Film Review: Escape from Mogadishu
Much has been written and filmed about the way the USA and USSR used third countries in order to play out their proxy battles during the Cold War. For decades,…
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Film Review: Paris, 13th District
Modern love is difficult. Long gone are the days of boy meets girl and living happily ever after. They fall in love, get married and have a big perfect family.…
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Film Review: Jane by Charlotte
While London might have been swinging during the ‘60s, it was also boomtime in Paris. The French economy was experiencing almost unparalleled growth and with it came a decade of…
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Film Review: Three Floors
Nanni Moretti has been one of the most consistently reliable and impressive Italian filmmakers for decades now. He’s probably best known for The Son’s Room, which won him a Palme…
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Film Review: Olga
While the horrific events and war crimes taking place in Ukraine have dominated news channels around the world, this is not a new conflict. Indeed, former President Yanukovych’s botched attempt…
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Film Review: Europa
The ‘migrant crisis’ has highlighted the privileged position those of us living within the borders of Europe really have. Every person making this dangerous and potentially deadly journey has their…
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Film Review: The Last Tourist
We seem to have reached peak tourism. A confluence of standards of living in developed countries reaching an all-time high and travel being more accessible than ever before. With environmental…
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Film Review: River
Regardless of our reliance on it for survival, as a rule humans take the natural world around them for granted. Little thought is expended on the impact our daily lives…
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Film Review: Master Cheng
There is an inherently large amount of humour which can be mined from a clash of cultures. You’ll usually find at least one character in a comedy film or TV…
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Film Review: The Ledge
It seems to be a particular breed of people who take up serious climbing. There are inherent risks attached to rock climbing, let alone mountaineering, which are too much for…
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