Fantasia Festival Review: The Oak Room
There’s no way of actually knowing how far Storytelling dates back through human history, but it’s a fair bet that ever since homo-sapiens could speak that oral traditions have existed.…
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Rob Aldam
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Rob worked on a number of online music magazines, both as a writer and editor, before concentrating on his first love - film. After stints as Cultural and Film Editor on local magazines, he took up residency as Film Editor at Backseat Mafia. He specialises in covering world cinema, independent film, documentaries, and championing the underdog.
Film Review: She Dies Tomorrow
It doesn’t take much to trigger an existential crisis for some people. The mere hint of a problem or potential issue can cause them to spiral out of control or…
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Fantasia Festival Review: The Prophet and the Space Aliens
There are thousands upon thousands of religions out there in the world. So many, in fact, that no one can really keep track of them. Many are suspiciously similar and…
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Blu-Ray Review: Taste of Cherry
They say cinema flourishes in adversity and nowhere is that more apparent than in Iran. Since the revolution in 1979, the now Islamic republic has produced some of the best…
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Fantasia Festival Review: The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw
Over the centuries, men have found myriad ingenious ways to control and oppress women. Look at almost every major world religion and look at the gender roles and requirements placed…
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Fantasia Festival Review: Chasing Dream
Anyone who is a fan of Hong Kong action films will be aware of the work of Johnnie To. He has made a host of brilliant films. The likes of…
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Fantasia Festival Review: I WeirDo
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition which compels the sufferer to have recurring thoughts and perform repetitive behaviours which they cannot control. In its mildest form, it…
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Fantasia Festival Review: Class Action Park
Anyone who grew up in a small community in the UK probably has fond and rather terrifying memories of a travelling fair coming to town. The excitement of the rides…
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Fantasia Festival Review: Monster Seafood Wars
The Japanese love their Kaiju or (giant) monster movies. We’re not talking about an overgrown croc or a man-size rat here. We’re talking about Godzilla, Mothra, Gamera et al, rampaging…
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Fantasia Festival Review – Dinner in America
There’s nothing American independent cinema seems to like more than oddballs. Those characters who sit somewhere outside of the norm but usually find themselves thrust into extremely ordinary situations for…
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