We've actually been pretty busy bees over the past month, which is good going seeing as day jobs get in the way. Plenty of impressive stuff on offer, particularly in the albums department where the likes of Beirut and Grimes unleashed strong efforts. Film-wise, things were a little more mixed and we hope never to have to see 'Conan The Barbarian' again. For all those reviews and more, read on.
ALBUM REVIEWS: (ratings out of 10)
Beirut - 'The Rip Tide' // Rajan Lakhani // 8.5
Grimes - 'Geidi Primes' // Jack Thomson // 8.5
Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks - 'Mirror Traffic' // Simon Opie // 8.0
*Shels - 'Plains Of Purple Buffalo' Simon Opie // 8.0
FILM REVIEWS: (ratings out of 10)
'Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes' // Ced Yuen // 9.5
'Super 8' // Saam Das // 9.0
'The Guard' // Alicia McBride // 8.5
'Captain America: The First Avenger' // Ced Yuen // 8.0
'Villain' // Raman Kamboh // 8.0
'One Day' // Saam Das // 6.0
'Cowboys & Aliens' // Saam Das // 5.5
'Conan The Barbarian' // Saam Das // 3.0
DVD REVIEWS: (with listed release dates)
'United' // Saam Das // 8th
'Sucker Punch' // Ced Yuen // 8th
'Source Code' // Ced Yuen // 15th
'Red Riding Hood' // Saam Das // 22nd
'Hanna' // Ced Yuen // 29th
'Killing Bono' // Saam Das // 29th
'The Veteran' // Ced Yuen // 29th
For previous monthly review roundups, click here.
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