Blu-ray Review: The Entity
The 1980s proved to be the defining decade for horror movies. It was also responsible for producing some of the most memorable characters and franchises in cinematic history. The beginning…
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Track: The National – The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness, plus Album /Tour news
Following some mysterious posts on their social networks, The National have just announced a new album – their seventh studio album – entitled “Sleep Well Beast”, due out on 8…
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Film Festival Preview: Sheffield Doc/Fest Part 2
Comprising a record 182 features and shorts, this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest promises to be the best yet. It’s a marvellous eclectic programme featuring 35 world, 21 International, 24 European and…
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DVD Review: Blackbird
There’s always been a strong drive in British film making around communities and traditions. This most-frequently revolves around the loss of jobs and traditional industries. However, films such as Brassed…
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Incoming: Frantz
In a small German town after World War I, young German woman Anna (Venice award-winning Paula Beer) mourns daily at the grave of her fiancé Frantz who was killed in…
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Blu-Ray Review: 12 Angry Men (Criterion Collection)
What is the best film of all time? It’s a question liable to cause heated debate and end in arguments. Traditionally, Citizen Kane has tended to top these lists, but…
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Film Festival Preview: Sheffield Doc/Fest Part 1
Comprising a record 182 features and shorts, this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest promises to be the best yet. It’s a marvellous eclectic programme featuring 35 world, 21 International, 24 European and…
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Album Review: The Radiophonic Workshop – Burials in Several Earths
Radiophonic Workshop, the hugely influential early proponents of electronic music and soundtrack architects are back with an evocative suite of synth improvisations. This is the first new music by…
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Film Review: The Levelling
For many obvious reasons, and a few slightly baffling ones, London remains the focal point of English cinema. On the rare occasions filmmakers heads out into the ‘wilds’, it all…
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Incoming: Alien Covenant
Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with Alien Covenant, a new chapter in his ground breaking ALIEN franchise. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a…
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