This week we're leaning to the left, as the radical politics of Polish paean "Walesa, Man of Hope," and terrorist thriller "Closed Circuit," have conflicting degrees of success. We discuss some rather troubling casting news from this side of the ocean, before Cal dishes all on festival favourite "The Selfish Giant" and Pete reveals whether populist hit "Bad Grandpa" is worth a watch. Some probable Star Trek blasphemy gets in the way of this week's review of "Ender's Game," as Cal dares to compare it to the long-running franchise, plus there's love for Colleen Atwood and a nod to Reese Witherspoon's scene stealing intonation in the trailer for "Rendition."
The Week's News:
The death of Lou Reed Lorde storms the music charts Tom Hardy cast as Elton John Tim Roth cast as Sepp Blatter "Momuments Men" moves to 2014 The Gotham nominations are announced [4:10 - 11:55]
*Preconception Corner*
Reviews of: Closed Circuit Ender's Game Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa The Selfish Giant [19:50 - 1:01:30]
Closing Segment: Our take on Andrzej Wajda's "Walesa, Man of Hope" and discussing our first-time cinema experiences of films by Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Altman, Wong Kar-Wai, and Orson Welles [1:01:35 - 1:22:50]
Shag, Marry or Kill? The Watson Factor The Poupaud Range