Just when you thought I was gone, offline and out of the blogosphere after a three week hiatus I show up again, lingering all over your interwebs with the threatening presence of the friendly neighbourhood "spesh".
Just call me Boo.
The reason for my untimely absence is I recently went and got me wan a they joabs - i do believe it's referred to as "full-time employment" which takes up more time than you'd imagine.
So here's what on the Carlin Agenda of What to Discuss this week:
Film: The Beaver
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| Gibson and his beaver: inseparable |
This heart-warming (and LOL-evoking) emotional roller coaster follows the demise of a man at the very cusp of breakdown, that is until he finds his voice through a beaver hand-puppet.
FOR REALZ.
Needless to say this hotly anticipated offering is tipped as a "Must See" for a number of reasons: seeing Mel losing his marbles on-screen (sailing close to the wind there - guaranteed cringe), the murmurings that there is in fact some heart-felt warmth to this film and, most importantly, sniggering at the constant references to the word beaver.
TV: Angry Boys
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| If you don't laugh at this you're a flamin' gallah. Fact. |
The latest offering from Aussie funny-man Chris Lilley will probably spark as many disapproving looks as it will genuine ROFLs - the really good, guilt-infused childish sniggers that come only with laughing at something so utterly un-PC you almost forget that some of it could be classed as casual racism and instead find yourself asking if it's REALLY that bad anyway.
Staying true to Summer Heights High form of no-holds-barred *ahem* colourful characters, he's certainly not lost the comic touch with new mockumentary, Angry Boys.
With characters ranging from twin brothers Nathan and Daniel, one of whom is deaf and a few clubs short of a full pack, Gran a straight-talking, guinea-pig loving prison warden at a young offenders institutions who's favourite pass-time is playing "gotcha"s on the boys in her custody (brilliant) and African American rapper S. Mouse - no comment necessary.
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| Gran, warm and fuzzy and utterly nucking futs |
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| S. Mouse (Yes. This is really happening.) |
Guaranteed laughs, this is mockumentary at it's finest.
Offensive, borderline inappropriate and uncomfortable at points.
Just makes good telly, innit.
The Beaver is at cinemas nationwide from June 17
Angry Boys begins tonight on BBC3 at 22.40
