Film review: ‘The Hunger Games: The ballad of songbirds and snakes’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’

The dystopian sci-fi film series, The Hunger Games was hugely successful and a cultural touchstone for many young cinema goers (but not so much this reviewer).  Through those films, Jennifer Lawrence established herself as a major star playing heroine, Katniss Everdeen who, in a post-apocalyptic future, competed in the eponymous televised teen gladiator death matches and battled the fictional nation

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Film review: ‘BLUE BEETLE’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’

After the decidedly mixed critical reception for their last overblown superhero extravaganza, The Flash, those behind the DC Extended Comic Universe would have been very keen to resurrect the fortunes of their franchise with their latest effort Blue Beetle. Unfortunately, despite a few fresh and appealing touches, this is just another generically plotted, noisy, frenzied and juvenile superhero action comedy.

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