The Year So Far
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Film Features
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Film Features
Beyond The Red Carpet: A Novice Filmmaker's Cannes Experience
Given that The Angels' Share screened in competition at this year's Cannes (eventually wi...
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Hairy Tale: Island Of Lost Souls Revisited
As far as reasons for banning a film go, that it's "against nature" would be viewed as a ...
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The Devils' Double: Mother Joan Of The Angels Exhumed
In 1634 a Roman Catholic priest was burned alive at the stake accused of witchcraft. He w...
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Fringe Benefits: Hal Hartley's Meanwhile And Web-Driven Return
If there was one director working today whose style could be instantly recognisable from ...
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Apocalypse Nearly: Farewell To The King Revisited
It would be easy if one were John Milius to feel somewhat overlooked as a filmmaker and s...
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20 Years On: Alien 3 Reassessed
It's no understatement to say that Alien 3 was poorly received on its theatrical release ...
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Redford Focus: Sundance London Explored
A deflated Death Star of corporate consumerism pancaked across post-industrial wasteland ...
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The Art Of Soundtracking: Steven Severin Interviewed
"It's always played a large part in what I do," says Steven Severin on the phone from his...
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Film Reviews
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Film Reviews
Mirror's Image: Pedro Almodovar's Broken Embraces Review
About twenty years ago, Pedro Almodovar started taking photos of the posters for his films on b...
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Barbarism After Auschwitz: Inglourious Basterds Reviewed
Hollywood has been churning out Nazi films like they're going out of style. Over the past year ...
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Solipsism Syndrome: Duncan Jones' Debut Moon Reviewed
Several months ago, teasers and gossip surrounding Duncan Jones's debut feature Moon seemed to ...
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A Family Affair: Claire Denis' 35 Shots Of Rum Reviewed
There was a time when it was a big deal - seeing black actors on screen. In a way, it still is ...
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Hell to Pay: Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell
Sam Raimi was watching the section in Pan's Labyrinth where young Ofelia has just escaped the t...
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Memories Of The Future: Terminator Salvation Reviewed
The best parts in the original Terminator were those few elusive glimpses of the post-judgment ...
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Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York Reviewed
At his best, Charlie Kaufman is a brilliant surrealist whose inventive premises draw attention ...
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Star Trek Reviewed Plus The Odd-Numbered Films Reassessed
They've been piping Star Trek out, in some form or other, since 1966. It's old, but then it's b...
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