EIFF Review: Turbo Kid
The year 1997. The apocalypse has already happened and those left struggle to survive in a harsh climate where commerce and existence is dominated by the ownership of water. It’s…
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Film Review: The Reunion
I for one will never go to a school or class reunion. The whole concept of meeting up with people you never liked enough to keep in touch with and…
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Sheff Doc/Fest Review: Leaving Africa
Africa is a very conservative continent. Outside of South Africa, traditional values and beliefs tend to hold a grip on the populous. Uganda is no exception. Outdated gender roles and…
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Film Review: P’tit Quinquin
Bleak, beautiful and unrelenting are three words which aptly sum-up Bruno Dumont’s career to date. A succession of rural dramas where humanity bends its knee to God and beauty and…
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EIFF 2015 Review: Chuck Norris Vs Communism
Many of the restriction of living under a Communist regime are obvious, but others are less well known. The state controlled the media and access to anything from the West…
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Film Festival Review: EIFF 2015
Whilst Kristen Wiig may well have been the biggest winner of the 69th incarnation of Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), the sheer quality and diversity of programming meant that it…
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Film Review: The First Film
The first moving film was shot by Louis Le Prince in Leeds on 14 October 1888. At least, that’s what writer and broadcaster David Wilkinson believes. In The First Film,…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: Breaking A Monster
he odds are stacked against any band trying to make it big in the music industry. When the band are all still in 7th grade, the task seems nigh on…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: The Empire of Scents
You smell! – A common refrain in the playground. In truth, we all smell, but our olfaction, whilst taken for granted, plays a huge role in our enjoyment of food…
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Film Review: Station To Station
Cinema can be a powerful medium for artists to use as a tool to explore and examine their own creativity. The lines between film and art can often become blurred.…
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