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Kevin
A hit book doesn't necessarily mean its movie counterpart is going
to be as successful, especially when one considers the difficult subject matter
but all credit to filmmaker Lynne Ramsay
who manages to translate Lionel
Shriver's harrowing novel to the screen with impressive results.
Helped in no small part by a towering performance from Tilda Swinton but also from some clever
casting of Kevin, who is seen in the film at 3 stages of his life, we are led
into the mind of a tormented mother who is driven to despair and beyond by her
– at times – quite evil child.
Anyone who thought that
kid was bad the Omen and is likely to be pushed over the edge by what they see
here.
Not the kind of film to watch if you are having troubles with your
own teenagers or looking for escapism. We
Need To Talk About Kevin is difficult subject matter handled intelligently
by a team of professionals who tell it how it is, not perhaps how you want it
to be delivered.
You have been warned.
We Need To Talk About
Kevin is available now on Blu Ray, DVD and through iTunes.
Contagion
Our fears as a species switch with each generation and as technology
forms a bigger part of our lives – dispatching the more traditional forms of
horror through scientific explanation – we
look to different sources to keep us trembling under the covers.
It seems we have gone full circle in the cycle of horror. We used to like to see our monsters in all
their glory and now the less we see the better. Perhaps that is why films
like Paranormal Activity, The Last Exorcism and even Insidious have proven so
popular of late.
Contagion is the latest from director Steven
Soderbergh and features an impressive ensemble cast that includes
heavyweights Matt Damon, Jude Law,
Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Winslet, all fighting against an invisible
airborne disease that threatens to wipeout humanity.
The premise is plausible
and the demons in this particular instance, a terrible virus that is just as terrifying by its absence.
Some have called this movie science fiction rather than horror but I
would disagree. It is a harrowing
journey that debates the "what if" scenario of a global epidemic without
discrimination for its victims. Black, white, gay or straight, if you catch it
you're dead.
What is refreshing is that science is the hero and maybe its sending
a message out to the generations that follow that the
Contagion is available now on Blu Ray,
DVD and through iTunes.
Rayman Origins
Rayman has enjoyed a bit
of a resurgence of late and the excellent Ubisoft release last year Rayman Origins on the major home
consoles demonstrated that if done correctly, a series reboot is the perfect
opportunity to introduce a gaming classic to a whole new generation of players.
Not content to sit on
their laurels, the innovative developers have offered up a scaled down version
for the PS Vita that is just as entertaining and
perhaps more importantly, just as much fun.
In most respects it replicates the 360 and PS3 versions on the small
screen to impressive effect and represents why Sony's boast that they have one of the strongest first and third party
line-ups for a new console release is valid.
Rayman Origins on Vita is
a title you should consider buying if you love platform games because there is nothing better out there on the system as things
stand today.
Rayman Origins is out now on Sony Vita
and is still available for PS3 and Xbox 360.
FIFA 2012
Anyone who enjoyed FIFA 12
on the PS3 or Xbox, will be pleased to note that the emergence of it's younger
cousin on the PS Vita is a welcome addition to the series and ensures that fans of football need never be deprived of their
favourite console kick about, even when on the move.
It also provides us with the opportunity to match up the Vita
version against the iTouch and iPad incarnations and send out a resounding recommendation for Sony's
console against any of the other portable versions. Call me old fashioned
but there's still something satisfying about real "thumb against the plastic"
control over virtual joysticks that cannot be equaled.
The biggest surprise is the authentic and entertaining feel the game
offers and anyone familiar with the full
console versions is going to be impressed at just how closely this edition
mirrors the gameplay on the bigger, more powerful devices.
All credit to EA games on this title. Forget your Apple and Android
devices, Vita is the new home for
portable FIFA.
FIFA 2012 is available now on Sony
Vita.
Everybody's Golf
This series has followed Sony's console releases around like a
faithful dog, always there to entertain and remind us that when all else fails,
there are still some traditional and
familiar comforts we can fall back on.
If you like your golf games colourful, easy to pick up and instantly
engaging, then Everybody's Golf on the
Vita is the perfect choice, suited to all age ranges.
Packed with courses,
challenge modes and a host of unlockable content,
this pick-up-and-play title is the kind of game that you can easily occupy five
minutes as you might five hours with.
It might be a little too cute for the sports purists but there is
little here to complain about and you get exactly what you pay for. If fun golf is your aim then Everybody's
Golf should be your title of choice.
Everybody's Golf is available now on Sony
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Octavia Spencer looks lovely but that dress is so tight she had to be helped out of her chair. A standing O? “Thank you guys, I’m sorry, thank you, I’m sorry…” Maybe this is the new “You like me, you really like me!”
Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz: it’s a battle of the skintight champagne frocks up there. Not much chemistry between these two, though; not BFFs in real life, I’ll warrant.
Billy Crystal stutters out his intro to Angie Jolie, presenting for adapted screenplay, and it’s easy to see why. How long do you reckon she rehearsed that pose?
Rose Byrne and Melissa McCarthy presenting for best documentary do a shot when someone yells “Scorsese!” Random, but some desperately needed comic relief.
Michael Douglas presenting the award for Achievement in Directing. Incredible how much he looks like his father, Kirk.
And for best actress, the Oscar goes to: Who else? Meryl Streep, who feigns surprise very nicely, takes the piss out of herself for the predictable win and then tears up at the mention of her husband’s name – all in under 10 seconds. Legend.
Stop the presses: George Clooney looks dapper. And GF Stacy Kiebler is gorgeous in bronze Marquesa. Speaking together on the Oscar’s Red carpet — this is a big coming out for them, so to speak.