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YC Review: The Kings Of Summer

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Why Live When You Can Rule? Being a film fanatic there is nothing better than stumbling across a fantastic film. One of these is The Kings Of Summer. I watched it thanks to the availability on Amazon Prime Instant Video. I love a good quirky coming-of-age film. But if someone described this film to me, I'd probably turn away. It's about three teenage boys who, fed up with their previous lives, run away and build a house in the woods. An odd concept, but the story is fantastic. Starring Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, and Moisés Arias as the three boys, they 'fend for themselves' and learn to grow into men. The beginning and the beginning of the end are the weaker parts, the beginning when trying to find reasons for the teens to run away, they're not particularly great reasons, but very typical teenage ones. I've outgrown my teenage years, do teens still run away because their dad makes awkward jokes? The end gets a little bit too love triangly for my liki...

YC Review: Britney Spears - Britney Jean

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For those who don't know, I am a massive fan of Britney Spears, so here is my review of her last album (released December 2nd in the UK). It's been labelled as ' her most personal record yet .' It has been named after what she is called by her family at home. It's a fresh sound for Britney but it's not breaking any barriers like the pop moulding Baby…One More Time, the genre defining In The Zone, or the dubstep influenced Blackout or Femme Fatale. However, there are some great tracks and some wonderful lyrics. Throughout we hear much stronger vocals than previous entries and a lot less auto-tuned vocals (with the exception of her Will.I.Am collab 'it should be easy'). Its probably the most electronic album she's created, with dance, synth, and almost trance elements. Here's a countdown of my top 5 songs from the album. 5. Now That I Found You Now That I Found You is a light dance song about being so happy to find the perfect person. W...