GUY MONTGOMERY (NZ) - Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Guy Montgomery’s show ‘I was part of the problem before we were talking about it’ (catchy!) hints at the tricky content he tackles in the show; sexual harassment, opression, exclusion and more. Does he pull it off? Allllmost but not quite for me.

It’s incredibly difficult to make comedy out of such serious and complex subject matter and in many parts of the show Guy does it really well - I certainly laughed a lot in this. But to cover subject matter like this in a sufficiently nuanced way requires a hell of a lot of explaining and at times Guy seemed to be talking for an awfully long time without there being a gag. He even acknowledges it himself, at one point saying, “I’ve done it again. You’re thinking, where are the jokes, Montgomery?” … he was right.

When Guy Montgomery is good, he’s superb and I’d say about two thirds of this show fall into that category. The rest of the show isn’t without merit - for example he’ll challenge you to consider whether just not being a bad guy is enough anymore - but for people who just want lolz, those parts will feel like a drag.

I’m a big fan of Guy’s laconic style and frankly a New Zealand accent makes anything 20% funnier so chuck this guy on your list if you’re keen for plenty of laughs and some though-provoking moments.

Get the details of Guy’s show here.

ADAM ROZENBACHS (AUS) - Melbourne International Comedy Festival

This show from Adam Rozenbachs - a best-of from years worth of shows - is a funny stand-up comedy show. Will it blow your mind? Nup. Is it worth $25 for an hour of solid stand-up comedy? You bet.

Adam is an absolute natural on stage. You can tell he has many, many flying hours.

Some of the material covered some well-worn territory (activated almonds, anyone?!) but even topics that don’t break ground can be really funny and his observations about drinking alone certainly spoke to the audience. I mean, not me of course, but other people seemed to enjoy it…

Get the details of Adam’s show here. It’s a short run so don’t drag your feet.

GEORGIE CARROLL (UK) - Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Georgie’s name is listed on the Comedy Festival website as “Nurse Georgie Carroll” and make no mistake, the focus of this show is on Georgie’s tales of being a nurse in both England and more recently in Australia following her move to Adelaide from Manchester.

You don’t need to be a nurse to enjoy this show - my 19 year old nephew and I both loved it! A bit of banter with the crowd established there were many nurses in the room and there was certainly the odd treat for them which the rest of us didn’t enjoy quite as much but not so many as to alienate the non-nurses.

I’d highly recommend this show, especially if you’re in health care but it’s honestly a hilarious joy for anyone. Just ask Georgie, she refreshingly cacked herself laughing throughout!

Get the details of Georgie’s show here.

BRETT BLAKE (AUS) - Melbourne International Comedy Festival

This is the first time I’ve seen Brett Blake, a self-confessed bogan from Perth, do stand-up. He has a really relaxed presence on stage which leaves you inclined to be on his side.

His show “Bogan Genius” explores the complexities of life with dyslexia, ADHD and a very high IQ and it’s a pretty amusing ride!

On the night I caught his show there was about 15 people in the crowd including four women in their 50s and 60s who were annoyingly disruptive. Seriously ladies, no one cares for your not funny contributions so just pipe down and let the guy get on with it! Brett handled it admirably but they were certainly unhelpful in his quest to stay on track.

To my mind this is a show by someone who has the ingredients for a fantastic show but for now it’s only a good one. In a few years I reckon he’ll probably be filling much bigger rooms with an audience more suited to his material and they will walk away really satisfied.

On a practical note, Brett swears a LOT so if that’s not for you I’d give this one a miss and the room was really cold so dress warmly. Oh and he has a MAJESTIC mullet so brace yourself for that joy.

Get the info on Brett’s show here.

GERALDINE HICKEY (AUS) - Melbourne International Comedy Festival

I’ve seen Geraldine a few times in the past so I know how good she can be. Unfortunately her show this year is good Geraldine but not great Geraldine.

There was some minor first show problems that didn’t help (an IT issue that saw a big screen that would later be used to great effect light up at the wrong moments and the fact there was no ushers to ensure seats near the front were full) but I think Geraldine’s material isn’t as strong this year too.

Her opening gambit took a long time to pay off into laughs which Geraldine herself acknowledged when she wondered aloud, “Is anyone relating to this at all?”

