Tuesday, 30 April 2013

15 Second Review: Comedown (2012)

 
Imagine this: Kidulthood, right, but a HORROR film. Oh but wait, hasn't that been done before? Yeah, damn, Attack the Block. Never mind, no listen right, what if the film was set in a tower block, like The Raid, or Dredd or something, but a HORROR film, and right, like Kidulthood? Oh no, that's still Attack the Block. What if we take out the cool monsters - which, as you'll remember, were the best things in Attack the Block - and instead make it an ultra-generic slasher film? Yeah bruv, and then we can  throw in some right vexin language right, that sounds suspiciously like someone in their mid-30s trying to sound "street" innit tho? Sick! [sucks teeth, becomes confused].
Most confusing of all is that the filmmakers try to palm off the killings on a rival gang (for about three minutes) when it is quite clear who the killer is from the outset...well, at least from the moment that the teens talk about the janitor that they ritually tormented. The dialogue is so unsubtle, they may as well have included the line "And then he was all like, you know, up in my bizness and ting, givvin it that 'I'll come back and kill you' shit, d'ya knaaa what I mean? And I was like 'pussyole'". With material this bad, I'll be shocked if there isn't outtake footage of the poor bastard that played Mr Carruthers the killer janitor shouting 'I'd have gotten away with it if it weren't for you pesky kids' or 'The Daily Mail was right! Britain is broken!'. Maybe that's why he doesn't get any lines.

Monday, 29 April 2013

New Knower and Mask of Judas Releases Today

The good news from two ends of the musical spectrum: newreleases from two criminally unsigned acts:


Knower
Although they've drifted away from experimental retro funk-jazz towards an electro-dubstep vibe of late, Louis cole and Genevieve Artadi are continuing to push themselves into new musical terrain with every release.





Mask of Judas - Axis

UK band Mask of Judas moved away from their roots in eclectic genre-blurring metal into a firm tech-metal identity when Sam Bell joined the troupe. They've not had much luck in holding down a stable line-up, but hopwfully this release will garner some well-earned recognition. 

Sunday, 28 April 2013

Godzilla Vs Charles Barkley

 
Remember that time when NBA All-Star Charles Barkley fronted off against Godzilla? Sure you do. Who else would be called given such a serious breach in national security? Giant green radioactive dinosaurs fear nothing more than basketball skills. Awesomeness ensues. Best 50p I ever spent..
 
 







Saturday, 27 April 2013

Short Film: Perihelion (2012)


Nick Cross's animation may be under three minutes in duration, but it nevertheless manages to evoke many horrors of human atrocity in an epic fashion. Well worth watching.

Thursday, 25 April 2013

Song of the Day: Deasa - Warsaw



Lead single from Dessa's forthcoming Parts of Speech album. I'm in,

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Short Film: I Live in the Woods (2009)



Bear with this one - it is a bit twee at the outset, but it quickly turns into a Nietzschean nightmare. Hurrah!