69 h. ago Adulthood review – Alex Winter’s nastily comic crime noir as family intrigue over division of assets

Skeletons rattle and good people turn bad in ruthless tale that is very well played but not quite lethal enoughA bit of a throwback to the kind of noir-tinged black-comedy-dramas of yore where good people break very bad, this quietly ruthless film sticks to the template but throws in some new-fangled touches. It also draws on the talents of a cracking roster of supporting players, who add a substantial amount of texture and colour to the proceedings, not least among them the film’s own director Alex Winter, best known for playing Bill opposite Keanu Reeves’ Ted. In a peripheral but significant role, Winter plays a sad-sack stoner, the kind of tragic loser Bill might have grown up to be if he and Ted had never encountered George Carlin and his most excellent time machine.That said, something feels a bit undercooked here, perhaps due to Winter’s direction or Michael MB Galvin’s script, which seems to lack a little torque in the last turns of the screw. The set-up is simple enough, a q...

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3 w. ago I’m an interiors expert – the four paint colours that boost your mood and avoid dreaded SAD in winter

NOW that October is well underway, shorter days and darker nights can leave us feeling sluggish, down, or even overwhelmed. While the harvest season brings comfort and cosy vibes, not everyone enjoys the lack of sunshine and colder days. And this can cause our mood to drop along with the temperature, even resulting in things like...

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