Film Review: A Cambodian Spring
Cambodia isn’t a country which attracts much external press or media attention. Indeed, most people would be hard pushed to associate the Southeast Asia nation with anything other than the…
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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: Deadpool 2
Marvel’s motormouth mercenary is back! Bigger, better and occasionally more pantless than ever before. When a super soldier arrives on a murderous mission, Deadpool is forced to think about friendship,…
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Blu-Ray Review: Breakheart Pass
The 1960s were boom time for Charles Bronson. With roles in a string of hits including The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape and The Sandpiper, his star…
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Incoming: Jeune Femme
Neurotic and manic, bold and magnetic, Paula is a muddle of contradictions. Fresh from an unceremonious dumping by her boyfriend of 10 years, she finds herself wandering the streets of…
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Blu-Ray Review: The Bloodthirsty Trilogy
Folklore and legend play a huge role in the evolution of Japanese horror films. Unlike the genre’s development in the Western world, Japanese filmmakers have been largely concerned with psychological…
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Incoming: Redoubtable
Set against the backdrop of the achingly chic Paris of the 1960’s, the film depicts the relationship between Godard – leading voice of the Nouvelle Vague – and his younger…
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Blu-Ray Review: All the Money in the World
No film is more representative of the effect of the #metoo movement and the Hollywood sexual abuse scandal than Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World. Kevin Spacey was…
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Film Review: The Cured
In the old days zombies basically shuffled about slowly and semi-uselessly. Unless you were careless enough to get yourself trapped in a confined space, you’d probably be alright. Somewhere in…
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Film Review: Revenge
Whilst there has always been a male monopoly within cinema, horror film-making has particularly been skewed towards the wants of the lesser sex. If you were an actress in genre…
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Blu-Ray Review: Intimate Lighting
The death of Miloš Forman this year marked the passing of one of Czech cinema’s greats. He was an integral part of the Czech New Wave. His countryman Ivan Passer…
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