DVD Review: All My Good Countrymen
Politics and Eastern European film-making went hand in hand for many decades. This was sometimes at the behest of the authorities but the best examples are when film makers use…
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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: Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel García Márquez
If you’re making lists of the greatest authors of the 20th century it’s likely that the name Gabriel García Márquez will be near the top. Whilst it would probably also…
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Incoming: Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies tells the story of James Donovan, a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the…
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Blu-ray Review: The Reflecting Skin
The Reflecting Skins was originally going to be called American Gothic which would have succinctly summed-up what to expect from Philip Ridley’s film. It possesses all the strangeness, mystery and…
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Incoming: Carol
New York 1952. Carol is elegant, sophisticated, wealthy and married. Therese is just starting out in life, unsure of who she wants to be. A chance encounter in a Manhattan…
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Film Review: Unbranded
The battle for control and access to public land is one that has been raging around the world for decades. In the United States wild horses are allowed to run…
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Film Review: Star*Men
People are often brought together by a shared passion. In the case of Roger, Donald, Nick and Wal that love was for astronomy and looking at the stars. As post-doctoral…
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Film Review: Güeros
Mexican cinema was pretty quiet on the world stage for over a decade but recently there’s been some green shoots of recovery. Whilst not reaching the heights of Y Tu…
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Incoming: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 now brings the franchise to its powerful final chapter in which Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) realizes the stakes are no longer just for…
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Film Review: Hand Gestures
There’s nothing quite like real craftsmanship. Even with all the technological advances we’ve seen since the industrial revolution some things remain the same. In order to create a sculpture in…
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