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Film Review: She Will

Between the 16th and 18th centuries, Scotland carried out numerous witch trials, resulting in thousands of deaths according to historical estimates. Many more than their English neighbours. This disparity can…

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Film Review: Executive Order

The last couple of decades have seen a worrying jolt to the right in world politics. Especially in countries where you’d not necessarily expect it. With religious fundamentalists and extreme…

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Film Review: The Deer King

Japan is blessed with breathtaking vistas. A natural world which is characterised by rugged mountain terrain, lush verdant forests and rocky coastlines. With most of the human population densely crowded…

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Film Review: Explorer

There have always been people who are inexplicably driven, from an early age, compelled to test the boundaries of what mankind is capable of. To stretch the limits of human…

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Film Review: Anonymous Club

Given our nations’ intertwined histories and the amount of things we have in common, there seems to be an unspoken connection between the UK and (post-colonial) Australia. This is especially…

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Film Review: McEnroe

Tennis had long been a very reserved, genteel and upper-class sport, but in the 1970s things began to change. As the ‘Open Era’ began to hit its stride, with characters…

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Film Review: A Chiara

The eternal debate over nature versus nurture will no doubt rumble on until the final days of humankind, but it’s undeniable that both factors play crucial roles in shaping and…

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Blu-Ray Review: Pickpocket

Where there are large groups of wealthy people, there will undoubtedly be pickpockets just waiting to relieve them of their money. Although, long gone are the days of people carrying…

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Film Review: Both Sides of the Blade

Claire Denis is undoubtedly one of the most distinctive French filmmakers working today and also, arguably, one of the best. She has made some of the most memorable films to…

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Film Review: Futura

Italy, by dint of geography and migrational history, perches itself in a fairly unique position within continental Europe. The affluent and pale north takes most of its cues from its…

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