Blu-ray Review: Nightfall
Between the 1940s and 1960s one of the most popular film genres in American cinema was film noir. This mix of down at heel gumshoe and slightly shabby chic fitted…
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Incoming: Ma
Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town to…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 Preview
Firmly established as one of the most important documentary film festivals in the global calendar, Sheffield Doc/Fest returns for another six days of world class films, alternative reality programming, talks,…
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Blu-Ray Review: The Andromeda Strain
If science is correct, we are not alone. The chances of Earth being the only planet in the universe to support life is far too unlikely to even contemplate. What…
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Film Review: Thunder Road
Traditionally, especially in Western societies, men and boys have been expected to control their emotions. Show a stiff upper lip and not let anything get to them. If there’s crying…
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Incoming – Godzilla: King of the Monsters
The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with…
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Film Review: Starfish
Grief is a powerful feeling. It can overpower all human emotions and leave you virtually crippled. How you handle this trauma is a distinctly personal thing. There’s no right or…
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Film Review: Freedom Fields
Whilst it’s a laudable notion that sport and politics should never mix, in reality it’s almost impossible to separate one from another. How a nation views their athletes and sportspeople…
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Incoming: Booksmart
Told from a wildly original, fresh and modern perspective, Booksmart is an unfiltered comedy about high school best friends and the bonds we create that last a lifetime. Capturing the…
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Incoming: Memoir of War
In the 1944 Nazi-occupied France, young Marguerite Duras is a talented writer and an active Resistance member with her husband Robert Antelme. When he is deported by the Gestapo, she…
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