Blu-Ray Review: Matangi/Maya/M.I.A
Over the course of the last decade, the portrayal of refugees in the UK media has been simplistic, to say the least. The entire debate has been focused on those…
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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: Free Solo
A stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock –…
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Blu-Ray Review: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
The end of World War II marked the start of a boom time for the United States of America. In the period leading up to the 1960s the country saw…
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Incoming: The Old Man and The Gun
The Old Man and The Gun is based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to…
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Film Review: Mug
Polish cinema finds itself in a very strange place at the moment. On the one hand, there are film-makers such as Pawel Pawlikowski, who with Ida and Cold War has…
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Incoming: White Boy Rick
Set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the War on Drugs, White Boy Rick is based on the moving true story of a blue-collar father…
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Film Review: Await Further Instructions
You probably fall into one of two groups. There are those of us who implicitly place their trust in authority and would rather defer decisions to the state or government.…
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Incoming: Sorry To Bother You
In an alternate reality of present-day Oakland, Calif., telemarketer Cassius Green finds himself in a macabre universe after he discovers a magical key that leads to material glory. As Green’s…
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Incoming: Creed II
Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an…
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Blu-Ray Review: The Serpent’s Egg
Although his star has been on the wane over the past couple of decades, Ingmar Bergman is without doubt one of the most important film-makers who has ever lived. The…
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