Month In Reviews: October 2012

We've had an incredibly busy month at the 56th BFI London Film Festival but Team FG has come into its own lately, and we have a smorgasbord of music and TV reviews to complement our film reviews. Album of the month goes to This Many Boyfriends, and film of the month to 'Frankenweenie'. For those reviews and more, keep reading.

ALBUM REVIEWS:

Dog Is Dead - 'All Our Favourite Stories' // Howard Gorman
Feed The Rhino - 'Burning Sons' // Simon Opie
The Jim Jones Revue - 'Savage Heart' // Simon Opie
The Little Philistines - 'Nuclear Envelope' // Howard Gorman
Muse - 'The 2nd Law' // Rajan Lakhani
This Many Boyfriends - 'This Many Boyfriends' // Emily Solan
Waves Of Fury - 'Thirst' (including free download of 'These Things I Leave You) // Simon Opie

THEATRICAL FILM RELEASES:

'Beasts Of The Southern Wild' (2012) // Saam Das
'Crossfire Hurricane' (2012) // Saam Das
'Frankenweenie' (2012) // Saam Das
'Ginger & Rosa' (2012) // Saam Das
'Holy Motors' (2012) // Saam Das
'Liberal Arts' (2012) // Saam Das
'Looper' (2012) // Saam Das
'Ruby Sparks' (2012) // Alison Potter
'Sister' (2012) // Saam Das
'Skyfall' (2012) // Saam Das

DVD REVIEWS:

'Ill Manors' // Saam Das

LIVE MUSIC REVIEWS:

Spector live at Leeds University Stylus // Emily Solan
To Kill A King live at Cargo, London // Saam Das

TV REVIEWS:

'Doctor Who: The Angels Take Manhattan' // Saam Das
'Downton Abbey' Series Three, Episode Three // Tara Joshi
'Downton Abbey' Series Three, Episode Five // Tara Joshi
'Red Dwarf X: Trojan' // Saam Das

OTHER REVIEWS:

Buried Treasures: Lungfish - 'Talking Songs For Walking Songs' // Simon Opie
The Art Of 'Frankenweenie' at BFI Southbank // Saam Das
Singin' In The Rain' at Palace Theatre, London // Alison Potter

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