Film Review: Strange But True
The death of a loved one can place and almost intolerable burden on families and relationships. Issues which may have been simmering quietly below the surface can suddenly explode; causing…
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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: Sea of Shadows
Human beings seem hell-bent on decimating and destroying our seas and oceans. Not to mention the creatures who reside within them or use them as their feeding grounds. If we’re…
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Film Review: Best Before Death
Throughout his career Bill Drummond has been something of a shapeshifter. He’s formed a number of bands (Big in Japan, The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, The Timelords and The…
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DVD Review: Never Grow Old
Emile Hirsch is one of those actors who seems to have starred in more films than you remember. He’s also got a fairly chequered personal history, and all this at…
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DVD Review: Kaleidoscope
When it comes to leading men, it’s fair to say that Toby Jones doesn’t really fit in with the norm. The British actor doesn’t have the dashing good looks or…
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Grimmfest 2019 Preview
Now in its eleventh year, Grimmfest has quickly cemented its place on the UK horror film festival map. This year’s festival takes place at Odeon Manchester Great Northern between 3rd…
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Blu-Ray Review: The Go-Between
I think it’s fair to say that some actors, especially female ones, find their talent is sometimes overshadowed by (a press obsession with) their looks. Julie Christie was an icon…
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Blu-Ray Review: High Noon
In 1925, one of America’s most popular film stars first started out in the movies. Whilst Gary Cooper may have been a face which dominated cinema screens for decades, he…
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Blu-Ray Review – Apocalypse Now: Final Cut
No war has focused the minds of American film-makers quite like Vietnam. It’s a conflict which split American society; polarising a nation. Given the controversy surrounding events within the region,…
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Blu-Ray Review: The Criminal
Stanley Baker was hardly what you’d call a typical leading man in post-war British cinema. Unlike his peers, who were almost always handsome and debonair, the former electrician’s apprentice cut…
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