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Blu-ray Review: His Girl Friday (Criterion Collection)

First produced in 1928, Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s Broadway play Front Page revolutionised comedy, both on stage and on the big screen. The intricate plotting and rapid-fire dialogue has…

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Blu-Ray Review: Black Orpheus (Criterion Collection)

When Black Orpheus won the Palme d’Or in 1959 ahead of the likes of 400 Blows and Hiroshima Mon Amour, it was a surprise to the say the least. In…

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Blu-Ray Review: Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko was one of the first films to ride the power of the internet wave to go from a limited opening to becoming one of the most iconic of…

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Film Review: Zero Days

World War III will not be contested with guns, tanks or bombs. It will be a secret war which won’t take place on any battlefield. Instead of fighting in the…

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Film Review: Endless Poetry

Alejandro Jodorowsky is one of a kind. There’s simply no other film-maker quite like him. Whilst his films range from the obtuse to the downright impenetrable, the Chilean has a…

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Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from…

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Incoming: A Monster Calls

12-year-old Conor O’Malley (Lewis MacDougall) is about to escape into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales. He is dealing with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness, which has necessitated…

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Film Review: Call of Heroes

Hong Kong has built a reputation for producing high quality and action-packed cinema. From the studied nostalgia of Wong Kar-wai to the bullets and mayhem of John Woo, they’ve found…

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DVD Review: The Young Pope

There’s possibly only one director working in cinema today who can match Baz Luhrmann in terms of glamour and sumptuous visuals aesthetic. Paolo Sorrentino has an extraordinary eye. He demonstrates…

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Film Review: Operation Chromite

As current events in Syria attest, conflict zones often turn into a microcosm of a much larger conflict. Following the end of World War II and the division of Korea,…

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Blu-ray Review: His Girl Friday (Criterion Collection)

Blu-Ray Review: Black Orpheus (Criterion Collection)

Blu-Ray Review: Donnie Darko

Film Review: Zero Days

Film Review: Endless Poetry

Incoming: Assassin’s Creed

Incoming: A Monster Calls

Film Review: Call of Heroes

DVD Review: The Young Pope

Film Review: Operation Chromite