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LFF Review: The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao

Whilst siblings are often close, there’s something rather unusual about the bonds between sisters. A connection which, despite being invisible, is incredibly hard to break. An understanding and intimacy which…

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LFF Review: So Long, My Son

When the Communist Party decided to relax the one-child policy in 2013, and subsequently changed the national family planning to two children per couple, it marked the end of a…

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LFF Review: Burning Cane

There has been a reckoning over the last few years and finally we’re beginning to see black voices being given the opportunity to make the films they want to make.…

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LFF Review: Adoration

We all remember our first love. Even though it probably ended in tears, lies, betrayals and recriminations in the playground. However, as we go through life those bad memories seem…

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Blu-ray Review: The Dark Half

I, for one, believe that humans aren’t born intrinsically good or evil. Whilst nature obviously plays some part, nurture has a much bigger influence on defining the kind of person…

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Photo used for Greg Hyde's review of The Hummingbird Project.

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Film Review: The Hummingbird Project

With The Hummingbird Project, Canadian writer-director Kim Nguyen has created possibly the first stock market fraud thriller to be set predominantly in a rural environment. Nguyen, who was previously nominated…

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News: The Jesus and Mary Chain announce Darklands Tour

Legendary noise pop exponents, The Jesus and Mary Chain, have just announced a swathe of gigs across Europe in March and April 2020 to play their seminal second album, ‘Darklands’,…

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Say Psych: Live Review: Julie’s Haircut @ The Peer Hat, Manchester 04.10.2019

Julie’s Haircut are an Italian neo-psychedelic offering who have been around for more years than they would care to admit now, having initially formed back in 1994. Their recent allegiance…

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Not Forgotten: Suede – Dog Man Star

For all the hype around the band, in retrospect Suede’s self titled debut album was pretty damn ordinary, with only a few decent singles to mark the band out as…

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LFF Review: Martin Eden

Jack London was one of the most important and influential American novelists of his generation. His writings embodied the thirst for adventure which epitomised the era but also were a…

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LFF Review: The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao

LFF Review: So Long, My Son

LFF Review: Burning Cane

LFF Review: Adoration

Blu-ray Review: The Dark Half

Film Review: The Hummingbird Project

News: The Jesus and Mary Chain announce Darklands Tour

Say Psych: Live Review: Julie’s Haircut @ The Peer Hat, Manchester 04.10.2019

Not Forgotten: Suede – Dog Man Star

LFF Review: Martin Eden