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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: Autumn Almanac

The magnificently named Béla Tarr is one of Hungary’s most renowned film-makers. With a focus on the unconventional, his films are often experimental; cavorting with non-linear storytelling, thriving on philosophical…

Incoming: The Ones Below

Kate (Clemence Poesy) and Justin (Stephen Campbell Moore) are a successful working couple in their mid-30s whose lives are destined to change forever when the seemingly charming Teresa (Laura Birn)…

Blu-Ray Review: Rocco and His Brothers (Masters of Cinema)

Luchino Visconti is undoubtedly one of the greatest Italian film-makers of all time and was in the vanguard of the neorealism movement which swept the country from the mid 1940s…

Blu-Ray Review: Re-Animator: Limited Edition 2-Disc Steelbook

The greatest period for horror cinema was undoubtedly the 1980s. Some of the most memorable films the genre has produced were made during that decade. The Fly, Hellraiser, The Evil…

Film Review: The Unfolding

Found Footage films are, quite thankfully, on the way out. When they’re done well, the use of handheld and multiple fixed cameras can make films more atmospheric and ramp up…

Film Review: Next To Her

Israeli cinema hardly has any significance of reputation on a global scale. However, it continues to produce impressive low-budget drama. From meditations on the Middle-East conflict in Waltz with Bashir…

Film Review: The Here After

Actions we take in anger can have enormous consequences on the rest of our lives. Arguments around whether prison works, rehabilitation, second chances and if those who’ve served their time…

Incoming: Anomalisa

From the mind of Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) comes Anomalisa, a tender, touching and achingly funny black comedy – filmed entirely in…

Incoming: The Other Side of the Door

A family lives an idyllic existence abroad until a tragic accident takes the life of their young son. The inconsolable mother learns of an ancient ritual that will bring him…

Incoming: London Has Fallen

In London for the Prime Minister’s funeral, Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders. London has Fallen is out in cinemas today.

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