Tallinn Black Night Review: Night Forest
There’s nothing most of us like more than a good adventure. One which tasks the mind and body while offering the prospect of treasure at the end of the quest.…
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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: Ascension
China first opened up its economy for foreign investment and started to enact free market reforms at the end of the 1970s. Deng Xiaoping’s modernising agenda has resulted in the…
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Film Review: Raging Fire
There’s something distinctly unique about Hong Kong action films. A mix of East and West which isn’t replicated anywhere else in the world. Much of this can be attributed to…
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Film Review: Uppercase Print
Of all the directors from the Romanian new wave who have made an impression on international cinema, it is perhaps Radu Jude who has been the most confrontational. And he…
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Blu-ray Review: Sailor Suit and The Machine Gun
There have always been child prodigies whose talent and dedication have allowed them to succeed in their area of expertise. Performing well ahead of their years. This success if usually…
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Film Review: You Will Die at Twenty
Life in Sudan isn’t easy at the best of times, but the ongoing military coup highlights just how fragile human rights and democracy remain in the north-east African country. With…
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Film Review: Natural Light
Despite what we might be led to believe, for the most part soldiering involves a lot of waiting around and generally doing very little other than simply being somewhere. This,…
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Film Review: Love It Was Not
Films about World War II, and particularly the Holocaust, tend to be very black and white. The Nazis were the bad guys and everyone else was just an innocent victim.…
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Film Review: Red Heaven
As the Earth begins to falter at an increasingly accelerated rate, largely due to the abuses of humankind, the thoughts of many turn to the stars. While billionaires see space…
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Film Review: Ida Red
When it comes to crime, it’s often best to keep it in the family. From the Italian mafiosi to Japanese Yakuza, organised crime often involves a complex hierarchy of familial…
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