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Netflix pix: The Inbetweeners

mates: Simon, the neurotic (Joe

A hidden gem you
might have missed

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Stoft Writer

 

‘oup of strapping young lads

. they go from being awkward
enagers to even more

vkward teenagers.

. ill McKenzie (Simon Bird),
who is transferred to anew
school where he meets his new

his hilarious British sitcom
follows the exploits of a

The series revolves around

Thomas), Neil, the village idiot
(Blake Harrison), and Jay, the
over-exaggerating sex addict
(James Buckley).

Will, the ever-present keener

nerd, has to navigate his way
around the new school while
trying to bond with his new
buds. Of course things tend to
go wrong for the group, but the

fun is always had when things
go wrong: like when you find
yourself naked in a small boat
with your mates, and your crush
is on the shore watching. For
Will and his gang, their worst
fears are often reality.

The series is addictive
and highly amusing, perhaps
because it’s so relatable, but
also because the crude British

Still of James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Simon Bird and Joe Thamas in The Inbetweeners

humour is much saltier than
what we typically find on North
American airwaves.

Your mildly distant
memories of awkward
adolescence might flood back
while watching The Inbetweeners,
but no other show can make
failed sexual exploits, divorce,
bullying, and general failure
more entertaining.

 

A high-speed rivalry for the ages

Rush review

Steve Coyer, Senior Cobomnist

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Ron Howard's Rush follows the
true story of an iconic rivalry
formed in 1970 between two
Formula One drivers: a suave
English playboy named James
Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and an
Austrian expert of mechanical
engineering named Niki Lauda
(Daniel Brithl). To add a dash of
reality, actual footage of the real
events is sprinkled throughout
the movie.

Their rivalry comes to a
head in 1976, starting at the
Spanish Grand Prix and ending
at the last race in the Japanese
Grand Prix. I’m not going to
go into detail about the story

 

 

because you can probably figure

it out from the Internet, but I
ecommend seeing the movie
‘efore you do.

The highlight of this
movie comes from the work of
cinematographer Anthony Dod
Mantle, who pulls off camera
angles that are nothing short of
breathtaking. They make you
feel like you are actually driving
in F1. Either you’re on the edge
of your seat trying not to crash,
or you're at the back of your seat
trying to recover from a crash.

It’s also interesting how
Howard explores the contrast
between a risk-taker and a
methodical thinker in these
characters.

Whether you know
absolutely nothing about car
racing like me, or you know
everything about the rivalry
from the ‘70s, you are in for an
extremely fast and exciting ride
with this movie.

 

Still of Chris Hemsworth | Photo courtesy of Jaap Buitendija/Universal Pictures