DVD Review: Woman on the Run
The portrayal of women in American films during the ’40s and ’50s usually mimicked the conservative norm. They were submissive, needed to be rescued, devoted to a man or overly…
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Film Review: How to Lose Jobs and Alienate Girlfriends
We live in a world where it’s possible for anyone to become a celebrity. With the advent of the internet and video sharing services such as YouTube, a whole generation…
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Incoming: When Marnie Was There
When shy, artistic Anna moves to the seaside to live with her aunt and uncle, she stumbles upon an old mansion surrounded by marshes, and the mysterious young girl, Marnie,…
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Incoming: The Nice Guys
The Nice Guys takes place in 1970s Los Angeles, when down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March( Ryan Gosling) and hired enforcer Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) must work together to solve the…
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Film Review: Care
America sits on a ticking time bomb. No, this isn’t about terrorism, poverty, drugs, crime or the environment. This is about elder care. By 2040, the number of older Americans…
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DVD Review: Concussion
Will Smith first came to prominence in hip hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, but it wasn’t until he moved to Bel-Air that he became a household…
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Incoming: Race
In 1936 the Olympic Games were held in Berlin, Germany. Organised by the ruling Nazi-Party, the games were intended to showcase Hitler’s vision of the supremacy of the Aryan race.…
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DVD Review: Overlord (Criterion Collection)
World War II has been depicted on screen in many ways. Often the most affecting images are ones which appear in documentaries such as Night and Fog and Night Will…
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Film Review: The Measure of a Man
With controversy still heavy in the air after the end of Cannes Film Festival last month it continues to confound and confuse in its attribution of awards. Whilst all the…
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Incoming – Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Versus is a funny, provocative and revealing account of the life and career of one of Britain’s foremost filmmakers, Ken Loach, as he turns eighty and looks back at over…
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