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“I’ve Got To Get Out Of This Place”: That Summer Reviewed

In a return to the Grey Gardens made famous by the Maysles brothers' classic 1975 documentary, Göran Hugo Olsson's new documentary takes us back to That Summer
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No Easy Answers: The Light Of The Moon Tackles Rape Culture Head On

After soaking up gongs at last year's SXSW, Jessica M. Thompson's The Light of the Moon arrives on video-on-demand with an intelligent and mature examination of post-traumatic experience

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Better To Reign In Hell: Alien: Covenant Reviewed

Christopher Machell reviews Ridley Scott's eagerly anticipated latest contribution to the Alien franchise. Is it a return to form? Or just another bug hunt? (Contains slight spoilers)
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Into This Wild Abyss: The Existential Terror Of Alien

With Alien Covenant out in cinemas Christopher Machell looks back at HR Giger's greatest creation and analyses exactly what it is that gives it its ferocious and lasting power

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