Film Review: Medieval
There has been a lot of blood spilled over the course of the history of Europe, but children rarely learn about events which took place outside of national borders unless…
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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: Terrifier 2
The modern clown dates back to the 19th century but it originated from the caricature of a fool or country bumpkin a few hundred years earlier. Whilst they became a…
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Film Review: Argentina, 1985
The National Reorganization Process ruled Argentina as a dictatorship from 1976 and 1983l after the armed forces wrestled power away from Isabel Perón in a military coup at a time…
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Film Review: You Won’t Be Alone
With a constant stream of negative news and the relentless social media echo chamber, it’s easy to forget what it’s like to simply be alive. Our lives are so complex…
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Film Review: Disfluency
While the term post-traumatic stress disorder might have first been officially used in the late 1970s for the diagnosis of Vietnam War veterans, the concept of an extreme stress reaction…
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Film Review: Slash/Back
If watching films and TV has taught me anything, it’s not to mess with children. Malefactors underestimate them at their peril. Criminals beware, you would have gotten away with it…
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Film Review: In The Court of the Crimson King
The music industry isn’t known for taking prisoners. Bands come and go in the blink of an eye. Today’s hype band usually finds itself in tomorrow’s bargain bins. In the…
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LFF Review: The Origin of Evil
They say money makes the world go round, but having a lot of it comes with a price. It puts a target on your back. People know you have it…
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LFF Review: Autobiography
Although we’re well into the twenty-first century now, corruption is just as rife as it has ever been. You could argue, in fact, that in many parts of the world…
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Film Review: The Book Keepers
There is no right or wrong way to deal with grief. We all process a loss in our own way. The fact one approach works for one person doesn’t mean…
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