DVD Review: Heartless
Vampires are big business, just look at how much money the ridiculously bad Twilight saga has made. There’s a whole section of literature dedicated to the sub-genre and young adult…
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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 Brand New Testament
There have always been religious films since the invention of motion pictures. Early films such as Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ and Cecil B DeMille’s King of Kings…
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DVD Review: Chronic
When Tim Roth burst onto the scene in the early 1990s with a string of impressive performances he announced himself as one of the most exciting young British actors. Great…
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Incoming: Despite the Falling Snow
In Cold War Moscow, a female spy steals secrets from an idealistic politician – and falls in love with him. Moscow, 1959: Katya is young, beautiful – and a spy…
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The Passing (Yr Ymadawiad)
There are few more pleasurable treats for the ears than listening to the Welsh language (Cymraeg). With a resurgence in nationalism and talk of devolution, this decade has seen a…
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Film Review: Nasty Baby
On first glance Sebastián Silva’s new film, Nasty Baby, could be be anything from an art school project to the early work of Jim Jarmusch. Silva himself is a man…
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Film Review: The Last Man on the Moon
For thousands of years man has dreamed of visiting the stars. Beginning in the mid 1950s, the rivalry between America and the Soviet Union, Capitalism and Communism, morphed itself into…
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Incoming: Midnight Special
What starts as a race from religious extremists and local law enforcement quickly escalates to a nationwide manhunt involving the highest levels of the Federal Government. Risking everything, Roy is…
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Film Review: Couple In A Hole
Emotional trauma affects people in different ways, but the unexpected loss of a close family member can easily induce a psychological breakdown. Some people have a complete emotional collapse, some…
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Film Review: The Absent One
You’ve got to hand it to Scandinavians, they certainly know how to create compelling crime dramas. Nordic Noir dominates the crime sections of bookshops with the likes of Stieg Larsson,…
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