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DVD Review
23 May 2013
Aurora (2010)
Cristi Puiu's follow-up feature to The Death of Mr. Lazarescu. Life has never been more ordinary or odd. Often simultaneously.
Film Review
16 May 2013
Eternity (2013)
Science-fiction and murder combine in Alex Galvin's Eternity.
DVD Review
12 May 2013
The King of Pigs (2011)
School recollections take a dark turn in the tense and shocking South Korean animation The King of Pigs.
Film Review
8 May 2013
Beat Girl (2013)
If music be the food of love, rave on.
DVD Review
2 May 2013
Billy Liar (1963)
Billy Liar is re-issued 125 years after its original release. Oh all right, 50 years then.
Film Review
26 Apr 2013
The Look of Love (2013)
Michael Winterbottom's The Look of Love is out in cinemas today. Andrew Benbow reviews.
Film Review
19 Apr 2013
Wadjda (2012)
'I've got a bike, you can ride it if you like...' Wadjda is the first feature film to be made by a female Saudi director.
DVD Review
15 Apr 2013
Vulgaria (2012)
Filmmaking, film-funding and personal problems combine in a naughty but nice comedy from Hong Kong.
DVD Review
14 Apr 2013
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
The new release of the Evil Dead remake is imminent. But let's look back to the original Evil Dead 2.
DVD Review
11 Apr 2013
Blood Simple (1984)
The Coen Brothers' debut feature is reissued in a new director's cut. Now shorter, is it Blood Simpler?
DVD Review
7 Apr 2013
The Servant (1963) and Accident (1967)
Two collaborations between director Joseph Losey and screenwriter Harold Pinter, both starring Dirk Bogarde, receive a welcome small-screen re-issue.
Film Review
4 Apr 2013
A Late Quartet (2013)
Recital, romance and relationships concern the four members of The Fugue Quartet. But are there strings attached as well as scores to settle?
Film Review
29 Mar 2013
Good Vibrations (2013)
Are there excitations in this biopic of northern-Ireland record shop owner and producer Terri Hooley?
Film Review
22 Mar 2013
Jadoo (2013)
City culture, comedy and cuisine combine in this British film which links marriage and masala.
Film Review
14 Mar 2013
Welcome To The Punch (2013)
Action and excitement? In a British film? Welcome To The Punch...
Film Review
12 Mar 2013
Lad: A Yorkshire Story (2013)
Ranger than paradise? Lad: A Yorkshire Story is a low budget coming of age indie drama.
Film Review
9 Mar 2013
Robot & Frank (2013)
Crooks, books and robot companions can be found in Robot and Frank.
Film Review
28 Feb 2013
Safe Haven (2013)
Lasse Hallström's latest offering is Safe Haven. Is it served with romantic relish?
Film Review
21 Feb 2013
Song For Marion (2013)
Curmudgeons and choristers combine in Paul Andrew Williams'Song For Marion. Let's talk about sex baby, lets talk about OAP's...
DVD Review
16 Feb 2013
The Last Days Of Dolwyn
The Last Days Of Dolwyn is one of Richard Burton's earliest screen roles. Philip Alderman reviews.
Film Review
8 Feb 2013
Hitchcock (2013)
Alfred Hitchcock is set to make his next film and it's likely to be a shocker. Can you stand the suspense?
DVD Review
28 Jan 2013
The Woodsman and the Rain (2011)
Woodwork and film-work working together, whatever the weather, in Shûichi Okita's indie drama.
Film Review
25 Jan 2013
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Kathryn Bigelow returns with a highly lauded but controversial film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
Film Review
24 Jan 2013
Chained (2012)
Chained sees Jennifer Lynch combine the socially unpleasant with the visually unpleasant