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| Nine Bullets review – Lena Headey and her on-screen smoulder on the run from the mob | by Cath Clarke May 30, 2022 | Headey does her best in a dull, cliched slog that is part Tarantino, part Cassavetes, but is not up to either What a disappointing vehicle this is for Games of Thrones star Lena Headey: a ropey, derivative thriller squandering all her onscreen smoulder and that dangerous smile that, as Cersei Lannister, had them quaking in terror. Here she plays a stripper called Gypsy who hates kids but goes on the run from the mob with an orphan. It’s a film that serves up undercooked chunks of Tarantino with a splat of John Cassavetes’ Gloria on the side. Nine Bullets begins on the night Gypsy retires from exotic dancing – so just in time for a good perv of her wearing gold nipple covers. Gypsy has written a memoir about her life as a stripper and landed a life-changing publishing deal. But just as she’s about to drive off into a new life, gangsters bump off her neighbour Ralph (Zachary Mooren), a mob accountant who’s been fiddling the books. The only survivor is Ralph’s young son Sam (Dean Scott Vazquez), who Gypsy reluctantly agrees to drive to an uncle in South Dakota, a trio of goons on their tail. It’s a road trip of second chances, redemption and some clunky plotting. Continue reading... | | | Glastonbury festival announces full details of 2022 lineup | by Ben Beaumont-Thomas May 30, 2022 | New additions include AJ Tracey, Jamie T and Kae Tempest, while there are prestigious slots given to Sam Fender, Megan Thee Stallion and Pet Shop Boys Glastonbury festival has announced full details of its lineup, allowing ticketholders to studiously plan their gig-going across the vast site, and those at home to plan their evenings watching and listening to BBC coverage. New additions to the lineup include AJ Tracey, Jamie T, Ziggy Marley, Kae Tempest, Yungblud, Little Dragon, Pa Salieu, Sea Girls and the Libertines. Continue reading... | | | | |
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