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DVD Review
23 Apr 2008
Princess
Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc on Danish cartoonist Anders Morgenthaler's animation
Film Review
11 Apr 2008
Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)
Bullet proof: a documentary about Brazil's social and economic disparities makes for a terrific, eye-opening cinematic experience
Film Review
10 Apr 2008
[REC]
Highly Rec-commended: Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc hail yet another horror winner from Spain
Film Review
3 Apr 2008
Son of Rambow
Growing up, retro style: Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc hail Garth Jennings' tale of friendship, innocence and fantasy
Film Review
1 Apr 2008
The Orphanage
Chill out: The Orphanage shows that Spain has become a force to be reckoned with when it comes to ghost stories
DVD Review
29 Mar 2008
Diary of a Country Priest (Journal d'un curé de campagne)
Robert Bresson's masterpiece is now available on Region 2 DVD via Optimum World
DVD Review
26 Mar 2008
DVD release: Strange Culture
Stranger than fiction: Lynn Hershman's Strange Culture, an experimental documentary about the ongoing case of American art professor and activist Steve Kurtz, accused of bioterrorism by the FBI, is now available on DVD
DVD Review
17 Mar 2008
Two Evil Eyes (Due occhi diabolici)
Double hammy: When two horror masters get together, they look up to Poe for inspiration. Kamera's in-house horror experts assess the results
DVD Review
28 Feb 2008
Benny's Video
Video killed...: Michael Haneke's 1992 film is a disturbing and witty analysis of the impact of post-modern media saturation on the human psyche
DVD Review
28 Feb 2008
Overlord
Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell review the DVD release of Stuart Cooper's award-winning 1975 film about the D-Day landings
DVD Review
22 Feb 2008
Ingmar Bergman's The Faith Trilogy
In Bergman we trust: Tartan has released a package of Ingmar Bergman's films that form the 'faith trilogy'. They have to be seen to be believed, says Antonio Pasolini
DVD Review
13 Feb 2008
Shinob
Bigger in Japan: Shenobi is an oriental, larger-than-life variation of the Romeo and Juliet romantic tragedy. Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell love it
Film Review
17 Jan 2008
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile)
Steven Yates hails the latest success from Romanian cinema, Cristian Mungiu's 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
DVD Review
10 Jan 2008
Sherrybaby
Sherry bomb: Maggie Gyllenhaal's must lauded performance as recovering addict Sherry Swanson is now available on DVD region 2.
DVD Review
28 Dec 2007
The Aki Kaurismäki Collection: Volume 3
A good way to Finnish 2008: Edmund Hardy on the work of the idyosyncratic director from Finland, Aki Kaurismäki
DVD Review
20 Dec 2007
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Fassbinder's ambitious and controversial epic TV project is now available on DVD
DVD Review
14 Dec 2007
Invisible Waves
The waves: Kamera´s East Asian cinema specialists Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc review one of the latest DVD releases from the region
DVD Review
13 Dec 2007
Bright Future (Akarui mirai)
Future imperfect: Kiyoshi Kurosawa's surreal mélange of genres pleases Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc
DVD Review
6 Dec 2007
Not Here To Be Loved
Very loveable: Stephane Brize's bittersweet tale of middle-age self-realisation shows a masterly control of timing and tone
Film Review
29 Nov 2007
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
A film with a view: Andrew Benbow is impressed with the acting and the vistas in the latest Hollywood Western epic
Film Review
25 Nov 2007
The Darjeeling Limited
Wes Anderson's idiosyncratic style works a treat with The Darjeeling Limited, say Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc
DVD Review
25 Nov 2007
DVD round-up: Night and The City plus Spirits of the Dead and Preparez Vos Mouchoirs
A noir classic, a sexy portmanteau and a quirky take on gender differences
DVD Review
15 Nov 2007
The Dual Project
Double dose: Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell on the latest of Asian extreme cinema on DVD
DVD Review
15 Nov 2007
One Last Dance
Mondo bizarro: Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell on a motley Singapore-set action fest
