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There were many questions after the blaze was extinguished, and it was discovered that among numerous safety hazards, a particularly combustible form of cladding was used on the facade of the building in order to cut costs. Panicked landlords have begun removing the cladding from their own buildings, but according to experts, this is just making the situation more dangerous. The UK is not happy that its government allowed a 2. Read more Read. According to the Guardian, an estimated 6. UK utilize the hazardous cladding that helped fuel the fire at Grenfell Tower. So far, 2. 33 residential towers have failed combustibility tests as regulators and communities attempt to ensure that a similar situation doesnt occur. Watch Combustible The Movie Full Version' title='Watch Combustible The Movie Full Version' />L. A. Times entertainment news from Hollywood including event coverage, celebrity gossip and deals. View photo galleries, read TV and movie reviews and more. But some people are getting ahead of themselves and just ripping off the cladding without applying a non combustible alternative. This has left insulation that is even more combustible than the type used at Grenfell exposed. From the report Starting three weeks ago, the same combustible panels as used on Grenfell were stripped from many of the flats in Salford by Pendleton Together Housing, which manages the properties for the city council. They left exposed swathes of synthetic phenolic insulation which is rated either B or C for reaction to fire in British Standard tests, which means they are combustible. Arnold Tarling, a chartered surveyor at Hindwoods and a fire safety expert, said It is definitely a fire risk now when it might not have been in the past. Exposed insulation on the exterior of a building is not safe because of the risk of the fire spreading over the surface. It doesnt comply with building regulations They have guaranteed there is definitely a fire risk. This has occurred in numerous communities around the UK, and some have complained about unclear guidelines coming from the government. New rules explicitly state, where sample panels are removed they should be replaced immediately with a suitable material. In some situations, replacement cladding is scheduled to be added soon. But as one resident of the 2. Thorne House put it, now it is exposed, you only need some idiot after a night on the drink deciding to conduct their own fire test and the whole block goes up. As weve previously reported, at least three states in the US and the District of Columbia also allow this particular form of cladding. Though it doesnt seem to be an issue here just yet, if your landlord suddenly starts ripping off the facade of your building and doesnt have a replacement on hand, you might want to step in to warn them. The Guardian. Review Synchronicity Plays With Time and Love. Photo. Chad Mc. Knight in Synchronicity. Credit. Magnet Releasing Every so often in the science fiction movie Synchronicity, Michael Ironside enters a scene and promisingly begins roughing it up, like a guy whos had enough of whatever nonsense is on tap. The combustible Mr. Ironside vaulted into movie immortality as the antagonist in Scanners, David Cronenbergs down and dirty, exploding head anti classic. Synchronicity, a low budget misfire about time and love, could use some exploding heads, dialogue and ideas. Video. Movie Review SynchronicityThe Times critic Manohla Dargis reviews Synchronicity. By AINARA TIEFENTHLER and ROBIN LINDSAY on Publish Date January 2. Photo by Magnet Releasing. Watch in Times Video The writer director Jacob Gentry obviously loves the genre hes taken on, or at least he loves Blade Runner, to judge by the shadows, window blinds and synthesizer flourishes ornamenting Synchronicity. Theyre a mistake. The history of movies is also a history of filmmakers engaging with their cinematic influences through sleights of hand, cribbed camera moves, copied shots, mirrored gestures. Some filmmakers use their influences as portals to creativity others never escape them, becoming lost in a prison house of allusionism. In movies like Synchronicity, this type of cinephilia only underscores that youre watching a copy, not the real deal. One problem is that the movies thin digital visual texture and unattractively dingy palette look really bad blown up on the big screen. In some instances, Mr. Gentry and his team have managed to cheat their obviously limited budget, using extreme camera angles and brutalist type architecture to suggest a dystopian future filled with menace and cement. In other instances, as with the overall shaky performances Mr. Ironside excepted, the budget constraints accentuate the movies deficiencies. The story, which involves a physicist Chad Mc. Knight dealing with time, space and a dame Brianne Davis, is the least of it Mr. Ironside and his wild eyes hold your attention better. MANOHLA DARGISSynchronicity is rated R Under 1. Order Igor Movie. Its hard to explain this rating. Synchronicity. Director. Jacob Gentry. Writers. Jacob Gentry, Alex Orr. Stars. Chad Mc. Knight, Brianne Davis, AJ Bowen, Scott Poythress, Michael Ironside. Rating. RRunning Time. Genres. Mystery, Sci Fi, Thriller. Movie data powered by IMDb. Last updated Mar 3. Continue reading the main story.