This week sees the release of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the highly-anticipated sequel to last year’s blockbuster. But in the meantime, this week’s new Trailer Trashin’ column takes a look at the upcoming British comedy Cuban Fury. Premise: A lonely sad-sack named Bruce Garrett (Nick Frost) has a crush on his gorgeous new boss Julia (Rashida Jones), and the only way he can ...[Read More]
The frustrating irony of We Need to Talk About Kevin is that no one gets around to actually talking about the brooding, sociopathic Kevin until he has become fodder for editorials, hand-wringing, and misdirected anger once he has unleashed his inborn rage against classmates and family. A horror film of sorts but one grounded in inescapable current affairs, We Need to Talk About Kevin is Scottish d...[Read More]