Later in the show when she talked about Christmas, in-laws and gifts saw her soar to the great heights I’ve seen in the past. The small crowd, which we later discovered included said in-laws, really enjoyed this material and gave her the ‘I can relate to that’ laughs she wanted earlier.

I took along a friend who enjoyed the show and said she’d give it 3.5 stars out of 5 but noted that one of those stars is earned simply by getting her out of the house and away from her three children! For me this is more like a 2.5 star show.

Get the details of Geraldine’s show here.

MICHELLE WOLF (US) - Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Michelle Wolf is an American comedian whose profile rose through the roof this time last year when she was the ‘featured entertainer’ at the Whitehouse Correspondents’ Dinner. The 20 minute routine made headlines around the world for its brutal observations of the Trump administration.

Michelle’s show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival is superb. She does not disappoint.

She talks otters being raped, giraffes having babies and takes all sorts of unique tangents but the through-line is absolutely women, men, equality, sex and relationships. Her observations are searing and hilarious.

As the show was coming to an end and my mind briefly wandered to whether I’d note in this blog that she’s not for the faint-hearted (a woman next to me seemed to squirm uncomfortably through observations about vaginal discharge, for example), Wolf started talking about how she’s often described as vulgar. It’s not the word I’d choose. Whether or not you’ll enjoy Wolf sits with you. She is what she is and to my mind the question is, are you too soft to take it?

Michelle is only doing five shows at the festival and many have sold out but if you can get a ticket to the extra show added, I’d highly recommend it. It’s a brilliant show that’s well worth the money.

A couple of practical notes - the venue is really warm so dress light and don’t sit too close to the speakers as for some reason the sound was up painfully high.

Details of her shows, link to buy tickets etc are here.

PET SEMATARY - film

This blog about horror film Pet Sematary is with thanks to guest blogger Jo, making her long-awaited return to the blog!…

“…I vaguely remember the original but do know it’s a bit of a cult favourite. The remake will probably not garner such a cult following.

 Firstly up front, I have to admit that I have a very high tolerance for horror, no doubt fostered by watching Deadly Earnest features on TV with my mum late on Friday nights.

 The movie focuses on a family moving to a very picturesque rural setting and realising that all is not what they had thought or hoped. Odd things start to happen (as they usually do when you venture in the woods alone or go into the basement without turning on the light) when Jason Clarke’s character with direction from John Lithgow as “Jud” unlocks rituals and secrets that should be kept hidden and left alone. There were some genuine shock moments in Pet Sematary, some quirky, humourous moments that had the audience chuckling (sometimes in spots where it probably wasn’t planned), but overall I found this remake somewhat disappointing. Lithgow of course is his usual uniquely excellent self, but the other main actors (Clarke, Amy Seimetz as his wife and Jete Laurence as their daughter) were rather wooden and formulaic. Not scary enough to be true horror and too heavy-handed to be quirkily clever, although the ending is surprisingly unexpected.

 I would give this 2.5 stars, maybe 3 because the cat was at times so adorable (I am a huge cat person). If you enjoy being shocked into a jump in your seat or a hand over your eyes or a grab at your co-viewer’s arm, this might be for you. For me, it was amusing rather than shocking and cliched rather than clever.

 P.S. The promoters handed out really cute, well-made cat masks – a real bonus!”

Pet Sematary opens 4 April. (Rating TBC at time of publishing.) Trailer here.

DESTROYER - film

There’s been a bit of “you’ve never seen Nicole Kidman like this” hype around this gritty drama so I went in with pretty high expectations and sadly they were not met.

Destroyer isn’t bad but it’s only about 3 stars good for me. Kidman’s performance does live up to the hype - she’s excellent - but unfortunately it hasn’t made for an excellent film in my view.

Kidman is hard-drinking and hard-living detective Erin Bell. She’s clearly been through a lot in both her professional and personal life but a case presents itself and it’s clear there’s connections to her past. As always, there shall be no spoilers here but it’s true to say that I didn’t predict either the trajectory or ending of the story.

The West Wing fans will enjoy Bradley Whitford in his small role. He’s a silver fox these days, y’all. *swoon*

The film flips back and forth in time which I’m personally not a big fan of however my bigger objection is to the length. The two hours this runs for feel long and arduous and it would hugely benefit from having 20 minutes trimmed.

