DVD Review: Kaleidoscope
When it comes to leading men, it’s fair to say that Toby Jones doesn’t really fit in with the norm. The British actor doesn’t have the dashing good looks or…
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Grimmfest 2019 Preview
Now in its eleventh year, Grimmfest has quickly cemented its place on the UK horror film festival map. This year’s festival takes place at Odeon Manchester Great Northern between 3rd…
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Blu-Ray Review: The Go-Between
I think it’s fair to say that some actors, especially female ones, find their talent is sometimes overshadowed by (a press obsession with) their looks. Julie Christie was an icon…
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Blu-Ray Review: High Noon
In 1925, one of America’s most popular film stars first started out in the movies. Whilst Gary Cooper may have been a face which dominated cinema screens for decades, he…
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Blu-Ray Review – Apocalypse Now: Final Cut
No war has focused the minds of American film-makers quite like Vietnam. It’s a conflict which split American society; polarising a nation. Given the controversy surrounding events within the region,…
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Blu-Ray Review: The Criminal
Stanley Baker was hardly what you’d call a typical leading man in post-war British cinema. Unlike his peers, who were almost always handsome and debonair, the former electrician’s apprentice cut…
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Film Review: Night Hunter
Zack Snyder’s Justice League film is as memorable for the controversy around the digital removal of Henry Cavill’s moustache as whatever happened in it. The British actor made his name…
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BFI London Film Festival 2019 Preview
The 63rd BFI London Film Festival takes place in cinemas across the capital between 2-13 October. It’s the UK’s premier showcase of the most exciting new cinema from around the…
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Film Review: The Furies
Despite a (painfully) slow change in attitudes, we still live in a misogynistic and male dominated society. Whilst prejudice and discrimination might be on the wane, they’re still endemic within…
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Film Review: Empathy, Inc.
There are very few people who are happy with their lot. Even the rich almost always seem to be lacking something. Whilst the grass might look greener on the other…
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