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ind of like a cross between Brian Da Palma’s ‘The Untouchables’ and pretty much any Elmore Leonard novel (‘Cold Six Thousand’, ‘White Jazz’, ‘LA Confidential’ et al), Gangster Squad, while an enjoyable distraction, fails to live up to the dizzying heights achieved by both Da Palma and Leonard. Based on a true story, Gangster Squad revolves around real life Jewish crime boss Mickey Cohen (the antagonist in many of Leonard’s novels) and the men who seek to bring him down. It’s 1949 LA, and Cohen (Sean Penn) wants to control all criminal activity in the city. He has bought local judges and police, and no-one is willing to cross him or testify against him. Everyone except Seargant John O’Mara (Josh Brolin), World War II vet. The Chief of Police decides to form a special unit whose mission is to take down Cohen, choosing battle weary O’Mara to lead the unit.
iven that I have been a fan of The National since their 2003 long player ‘Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers’ found its way onto my turntable, I really wanted to like ‘Trouble Will Find Me’. The trouble is, Matt Berninger and co have created something that is almost devoid of anything I found exciting about The National on the aforementioned ‘Sad Songs’, and their classic sets ‘Alligator’ and ‘High Violet’. While wags are sure to ruminate on the lyrical and musical depth of the record, for mine, it comes off as more than a tad pretentious. Sure, The National have always been known for creating maudlin-but-serious-as-hell indie rock, but the sense of urgency that existed on previous albums is sorely missing. It’s not all bad though. The track ‘Don’t Swallow The Cap’ comes close to recapturing that sense of underlying urgency, as does the impassioned ‘Sea of Love’. If you’re looking for an introduction to The National, avoid this one and go out and buy ‘Alligator’ instead.
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hile subsequent instalments in this franchise tended to become a bit of a parody of its forefather, the original ‘Die Hard’ still stands as a paragon of what action blockbusters are all about. Directed by John McTiernan, (‘Predator’, ‘The Hunt For Red October’) this film introduces us to possibly the greatest celluloid action hero since Clint Eastwood’s Harry Callaghan – John McLane. McLane, a cynical and hard bitten NYPD cop, arrives in Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his wife (who has taken a job in LA) and children. However, it’s not going to be a very holly golly Christmas for McLane after a group of terrorists, led by the menacing European Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman in a role more snakey than Snape) storm McLane’s wife’s workplace and take everyone hostage – everyone, that is, except John McLane. With no way in or out, it’s up to McLane to use his quick wits and even quicker one liners to put an end to the terrorist scourge.
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