The friend I saw this with agreed with me, for what it’s worth. In fact, I think she liked it even less than me. She described it as more stevia than sugar and whilst I would never in a million years have put it quite like that, I knew exactly what she meant. There’s something about it that’s just a bit off.

Here’s a 3.5 star review from Fairfax and a 3.5 star review from News Ltd if you want to read more. They both contain lots more on the plot though, spoilers to some degree.

Destroyer is rated MA15+ and in cinemas now. Trailer here.

SOMETIMES ALWAYS NEVER - film

Sometimes Always Never is a gentle film and I bloody loved it.

By gentle I mean it’s not an assault on the senses like some films are. It’s a drama - a funny drama - that washes over you softly, allowing you to just enjoy it’s loveliness.

The super-talented Bill Nighy is the lead as a retired tailor Alan. Alan has two sons, Michael who went missing years ago and Peter (Sam Riley) who remains in his life as the two of them navigate the question of what could possibly have happened to Michael. The context of Michael’s disappearance is unique and unexpected and sets Alan on unusual path to try to find him - I won’t spoil it.

Bill Nighy is his usual fabulous self in Sometimes Always Never but there’s another hero performance in this film. Sam Riley as Peter is magnificent, to the point that on a couple of occasions I found my mind wandering, thinking about how he’s not a huge star. Perhaps this film will be the launching pad he clearly deserves.

Here’s a four star review in The Guardian if you want to know more about the film. It does go into the details I’ve deliberately avoided above but it definitely won’t spoil the film if you plan to see it.

Sometimes Always Never is well worth your hard-earned. It opens on 14 March and is rated PG. Trailer here.

KING OF THIEVES

The thing that made me make a bit of an effort to see it is the cast. I mean, if you’ve got Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent and Michael Gambon surely it’s going to be a hum dinger!

Alas, whilst this British heist movie isn’t very bad it also isn’t very good. It’s definitely watchable if you happen upon it, but should you make plans to shell out $40+ to see it at the cinema? Nah.

I was the youngest person in the cinema by about 20 years when I saw this so I did wonder to myself whether it’s just that I’m not the target audience. Maybe it’s for Caine’s contemporaries? But I don’t think so. They’re tough critics, the blue rinse set.

The film is full of great actors who do perform quite well despite not having been given much to work with. There’s a moment where Broadbent’s character picks up a chair and throws it in rage but I just didn’t buy it.

A quick plot summary from www.imdb.com: “A true crime film about a crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London's jewelry district. What starts off as their last criminal hurrah quickly turns into a brutal nightmare due to greed. Based on infamous true events.”

Here’s a two star review from new.com.au if you want to read more. Two star reviews seem quite common for this one.

King Of Thieves is rated M and in cinemas now. Trailer here.

FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY - film

Perhaps like me you see “The Rock” and wrestling in the ads for Fighting With My Family and think to yourself, no thank you! But I reckon you should give this one a chance, folks. Sure it’s about wrestling on the face of it but there’s more to this film.

It’s based on the true story of a young female British World Wrestling Entertainment fighter Paige (Florence Pugh) who fights for her place in the world of professional wrestling having grown up in a family of wrestling enthusiasts. Paige’s brother Zac (Jack Lowden) is desperate for success as a professional wrestler too and the stories of the brother and sister work really well alongside each other, with very different outcomes.

Fighting With My Family is written and directed by Stephen Merchant who is a really accomplished comic actor and writer and he’s a big part of the reason you shouldn’t underestimate this film. I mean, it’s not going to win an Oscar any time soon but it’s charming and funny and has a range of affirming but not preachy messages. Teenage girls especially could take a lot from this film, I reckon.

The cast includes Vince Vaughn, Nick Frost, Dwanye ‘The Rock’ Johnson as himself and a little surprise treat for fans of both Gavin and Stacey and The Bold and the Beautiful (2010-2016 era) TV shows, remarkably.

I reckon this review of Fighting With My Family in Vanity Fair is, well, fair, and you should read it if you want to know more about the story - much more as it does contain spoilers.

Fighting With My Family opens 21 March and is rated M. Trailer here.

