DVD Review: The Smuggler (aka The Mule)
Some of the greatest thrillers have involved cat and mouse chases and nail-biting suspense. Speed set the bar in terms of jeopardy but you don’t need to have a bus…
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DVD Review: Taxi Tehran
The survivor spirit is alive and well and living in Tehran. Despite being banned from making films by the Iranian regime, Jafar Pahani has responded by becoming more prolific. Celebrated…
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DVD Review: Arrowhead
The quintessential Australian science-fiction films are undeniably the original Mad Max trilogy. The first film remains a classic and launched Mel Gibson’s career. George Miller’s reboot was arguably the best…
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DVD Review: Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict
Throughout history, the role of the wealthy benefactor has been vital in giving artists the time and finances necessary to complete their masterpieces. However, society and the art world has…
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Film Review: Nina Forever
Largely driven by the popularity of The Walking Dead, zombies have become big business. There’s been a strong take on the genre in cinemas as well. Whilst Shaun of the…
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DVD Review: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances…” Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are assuredly players but they’re pretty stumped…
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DVD Review: The House on Pine Street
Haunted house movies have been a staple of the horror genre for decades now. There have been three great periods so far, beginning with the classics of The Haunting, House…
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Blu-ray Review: Essential Godard
Jean-Luc Godard was arguably the greatest film director of the 1960s. He was also the driving force behind the French New Wave (La Nouvelle Vague) movement and one of the…
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Blu-ray Review: Deep Red
One of my favourite horror films of all time is Dario Argento’s Suspiria. It’s fair to say that nothing else he’s done quite lived up to it, but with Opera…
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DVD Review: A Touch of Zen (Masters of Cinema)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a huge global success and sparked a huge interest in epic Asian fantasy and martial arts films. Primarily, it introduced the world to the wuxia…
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