Blu-Ray Review: A Tale of Two Sisters
The first wave of modern Asian horror hit the rest of the world at the turn of the century, with the likes of Ringu, Battle Royale, Audition and Pulse wowing…
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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: The Lost Leonardo
Leonardo da Vinci was the most famous painter from the High Renaissance period but his skills spanned numerous technical and scientific disciplines. Despite his fame and the continued popularity of…
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Film Review: Wendy
Very few children actively want to grow up. That may change during puberty but until then an eternal childhood seems like a utopian dream. In the early twentieth century Scottish…
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Fantasia Review: Hold Me Back
We live in a world where the expectation to get married and raise a family is almost as strong as ever. Whilst the nature of relationships may have changed, being…
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Film Review: Josee, The Tiger and The Fish
In the West, for far too long animation was seen as something that was solely the preserve of children’s films. Something immature and inane which adults could guiltily enjoy, so…
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Fantasia Review: Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
Whilst the primetime programmes can often leave a lot to be desired, Britain has always excelled when it comes to what can loosely be described as ‘alternative comedy’. You can…
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Fantasia Review: Seobok
Humans are the only animals who contemplate their own mortality. I’m not quite sure how you could prove this, but as evolved sentient creatures we approach death with a mixture…
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Fantasia Review – Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist
When Satoshi Kon died from cancer at the age of 46 in 2010 the world lost one of the greatest living filmmakers. In a career which only lasted a decade,…
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Film Review: John and the Hole
As we grow older it seems only natural that we look back at our childhoods through rose-tinted glasses. A time when life was (probably) less complicated and (normally) without responsibilities.…
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Fantasia Review: Brain Freeze
Many of us, at one time or another, have made our escape plans should a zombie apocalypse suddenly breakout. It’s perfectly normal behaviour. There have been so many films and…
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