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Overlooked Classic: The Phantom Band- Checkmate Savage (2009)
Produced by The Delgados’ Paul Savage, who cheekily gets his name mentioned in the title, this debut album by The Phantom Band saw widespread critical acclaim, but has been a little sidelined in recent years. I’m sure it’s because its various members have gone on to different projects lately. What a fully- formed masterpiece though.…
Film Review: Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)
Peter Weir’s 1975 masterpiece, adapted from the novel by Joan Lindsay, has baffled successive generations by letting the viewers work out if the story was true for themselves. It definitely wasn’t, but the notion that it could be only added to its everlasting allure. In Valentine’s Day, 1900, three young college girls and their governess…
Film Review: Jennifer’s Body (2009)
“Hell is a teenage girl”, is the opening line from ‘Jennfer’s Body’ . Penned by Diablo Cody, and directed by Karyn Kusama, it’s like a gender-flipped vampire tale set in senior high school. Megan Fox, foxy Megan, is the titular body, and hellish indeed: the local small town hottie with a nasty attitude. She’s the…
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