GRETA - film

This film is terrible. I’m sorry but there’s no two ways about it.

If you plan to see this despite my opening line, fair warning that there’s mini spoilers ahead.

Greta is a drama/thriller which is sufficiently bad as to make it not in any way thrilling. Actually that’s not fair. There is some suspense but I and much of the audience I saw it with laughed our way through many of the (meant to be) suspenseful moments.

Greta (Isabelle Huppert) is a lonely lady living by herself (or is she?!) in New York. At first it seems like she’s just lonely but in fact she’s deeply troubled. Her deal is to leave handbags as traps on the subway which innocent young women like Frances (Chloe Grace Moretz) pick up and return to her at her lair sorry I mean home.

You know how in spoof horror films the hot young characters do things where you can tell with absolute certainty that something bad will happen to them but that’s the point because it’s implausible and funny and predictable? Sadly Greta’s got a bit of that about it.

I can’t in good conscience recommend this to you so I’m going to leave it at that. If you want to know more about the film check out this two star review in The Guardian which amusingly calls Greta a “dim-witted thriller”. Indeed.

Greta opens in cinemas on 28 February and is rated MA15+. Trailer here.

CAPHARNAUM - film

This film is quite extraordinary. It’s definitely one for people who like films of the ‘stops you in your tracks and makes you think’ variety and not for people who go to the movies for a bit of light escapism.

Capharnaum is about a 12 year old boy Zain living in dire poverty in Lebanon. Zain has been jailed for a violent crime but what brings him to the court case that features in the film is something different; something complex and surprising which I won’t spoil.

Zain flees his family home in desperation and anger and has an unpredictable journey of survival. He might be 12 but he has the intellect and attitude of someone much older which inevitably surprises the people he encounters during the film, many of whom have bad intentions. A light along the way with good intentions though is an Ethiopian woman Rahil who is working illegally and finding ways to get by with a little baby and the arrival of Zain in their lives has both positive and negative consequences.

Remarkably the cast of this film are unprofessional actors. You would truly never guess - there’s universally excellent performances.

I opened by saying this film is extraordinary and I mean that in the sense that it is out of the ordinary, not extraordinarily good. It IS good, but I’d be lying if I said I enjoyed watching it. The subject matter makes it deeply uncomfortable to watch and whilst that’s not a bad thing in and of itself, you need to be in the right frame of mind to sit through this. It’s tough going but full of incredible insights I’m grateful for.

Here’s a four star review from the Sydney Morning Herald with which I concur though as I often do, I feel this film was too long especially given the discomfort it causes viewers*. Read it if you’d like a little more on the storyline too.

Capharnaum is rated M and is in cinemas now. Trailer here.

* I am acutely aware of how much of a first world problem this is when compared with the actual problems depicted in the film.

VOX LUX - film

As the credits rolled on Vox Lux starring Natalie Portman I thought to myself, what was that all about? And frankly as I write this a few days later I’m still not sure.

Portman stars as pop singer Celeste for the second and third acts of the film with a younger actress Raffey Cassidy in the role for the first.

Celeste rockets to stardom as a teenager after surviving a school shooting and singing at a memorial event. From this traumatised yet still innocent start she heads down a path of hedonism and self-destruction which is all fairly predictable.

Despite surviving a deeply traumatic event, I confess I still didn’t feel much sympathy for Celeste in adulthood and I think this might be why I feel so *meh* about this film. I mean, it’s not terrible but I just didn’t particularly engage with the characters or find the storyline very compelling. It felt like I was being preached to by an earnest film-maker but if there was a meaning that’s deeper than ‘school shootings are utterly hideous and traumatic and taking drugs and drinking too much will see you make poor decisions’ then I missed it.

Later in the film viewers are treated to a number of Celeste’s hits which were written by Australian singer songwriter Sia and it’s easy to imagine someone like Lady Gaga owning them. I was surprised just how long this concert portion of the film went for. Too long for me.

I concur with this New York Times review which says “Vox Lux sinks under the weight of its own bombastic earnestness. Unfortunately, it pulls one of the best modern actresses, Portman, down along with it.” The film is getting mixed reviews though and so in the interests of fairness, here’s one that gives it 4.5 stars if you want to read an alternate view.

