Blu-ray Review: Full Alert
While he might not be as well known as the likes of Johnnie To, John Woo, Tsui Hark or Jackie Chan outside of his native Hong Kong, Ringo Lam made…
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Film Review: Piano to Zanskar
There’s something rather appealing, and slightly worrying, about an eccentric English gentleman. Clearly well-educated and from a ‘good stock’, he saunters through life with flights of fantasy; always willing to…
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Film Review: Drive My Car
Since the advent of moving pictures there have always been long films. Abel Gance’s 1927 classic Napoleon, for example, clocked in at well over five hours. However, what is often…
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Tallinn Black Night Review: Night Forest
There’s nothing most of us like more than a good adventure. One which tasks the mind and body while offering the prospect of treasure at the end of the quest.…
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Film Review: Ascension
China first opened up its economy for foreign investment and started to enact free market reforms at the end of the 1970s. Deng Xiaoping’s modernising agenda has resulted in the…
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Film Review: Raging Fire
There’s something distinctly unique about Hong Kong action films. A mix of East and West which isn’t replicated anywhere else in the world. Much of this can be attributed to…
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Film Review: Uppercase Print
Of all the directors from the Romanian new wave who have made an impression on international cinema, it is perhaps Radu Jude who has been the most confrontational. And he…
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Blu-ray Review: Sailor Suit and The Machine Gun
There have always been child prodigies whose talent and dedication have allowed them to succeed in their area of expertise. Performing well ahead of their years. This success if usually…
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Film Review: You Will Die at Twenty
Life in Sudan isn’t easy at the best of times, but the ongoing military coup highlights just how fragile human rights and democracy remain in the north-east African country. With…
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Film Review: Natural Light
Despite what we might be led to believe, for the most part soldiering involves a lot of waiting around and generally doing very little other than simply being somewhere. This,…
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