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Film Review
3 Feb 2012
Carnage
Roman Polanski's Carnage is released in cinemas today. Sarah Manvel reviews.
DVD Review
2 Feb 2012
Go To Blazes (1962)
A trio of thieves find nefarious robbery problematic when they try to use a fire engine as a getaway car in the reissue of this British comedy.
DVD Review
1 Feb 2012
Yamada:Way of the Samurai (The Samurai of Ayothaya 2010)
The Samurai of Ayothaya combines social history with martial arts and swordplay.
DVD Review
30 Jan 2012
Rolling Thunder (1977)
Cult 1970's vengeance film Rolling Thunder from purveyors of fine exploitation AIP is re-released on blu-ray
DVD Review
23 Jan 2012
Villain
An award winning thriller from Japan, Villain is out now on DVD.
Film Review
20 Jan 2012
Shame (2011)
'We're not bad people, we just come from a bad place.' Steve McQueen's Shame is out in cinemas now. Steven Yates reviews.
DVD Review
16 Jan 2012
A Brace of John Gilling Hammer Films
Historical Hammer from John Gilling is reissued on DVD.
Film Review
13 Jan 2012
War Horse (2012)
Steven Spielberg's War Horse, a war movie aimed at families, opens today.
Film Review
3 Jan 2012
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
An animated social drama from Studio Ghibli is released on Blu-Ray. Is it a product that demands that you 'take me home'?
DVD Review
4 Dec 2011
Broken Lines
Getting their lines crossed? Sarah Manvel reviews Sallie Aprahamian's Broken Lines.
DVD Review
24 Nov 2011
Underwater Love
And now for something completely different – it's a Japanese pink film but it's also a musical fantasy relationship drama with spiritual creatures.
Film Review
7 Nov 2011
Jack Goes Boating (2011)
Jack Goes Boating marks Philip Seymour Hoffman's directorial debut.
DVD Review
24 Oct 2011
Death Bell (2008)
Classroom trouble is taken to its horrific and frightening limit in this mix of student angst and murder. The Death Bell tolls...
Blu-ray Review
24 Oct 2011
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Horrid Henry returns, but this Portrait of a Serial Killer is decidedly not for the children...
DVD Review
18 Oct 2011
A Trio of Nagisa Oshima Films
Contraversial, confrontational and provocative Nagisa Oshima is one of Japan's most interesting directors. Three of his films have been re-released on Blu-ray.
DVD Review
10 Oct 2011
Bunraku
Set in an origami universe, Bunraku is a samurai-western. Glenn Watson reviews.
DVD Review
3 Oct 2011
Sawako Decides (2010)
Sawako Decides is an indie drama comedy with work, health, selfish and shellfish issues.
Film Review
29 Sep 2011
Melancholia
Has anyone ever made such a beautiful film about the end of the world? Antonio Pasolini reviews Lars Von Trier's Melancholia.
Film Review
22 Sep 2011
Drive
Car trouble in Nicolas Winding Refn's latest film Drive.
DVD Review
12 Sep 2011
Julia's Eyes (Los ojos de Julia, 2010)
Another horror from Spain, is Julia's Eyes worth watching?
Film Review
9 Sep 2011
Troll Hunter
Trolls and tribulations in the Norwegian countryside as Troll Hunter is unleashed in cinemas...
DVD Review
29 Aug 2011
Outside the Law (Hors la loi - 2010)
Outside the Law is released on DVD this week. Leo White reviews.
DVD Review
22 Aug 2011
A Trio of Chris Marker Films: La Jetée, Sans Soleil, Level 5
Chris Marker, photographer, film director, multimedia artist and documentary maker has recently reached his 90th birthday. A trio of his wonderful films have been released on DVD.
Film Review
19 Aug 2011
In A Better World
Susanne Bier's In A Better World is an Oscar and Golden Globe winner. Andrew Bowman reviews.