Vox Lux opens 21 February. Trailer here.

STAN & OLLIE - film

Stan & Ollie is based on the later lives of comedy double act Laurel and Hardy who were hugely popular from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s. I knew only a very little of the Laurel and Hardy phenomenon when I saw this and the story stands on its own so don’t be concerned if you’re not familiar with their work.

Another reason you need not be too concerned if you’re not familiar with them is that I found this film a bit boring and I can’t in good conscience recommend you rush out and see it. Not terrible, not by any stretch, just a bit dull.

John C. Reilly stars as Oliver Hardy and Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel. Reilly was nominated for Best Actor musical/comedy at the Golden Globes but Coogan didn’t get a nod which is interesting I guess. I thought both performed very well (acknowledging I have no idea how well they recreated the men they are portraying) but I wouldn’t say Reilly’s performance was any better than Coogan’s. Shows how messed up the Globes are, I guess.

Whilst the story is more about their personal and working relationship than it is their comedy style, said comedy style is not my cup of tea. You know when something’s really popular but you just don’t get it? The comedy of this duo can get in line behind the Coodabeen Champions on my list of those don’t @ me.

This is a 2.5-3 star film for me but to be fair, many proper critics enjoyed it more than me. For example, this four star review in The Guardian which you should read it if you want to know more about the film’s story line.

Stan & Ollie opens 21 February and is rated PG. Trailer here.

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK - film

If Beale Street Could Talk is a love story set in Harlem USA in the early 1970s based on a novel of the same name. Tish (KiKi Layne) and Fonny (Stefan James) have known each other since they were little tots and are now in their late teens and early twenties and deeply in love.

Fonny is wrongly arrested for raping a woman thanks in large part to a racist white policeman and winds up in jail just as Tish discovers she’s pregnant. Despite the best efforts of Tish and her family (not his family, who are very snooty and think Tish is beneath them), racist forces keep him locked up long after his child is born.

This is a very good film that I enjoyed a lot but it’s not a very, very good film that I enjoyed a lot, lot. OK we all know that sentence doesn’t work but I know you know what I mean. Let’s move on! For me it’s 4 stars good not 5 stars good and the fact it was nominated for Best Picture (drama) at the Golden Globes but not at the Oscars is support for that sentiment.

At two hours long, this film is at least 20 minutes too long. That much could easily be scraped from the first 70 minutes or so, when the ‘Tish and Fonny are soul mates, look how in love they are’ set up drags on with a few too many lingering looks and hand-holding strolls.

I reckon this four star review in The Guardian is bang on the money if you want to read more about the film. It contains an observation about an interaction Fonny and Tish have with a Jewish landlord that I read and thought, YES! That WAS a weird moment!.

If Beale Street Could Talk opens on 14 February. Trailer here.

ON THE BASIS OF SEX - film

Based loosely on the life story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Associated Justice of the Supreme Court of the USA), On The Basis Of Sex is a really enjoyable film.

Bader Ginsburg is a trail-blazer. In the late 1950s she was among a handful of women to study at Harvard Law School in a class of about 500 men. She broke down barrier after barrier (almost always due to her gender) that got in her way on a path to career success. The film follows her from law school to a career as a college professor which, though rewarding, wasn’t the court-room lawyer career she dreamed of. No law firm would give her a shot despite being top of her class academically because, well, on account her her gender she might get a bit too emotional, y’know?!

Felicity Jones doesn’t really knock it out of the park as Bader Ginsberg to be honest - she’s a British actress and she never really nails the New York accent. But it’s a serviceable performance and one that didn’t get in the way of me enjoying this. I don’t think I could honestly say I was inspired by it in the way I suspect the film-makers would like, but I definitely found myself brimming with gratitude for the gender equality Bader Ginsburg is famous for fighting for and winning.

Armie Hammer is excellent as Bader Ginsberg’s husband, Martin Ginsberg. There’s a moment towards the end of the film when you’re already loving him for playing the good guy when he gets out of a car dressed in a three piece suit, wearing sunglasses and generally being HOT AS HELL when you just can’t help but get your feathers up... OK maybe that’s just me. (Lusting after the lead guy is probably not quite the reaction the feminist movement would hope for but to that I say, I am human and he’s a total dreamboat.)

