Film Review: My Old School
While every child will have their own unique educational experiences, anyone attending school at a similar time and place will have encountered a number of commonalities. There is always a…
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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.
Blu-Ray Review: The Breaking Point
While Ernest Hemingway may have only published seven novels during his lifetime, his writing style had a profound influence on American literature. An author whose work was very much shaped…
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Film Review: Emily the Criminal
America is perceived as the land of opportunity, but that’s only really true for certain people. 45 million Americans have student debt, with each graduate on average owing almost $40,000.…
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Blu-Ray Review: Man Without a Star
After his big breakthrough in boxing drama Champion at the end of the 1940s, Kirk Douglas spent the next decade at the top of his game. One of the biggest…
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Film Review: Fall
Most people, quite sensibly, are wary of heights. Many suffer from vertigo when peering down into the eternal abyss. Flying is another challenge. However, there are those who actively seek…
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Film Review: Let the Little Light Shine
Race relations in America are going through yet another turbulent time. Not since the civil rights movement of the 1960s have we seen so much police brutality and intolerance. While…
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Film Review: Blind Ambition
While wine has been with us in one form or another for thousands of years, today it’s a highly competitive industry which is worth a small fortune. The most sought-after…
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Film Review: Where is Anne Frank
Anne Frank is probably the most famous diarist to have ever lived, even though she obviously never got to see her work published. A fact which is unlikely to escape…
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Blu-ray Review: L’argent
They say money makes the world go round and it’s an undeniable truth that most of our lives are dependent on it, in one way or another. There are the…
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Film Review: Fadia’s Tree
They say that home is where the heart it. This is not something most Europeans probably contemplate, but if you’re born in many parts of the world this idiom can…
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