up!
13 Octoberr Penny Dreadful – Season 1If you felt abandoned when ‘True Blood’ turned cack, and you’ve grown out of guff like ‘Twilight’, then this wonderfully cast soup of well-known gothic characters and themes might be right up your dimly lit, misty alleyway. Flap flap flap (that’s a bat). Oooooh (Tat could be an owl. I’m not sure).
20 October 20,000 Days on EarthPart documentary, part fiction, and with the lines between blurred, this day-in-the-life-of eccentric and hugely accomplished polymath Nick Cave is as enigmatic, compelling and inspiring as the man himself. Not just for fans, but essential if you are.
27 October GodzillaWow, that really is a fucking big lizard. If you like films about fucking big lizards, and you’ve seen all the other films about fucking big lizards, you should watch this. Tere’s a fucking big lizard in it. “How big?” you ask. Fucking big, my friend. Fucking big. Lizard. Jay Freeman
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