Film Review: Robert the Bruce
When it comes to famous Scottish historical figures, there’s very few, if any, more famous than Robert the Bruce. He spent much of his adult life battling the English and…
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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.
Incoming: In Fabric
The latest from the unique imagination of Peter Strickland, In Fabric is a typically distinctive and haunting tale that blends Giallo-infused horror with absurdist dark humour, to ghostly effect. Set…
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Blu-Ray Review: Last Hurrah for Chivalry / Hand of Death: Two Films by John Woo
There have been very few film-makers who began their careers in Asian cinema and then made the successful transition to Hollywood. Whilst the language barrier is an obvious difficulty, it’s…
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Incoming: Mari
Charlotte (Bobbi Jene Smith), a successful contemporary dancer, is thriving in London. With her latest show just days away from opening night, she receives news that her grandmother, Mari (Paddy…
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Blu-Ray Review: A Case for a Rookie Hangman
One of the things which separates us humans from other animals is our boundless imagination (although, having said that I’ve known some extremely resourceful cats). Nowhere has this creativity and…
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Film Review: The Captor
Ethan Hawke is an actor who has flirted with success and stardom but never really managed to become an ‘A’ lister. He’s been a highly visible actor since the 1990s,…
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Incoming: Brightburn
What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? Brightburn is out in…
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Blu-Ray Review: Under Fire
Whilst the Cold War may have been fought between the two world superpowers, the USA and the USSR, the arena of battle spanned many countries on several continents. This was…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: Marianne & Leonard – Words of Love
In Greek and Roman mythologies there were nine muses. These daughters of Zeus presided over the arts and sciences and for centuries artists would cite a muse as the inspiration…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: On the President’s Orders
On the President’s Orders tells the story behind these atrocities in a succinct, stylish and sobering way.
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