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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.
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Incoming: A Little Chaos

  • April 14, 2015
  • Rob Aldam
A Little Chaos follows Sabine (Winslet), a strong-willed landscape designer who challenges sexual and class barriers when she is chosen to build one of the main gardens at King Louis…
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Home From Home: Chronicle of a Vision
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Film Review: Home From Home: Chronicle Of A Vision

  • April 13, 2015
  • Rob Aldam
When Edgar Reitz made the Heimat film series in 1984 he created an incredible chronicle of German rural life in the 20th century. He went on to release another couple…
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Fruits of Paradise
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DVD Review: Fruit of Paradise

  • April 13, 2015
  • Rob Aldam
Communism has been inadvertently responsible for a raft of great films and brilliant directors. Despite heavy censorship under the Soviet regime, the Czech New Wave was responsible for some of…
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Incoming: Child 44

  • April 13, 2015
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A politically-charged serial killer thriller set in 1953 Soviet Russia, CHILD 44 chronicles the crisis of conscience for secret police agent Leo Demidov [Tom Hardy], who loses status, power and…
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Derby Film Festival
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Film Festival Preview: Derby Film Festival

  • April 12, 2015
  • Rob Aldam
2014 was the inaugural year of Derby Film Festival in its current guise. Successfully building on the impressive iD Fest and incorporating Fantastiq Film Festival into the programme, it was…
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Cobain: Montage of Heck
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Film Review: Cobain: Montage Of Heck

  • April 11, 2015
  • Rob Aldam
Nirvana were undoubtedly a huge band by any measure. However, the untimely death of Kurt Cobain propelled them into musical folklore. The cost of Nirvana CDs suddenly spiralled and a…
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What We Do In The Shadows
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DVD Review: What We Do In The Shadows

  • April 10, 2015
  • Rob Aldam
When done well, comedy and horror can be a fantastic combination. The Evil Dead sequels are probably the best example of this, with Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi creating one…
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Force Majeure
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Film Review: Force Majeure

  • April 9, 2015
  • Rob Aldam
Relationships are based on trust and understanding. There’s a tendency to bury issues and try to continue on with the relationship as if nothing is wrong. Often unsaid anxieties and…
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Incoming: Lost River

  • April 9, 2015
  • Rob Aldam
Lost River weaves elements of fantasy noir and suspense into a modern day fairytale. Set against the surreal dreamscape of a vanishing city, Billy, a single mother of two, is…
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Han Gong-ju
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DVD Review: Han Gong-ju

  • April 8, 2015
  • Rob Aldam
South Korean cinema’s fortune seems to fluctuate like the wind. Around the middle of the last decade it was the Asian powerhouse with international hits such as The Host, A…
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