Incoming: Hunt For The Wilderpeople
The story of misfit kid Ricky and his grumpy foster uncle Hec. The unlikely duo evade child services and the law by going bush. Hunt for the Wilderpeople is out…
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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.
Film Review: The Clan
Cinema and television have had a long love affair with gangsters. From the days of James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart, through the Godfather movies to Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos and…
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Incoming: Blair Witch
It’s been 20 years since James’s sister and her two friends vanished into the Black Hills Forest in Maryland while researching the legend of the Blair Witch, leaving a trail…
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DVD Review: Nostalgia
As human beings we’ve never been very good at living in the present; nostalgia is never too far away. Whether that’s for the Classics or the Spice Girls; Plato or…
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Incoming: Hell or High Water
Two brothers, Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner (Ben Foster), resort to a calculated bank robbery spree that puts them on a collision course with a veteran Texas Ranger (Academy Award-winner…
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Film Review: When Two Worlds Collide
When economics and industrialisation meet traditional lifestyles and communities it never usually ends well. Whilst governments and large corporations may argue the case for progress, the opportunity to exploit and…
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Incoming: Captain Fantastic
Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father (Viggo Mortensen) devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his…
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Blu-Ray Review: Scene at the Sea
Takeshi Kitano is one of the most famous faces in Japan. Actor, director, screenwriter, author, comedian and TV personality, he’s a man of many talents. Whilst violent films such as…
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Incoming: Anthropoid
Anthropoid is based on the extraordinary true story of “Operation Anthropoid,” the code name for the Czechoslovakian operatives’ mission to assassinate SS officer Reinhard Heydrich. Heydrich, the main architect behind…
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DVD Review: Matinee
Joe Dante has had a long and varied career behind the camera despite not exactly being prolific when it comes to feature films. Whilst he’ll always be best known for…
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