Should Punk Stay Or Should It Go?
A closer look at the age-old question of whether punk is dead reveals quite the opposite – the sentiments behind the genre may have changed, and it may have but a shadow of its former social relevance, but punk is very much alive and kicking despite today’s naysayers.
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2017 General Election
Girlboss: All Bark, No Bite
Netflix’s TV adaptation of former CEO Sophia Amoruso’s success story gets off to a rocky start, with more hypocrisies and flawed pseudo-feminism than actual business-savvy smarts.
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The Dark Tapes
Michael McQuown’s collection of eldritch tales may fall a little flat due to its lack of decent special effects and a strange stylistic flow, but the ingenuity in its storytelling suggests that fans of the horror genre may have a new rising star to back.
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The Great Brexit War
Kong: Mediocre Island
Despite showing hints of intelligence and nuance at times, the poorly-written characters and glaring lack of originality on Kong: Skull Island dooms it to being nothing more than another average monster movie to add to Hollywood’s already-overcrowded collection of skyscraper-sized disappointments.
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A Cure For Plot Holes
Gore Verbinski’s A Cure for Wellness is a clean break away from more family-friendly ventures, boasting terrific cinematography and a stellar performance from Dane DeHaan, but is ultimately let down by its own disappointing finale.
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