I’m Zehra Phelan, Flavourmag’s resident Film Editor and Entertainment Journalist, each week I bring you my weekly round up of new movies in cinema this week.
This week we have Anti-Social which stars Britain’s own Skepta, A remake in Far From The Maddening Crowd, an extremely relevant horror in Unfriended, Yet another animation in Two by Two: Ooops…The Ark has gone and a powerful and brilliant British film in the form of We Are Monster. Can you guess what I’ll be choosing for my pick of the week?
WE ARE MONSTER
The film follows a very quite Robert (Leeshon Alexander) as he keeps himself to himself but growing ever more angry and paranoid regarding his fellow inmates, especially those of a different race to his own. Quite clearly Robert has mental health issues as we witness him talking to his demon self about his disgusting treatment as a child by his parents (which certainly gives us an insight into why he has turned out the way he has) and what and how he is going to take down the one black guy he has had an altercation with in the institute all leading to the brutal murder of Zahid in his cell bed at the hands of Robert just hours before Zahid’s release.
We Are Monster is a brutal, powerful and sickening film, not one for the faint-hearted or easily offended as the amount of racist language will make you feel uncomfortable, However this is one of the best British films of 2015 so far and I couldn’t recommend it highly enough.
For the full review click HERE
For our Interview with lead actor and writing Leeshon Alexander click HERE.
ANTI-SOCIAL
Dee (Gregg Sulkin) is an anarchic street-artist confronting the system, Marcus (Josh Myers) is an armed robber on a jewellery store crime-wave. For the two brothers, being Anti-Social is a way of life! Bound by an unyielding family loyalty they relentlessly carve their respective paths and Dee finds acceptance in London’s art-scene, while Marcus’ smash-and-grab heists amass him a small fortune and his aspirations escalate. But when an ultra-violent gangland war erupts, Dee is suddenly forced to remember who he is – as Police and rival criminals close-in on the family and Marcus’ gang defiantly prepare to take down the largest target of their careers.
Really I wish I could say something positive about this film but I can’t, it’s just your typical painful drawn out crime thriller, it brings nothing new to the table and we’ve seen it all before. However, if you’re a fan of the likes of Skepta, Devlin and Sophie Colquhoun by all means give it the benefit of the doubt.
See if you liked: Screwed.
FAR FROM THE MADDENING CROWD
The Independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching wilfulness; Frank Troy (Tom Sturridge), a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood (Michael Sheen), a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba’s choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love – as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance
Far From The Maddening Crowd is based on the classic novel by Thomas Hardy, a story of romance and infatuation and the film has an abundance of this, a beautiful story which has been extremely well made for our modern screens, Carey Mulligan brings an astonishing performance which is quite mesmerising. This may be the epic romantic film we’ve all been looking for ladies.
See if you liked: Pride & Prejudice, A little Chaos
UNFRIENDED
Unfriended is about a group of teenage friends, on the anniversary of their friends suicide, experience the nightmare of all nightmares. It starts quite innocently with 6 friends all on a Skype video call to each other when a mysterious other sits quietly on their call, but no one knows who it is. As they try to disconnect the call and figure out who this mysterious caller is things take a turn for the worse as they start to aggravate it. One by one they start to pay for their past misdemeanours as there nasty little secrets are revealed.
Unfriended is a fresh, intriguing, can’t look away film which will make you jump, squirm and gasp. It may even make you question are you really safe online and who exactly knows your deep dark secrets? Let’s just hope no one has video evidence of your dark secrets.
For the full review click HERE
See if you liked: Paranormal Activity, One Missed Call
TWO BY TWO: OOOPS…THE ARK HAS GONE
It’s the end of the world. A flood is coming. Luckily for Dave and his son Finny, a couple of clumsy Nestrians, an Ark has been built to save all animals. But as it turns out, Nestrians aren’t allowed. Sneaking on board with the involuntary help of Hazel and her daughter Leah, two Grymps, they think they’re safe. Until, the curious kids fall off the Ark. It’s definitely not going to be smooth sailing.
This certainly won’t appeal to any adults out there. It has a few good jokes but anyone older than the age of say 7 will not find this at all entertaining or amusing. Painful and predictable automatically spring to mind. Good luck to all the parents who are dragged along to see this one.
See if you liked: Rio 2, Penguins of Madagascar
OUR PICK OF THE WEEK: WE ARE MONSTER.
