Attano is the epitome of the anti-hero’s “Anti-Hero” – mute, lithe, with dead eyes, a former bodyguard to an Empress, who is currently awaiting execution. Of course he was wrongly accused. Of course he’s sent to prison. Of course his cohorts spring him so that he can enact revenge. Sound familiar?
Dense with period details that nail the look, sound and feel of the era, Argo is especially razor smart as it shuttles between scenes of all hell breaking loose in Tehran contrasted with the endearing absurdity of druggy, faux-hip ’80s Hollywood…
A rundown of some of our all-time favourite zombie flicks…
Battle Born – A starry neon and dust filled night barrelling down the highway in a ‘67 mustang during the summer of 1986 with a beautiful girl next to you, is also what they could’ve called the new album. But Battle Born comes close enough.
Bring The Meat Back – “You know where you are? You’re in Pretoria baby, you’re gonna braaaai!” This is from a track titled “Wors,” by a band of rugged, beardy, blues-loving brothers from Pretoria (that’s Pretoria, not Thswane) named Juggernaught.
Koi No Yokan – This is the seventh studio LP by Deftones, a band tragically lost to the late ‘90s and forever forced to have their head and wrists in the stocks of Nu Metal – the most juvenile of rock genres.
Good kid, m.A.A.d city – It is easy to get caught up in hype. Mob mentality is made up of a social glue completely absent of consequence. To call Kendrick Lamar’s big budget debut a classic album…
J.J. Abrams’ highly anticipated new Star Trek film is set to release in May this and we have an exclusive still image from the film.
Piece By Piece – You have undoubtedly heard the first single from ISO’s latest album, Piece By Piece on national radio. “No Fire” is the rare kind of single that gets stuck in your head for days, but never becomes annoying or unwelcome.
King Animal – Hearing that a legendary group who disbanded at their peak are working on a reunion album is always a bit of a two-edged sword. On the one hand, there is all of that unfulfilled potential, but there is also the strong possibility that the result is a nostalgia- peddling catastrophe that irreparably stains their glistening résumé.
We Don’t Even Live Here – Electronic dance music and indie is all the rage. Musos in overpriced vintage sneakers pushing buttons on Fisher Price boxes and strum, strum, strumming away on their ugly Telecasters have become standard in almost every genre.
Ridley Scott’s Prometheus is a phenomenal piece of filmmaking. It’s not ever going to be his 1979 masterpiece Alien, but it’s not meant to be. It’s meant to be something more, something bigger, a parable perhaps, of our existence, our obsession with finding out who the hell created us and why.