Tag: Ansel Elgort

Film review: INSURGENT from ‘Built For Speed’

Insurgent is the second instalment in that other dystopian, post-apocalyptic young adult series, Divergent.  For those unfamiliar with the saga, it follows the standard template for the young adult adventure genre: sensitive but feisty teen girl Triss (Shailene Woodley) becomes a freedom fighter battling an oppressive government and it’s smug leader, the ice cold Jeanine (Kate Winslet) and hooks up

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Film review: THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, from Built For Speed

It’s easy to be cynical about a film like The Fault in Our Stars, a story of teen romance and terminal illness that updates Love Story for the smart phone generation. Yes, it’s often clichéd and emotionally manipulative but largely due a strong central performance from Shailene Woodley, the film holds together and offers at least a few moments of

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