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Reviews

Mark Clark says TELSTAR’s move from stage to screen is a success! (re-posted)

Telstar, about the complex and fascinating music producer Joe Meek and portrayed in a tour de force performance by Con O’Neill, is one of those…

 
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Keith funked out to the 70’s beat of BLACK DYNAMITE at Edinburgh Film Festival!

Does the world really need another blaxploitation spoof? After all, the original 1970s films were often barely above self-parody and were ideologically suspect even at…

 
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Mike endures the agonising BAYFORMERS 2; the things we do for our readers, ya know?

Before we start, let me just quickly establish a couple of terms: Transformers; a group of robots created in the 1980s capable of changing shape…

 
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Mike says it’s worth entering THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT

This is actually our second review of this year's The Last House on the Left. Back in April, Martyn Conterio reviewed the film for us.…

 
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Mike urges you to try out THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD on DVD!

The Good , The Bad, The Weird is one of my favourite films in a very long time. I raved about it from the time…

 
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“His story is written in bullets, blood and blondes!” – Dillinger (1945)

Public Enemies, action auteur Michael Mann’s latest, is set to revive interest in John Dillinger following its premiere in Chicago next Thursday. From what has…

 
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Review: SUGAR

A portrait of an immigrant, a sports movie containing a commentary on the machinations of American sport and a coming-of-age drama: Sugar, the latest film…

 
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UP (Ray’s Review)

At this point it's clear that there is something special in the water at Pixar. Other animation studios - Disney included - are content with…

 
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THE HANGOVER (Ray’s Early Review)

I have always loved gross-out, physical comedies. Some of my favorites include KINGPIN, DUMB AND DUMBER, and OLD SCHOOL. The most successful films of this…

 

Review: DRAG ME TO HELL

I was 17 years old when my buddy Jack and I rented EVIL DEAD for the first time. I had heard about it in movie…