Blu-ray Review: The Cat People
Whilst his name will not be familiar to many, Val Lewton had a profound influence on the way movies are made. Starting with Jack Tourneur’s The Cat People, he produced…
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DVD Review: The Samurai Trilogy (Criterion Collection)
Japan has a rich history and reputation for being one of the most significant, diverse and thought-provoking countries when it comes to cinema. In terms of film-making, the socio-economic climate…
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Blu-Ray Review: The In-Laws
Modern cinema is littered with gross-out and offensive comedies. We’ve become studio-fed by Apatow, Rogen, Rudd, Mottola, Macfarlane and the like. And whilst it’s brilliant to see actresses finally being…
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Blu-ray Review: Dr Strangelove: or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Stanley Kubrick is without doubt one of the greatest film makers of the 20th Century. Whilst the image of Alex or his fellow droogs causing havoc in A Clockwork Orange…
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Blu-ray Review: Burroughs: The Movie (Criterion Collection)
William S Burroughs was one of the leading players of the Beat Generation. Along with Allen Ginsberg, Herbert Huncke and Jack Kerouac they changed the narrative around 1950s America for…
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Blu-ray Review: Gilda (Criterion Collection)
In the golden days of Hollywood films some of the most bankable stars were those who were given the label of ‘Screen Goddess’. The Studios’ response to the horrors of…
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Blu-ray Review: Here Comes Mr Jordan (Criterion Collection)
The story of defying death and getting the chance to start over is one which has fascinated audiences since the introduction of talking films. Whilst the subject has been covered…
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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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Blu-ray Review: L’avventura (Criterion Collection)
Most films have a very precise structure. There is a beginning, middle and an end. The first portion sets out to introduce the audience to the main character(s). The main…
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Blu-ray Review: In a Lonely Place (Criterion Collection)
Humphrey Bogart is undoubtedly one of the biggest Hollywood stars of all time. In a period when studios still made vehicles for stars, he was the biggest ticket. Even when…
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