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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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Film Review: Great Freedom

  • March 7, 2022
  • Rob Aldam
Hans and Viktor form an unlikely bond
Franz Rogowski is fast-becoming one of the best actors working in European cinema today. His breakthrough came in Sebastian Schipper’s Victoria back in 2015. He’s gone on to star in…
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the children sat outside
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GFF Review: Asteroid

  • March 5, 2022
  • Rob Aldam
Although the concept of leaving your family to earn a living elsewhere will be alien to many in the Western world, it’s a daily reality for countless people in poorer…
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GFF Review: Her Way

  • March 5, 2022
  • Rob Aldam
Often described as the oldest profession in the world, prostitution has been viewed and treated very differently throughout the ages. Today, in some places it has now been legalised. Affording…
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Isaac and his cast
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GFF Review: Once Upon a Time in Uganda

  • March 5, 2022
  • Rob Aldam
While everyone has heard of Hollywood and Bollywood, much, much less is known about the smaller film industries around the world. Indeed, the whole continent of Africa is often forgotten.…
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GFF Review: A Quiet Girl

  • March 4, 2022
  • Rob Aldam
Traditionally, films made within Britain, or even in the British Isles, are filmed in English. The logic being that they will be easier to sell to UK and international markets,…
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GFF Review: Yuni

  • March 4, 2022
  • Rob Aldam
All people are born equal. It’s a nice sentiment but ludicrous to believe that it’s actually true in practice. Where you’re born in the world makes a huge difference to…
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Nadia with her baby
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Film Review: Huda’s Salon

  • February 28, 2022
  • Rob Aldam
Living, working and raising a family in a disputed territory has countless dangers, not least the instability caused by a fluctuating political landscape. Peril awaits round every corner, and you’re…
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Martina and Jan in a cave
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Blu-Ray Review: The Devil’s Trap

  • February 25, 2022
  • Rob Aldam
It seems a bizarre thing to say in the third decade of the twenty-first century, but the debate between evolution and creationism still seems to tax feeble minds. The friction…
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Film Review: The Long Walk

  • February 25, 2022
  • Rob Aldam
Every culture has its myths, legends and ghosts. Good and bad spirits which either help or hinder the hapless human who stumbles into their path. These creatures usually reflect the…
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the teenage residents
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Film Review: La Mif

  • February 24, 2022
  • Rob Aldam
There are almost 2,500 children’s homes in the UK and that figure is on the rise. These institutions play a vital role in bringing up young people when there is…
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