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DVD Review
4 Jan 2007
Ran
Edmund Hardy praises the new DVD release of Kurosawa's Ran

Film Review
16 Nov 2006
Requiem
Real horror: German film Requiem shows how 'exorcism horror' can work without getting sick on pistachio ice-cream and pea soup

DVD Review
3 Nov 2006
Regular Lovers (Les Amants réguliers)
Paris, trance: Phillipe Garrel's evocation of May 1968 is nothing short of hypnotic

Film Review
21 Dec 2005
Rize
Fashioning street culture: Super-star photographer David LaChappele makes his directorial debut in the rough streets of LA, but the result is not as memorable as his photographs.

Film Review
1 May 2005
Rebel Without A Cause
It's a cast-iron Hollywood classic and stars one of the world's most iconic actors, and now Rebel Without A Cause has been re-released to mark the 50th anniversary of James Dean's death. But does it still have any impact? Antonio Pasolini finds out

Film Review
22 Mar 2005
Raigyo
Forget your preconceptions about porno movies - Japanese "pink" films are a world away from the kind of low-rate video you'll pick up in a Soho sex shop. Colin Odell and Michelle le Blanc review a recent pink directed by Zeze Takahisa

DVD Review
2 Jun 2004
Reservoir Dogs Special Edition
Tarantino may have moved on to bigger budgets and flashier films, but his 1992 breakthrough movie still stands as one of the most outstanding debuts of recent years. Colin Odell and Michelle le Blanc review the Reservoir Dogs Special Edition DVD

Film Review
15 Sep 2003
Raising Victor Vargas
Written and directed by debut filmmaker Peter Sollett, this acclaimed low-budget indie focusses on life amongst the Latino communities of New York. Antonio Pasolini enjoys a different bite of the Big Apple

Film Review
2 May 2003
Respiro
Emanuele Crialese's tale of life on a rural Italian island was a critical favourite at Cannes, and goes on general release later this month. Alex King ventures into the Sicilian sunshine and finds echoes of Vischonti and Satyajit Ray

Film Review
31 Mar 2003
Russian Ark
Alexsandr Sokurov's new film sets itself a formidable task: to shoot an overview of Russian history on a brand-new digital format in a single take. Edward Lamberti applauds "a fantasy journey through Russian history and culture"