On The Basis Of Sex isn’t perfect but I really enjoyed it a lot and definitely happily recommend it to you. Here’s some additional reading from Rolling Stone if you’d like to know more about the film. I think the 3.5 star review is fair.

On The Basis Of Sex is rated M and opens on 7 February. Trailer here

GREEN BOOK - film

It’s a big call but Green Book is my favourite film this awards season. Well I guess it’s not that big a call since it won Best Picture (Musical/Comedy) at the Golden Globes. (I’d call it an at-times-funny drama rather than a comedy so I really don’t think it belongs in that category but that’s the silly Golden Globes for ya.)

Green Book is based on the true* story of Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali), a world-class African American pianist who employs Tony Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen), a burly Italian American security guard, to be his driver and security as he embarks on a tour of the deep south of America in 1962 where the racism is fierce.

They form a unique relationship, as you might expect two very different people spending all day every day together would. Ali and Mortensen pull off their roles brilliantly, Ali nailing the eccentric artist vibe and Mortensen the thuggish but caring family man vibe.

I won’t tell you where the name Green Book comes from but it’s important and awful and just one of the reasons to see this film. If you hardly ever get to the movies, I reckon this one is worth your time and money.

Here’s a four star review from News Ltd if you want to know more.

Green Book is rated M and opens on Thursday 24 January. Trailer here.

* The family of one of the main characters dispute much of what is depicted in the film. Read more about that here if you have a little extra time.

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - film

Bohemian Rhapsody is a Freddie Mercury biopic that won Best Film (Drama) at the Golden Globes but has had very mixed reviews. (If you’re wondering why it was in the drama category instead of the musical category given the subject matter, you’re not alone.)

Mercury was the lead singer of the band Queen and their incredible songs are done justice throughout this film. To be frank, I knew almost nothing about Mercury or Queen before I saw this film so I’m absolutely not in a position to reflect on how accurate it is. (Not very, according to this review.) However as a piece of entertainment alone, I enjoyed this film. It’s far from perfect and I don’t think it deserved a best picture award, nowhere near it, but I did enjoy it.

Rami Malek is Freddie Mercury and I think he did a terrific job but keep in mind I wasn’t familiar with Mercury - purists and fans may not agree! Speaking of purists, Mercury fans might be happy about the prosthetic teeth Malek wore to look more like him but by golly they were out there, literally and metaphorically. Accurate? Arguably. Distracting? Definitely. (This Fairfax piece has a funny take on them… “I’ve never seen such overacting by an overbite.“)

If you want to know more about the Queen story and what happens in the film, check out one or both of the pieces linked to above.

Bohemian Rhapsody is rated M and in cinemas now. Trailer here.

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS - film

Mary Queen of Scots is an historical drama starring Saoirse Ronan in the title role and Margot Robbie as her cousin Queen Elizabeth I.

Robbie undergoes the kind of physical transformation that screams ‘We’ve done this because it will win big in awards season’ but unfortunately this film is only 3.5 stars good, not 5 stars good.

There is some chatter about the film not being an accurate reflection of historical events but as someone who spent more time in school history class daydreaming about how hot Luke Perry was than listening to the teacher, that was not of any great concern to me. So in case it’s not obvious, my reflections on this film are based just on how much I enjoyed it and not how accurately it depicts real events.

So did I enjoy it? Yep. Did I enjoy it heaps, to the point I’d suggest you rush out and see it pronto? Nup.

For those who also didn’t listen much in history class, here’s the internet’s version of the plot:

Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary Stuart defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. But Scotland and England fall under the rule of the compelling Elizabeth I. Each young Queen beholds her sister in fear and fascination. Rivals in power and in love, and female regents in a masculine world, the two must decide how to play the game of marriage versus independence.

Ronan and Robbie act their socks off and deliver good performances; Ronan especially. Whilst I’m not surprised the film wasn’t nominated for best picture at the Golden Globes, I am surprised she wasn’t nominated for best actress.

The film is getting quite mixed reviews but I reckon this 3.5 star one in Rolling Stone magazine is fair.

Mary Queen of Scots is in cinemas on Thursday 17 January and rated MA15+. Trailer here.