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Blu-Ray Review: Woman is the Future of Man, Tale of Cinema: Two Films by Hong Sangsoo

Since Shiri caused a box office sensation during the dying embers of the last century, the South Korean film industry has had a new lease of life. Whilst stylish thrillers,…

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Incoming: Summer 1993

With both her parents now dead from AIDS, she is taken to the Catalonian countryside. There are fearsthat she may have inherited the disease from her mother, but it transpires…

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Film Review: Racer and the Jailbird

When it comes to countries with rich cinematic histories, Belgium has never really ranked as a heavyweight. Indeed, much of the best output to come from that portion of the…

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Blu-Ray Review: The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail

Of all the myriad sub-genres of horror cinema, giallo is possibly the most stylistically exuberant, nostalgically eulogised and vividly colourful. Whilst Dario Argento is the director usually associated with this…

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Film Review: Path of Blood

Whilst we’ve recently seen a plethora of documentaries covering the ‘war on terror’ and conflicts taking place throughout the Middle East, they’re often told a story from a similar perspective.…

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Incoming: First Reformed

Reverend Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke) is a solitary parish priest at a small church in upstate New York, which is on the cusp of celebrating its 250th anniversary. Now more…

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Blu-Ray Review: Black Peter

Making films under the curtain of censorship is an extremely precarious and potentially life-threatening undertaking. It can easily lead to a very short career. This is what makes the achievements…

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Incoming: Whitney

With over 200 million album sales worldwide, and remaining the only artist to chart seven consecutive US No.1s, Whitney Houston was the voice of a generation. Coming from an esteemed…

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Blu-Ray Review: Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards!

After the end of World War II, Japan spent the best part of a decade in dire straits. When it did finally begin to emerge from a deep Depression, it…

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Blu-Ray Review: The Boondock Saints

Whilst Willem Dafoe has a distinct look, his ability as an actor has often been overlooked. However, his Best Supporting Actor nomination for The Florida Project this year was the…

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