GFF Review: No Looking Back
As the arguments over nurture versus nature rumble on, the likely ‘correct’ answer seems to be somewhere in the middle. We inherit the genes of our parents which influence many…
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GFF Review: The Execution
There’s something intrinsically fascinating about serial killers which drives people to fixate on them, read magazines and books about their killing sprees and become obsessed with getting inside their heads.…
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GFF Review: Hommage
While there have been great steps forward over the last couple of decades, the film industry is still a male-dominated world. The level of access afforded to women fluctuates between…
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GFF Review: Carajita
It is estimated that there are currently over sixty-five million domestic workers around the world. Mostly women, they are normally from poorer backgrounds and are afforded some of the weakest…
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GFF Review: Some Like It Rare
As people turn away from meat in increasing numbers, let’s not kid ourselves that the alternatives are entirely perfect. Nevertheless, there is no doubting that we need to eat far…
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GFF Review: Mandrake
A mandrake is the root of a plant belonging to several of the nightshade family. The species which grow around the Mediterranean are often to be found in folklore and…
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GFF Review – Wyrmwood Apocalypse
Maybe it’s the prevalence of shopping centres, but there’s something about the concept of zombies which takes a bit out of culture and just won’t let go. Since Victor Halperin’s…
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GFF Review: Moon, 66 Questions
It’s not like the old days. A phrase often used but almost always incorrectly applied. An exception to the rule is that of family units and generational bonds. Today, in…
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GFF Review: Wild Men
Modern life can be rubbish. Working all the hours under the sun to pay for a house you never have time to really enjoy. In a job which is unrewarding…
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GFF Review: Women Do Cry
When the USSR began to rupture at the end of the twentieth century, the transition from Communism to Capitalism wasn’t exactly a smooth one for most countries. Even countries which…
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