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Wednesday, 10 September 2025

Airheads (1994)


Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi and Adam Sandler play three dopey members of a struggling rock band who hijack a local radio station in an attempt to get their demo tape played on the air. The situation escalates quickly from there as hostages and cops add to the chaos. It's a decent enough set-up, but my main issue is that not much happens in the 90 minute runtime and the stakes feel low. Despite strong performances from all involved, it's neither clever nor memorable beyond the premise, while the overall execution is lacking.

2½ Beavis & Butt-Head cameos out of 5

Thursday, 9 May 2013

Heathers (1988)

Once upon a time Christian Slater made good films. Heathers is one of them. It’s a darkly satirical comedy set in a typical American high school that experiences a sudden upsurge in teen suicide.
Parts of it have aged badly, like most 80's movies, but the biting satire is still relevant and the subject matter equally as controversial.
It’s like a John Hughes high school movie gone bad.

3 bitches deserved it out of 5