LFF Review: Evelyn
800,000 people take their own lives every year around the world. In the UK, over 5,000 suicides were registered in 2017. Whilst there have been great steps forward in publicly…
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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.
DVD Review: The Monster
One of the most relatable and disturbing areas of horror cinema is that of a victim being hunted by a predator. This often takes the form of a serial killer…
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DVD Review: Bad Samaritan
With the recent successes of the likes of The Witch, A Quiet Place, Get Out and It Comes at Night, more and more people have become interested in horror movies.…
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LFF Review: Young and Alive
It has become de rigueur within the popular media and modern journalism to castigate Millennials as stupid, fickle or vacuous (seemingly intent on ignoring the fact that it’s not the…
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Incoming: Tehran Taboo
When prostitute and single mum Pari moves in to an apartment with her mute son, she unintentionally befriends her new neighbour Sara. Sara is a middle class mullah who seemingly…
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LFF Review: Bisbee ’17
As the saying goes, history is written by the victors. When it comes to remembering the past, some events are more readily forgotten than others. Guilt and embarrassment can lead…
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Blu-Ray Review: Night of the Creeps
Some people look to the stars with hope, others with fear. The excitement caused by the ‘Space Race’, which culminated with the Apollo 11 lunar landing in 1969, inspired a…
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DVD Review: Dead Night
One of the greatest joys of being a horror fan is that it’s a genre which doesn’t always take itself entirely seriously. Directors often revel in the weird and wonderful,…
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LFF Review: Cam
The internet has irrevocably changed how we relax, play, consume and work. The adult entertainment/sex industry has probably been transformed the most by new technologies and the myriad of weird…
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Film Review: Kusama – Infinity
Despite her art regularly selling for over a million dollars, and her exhibitions are some of the most popular in the world, Yayoi Kusama is far from being a household…
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