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One of my favourite niches of film is unconventional romance. Not the 20-a-year fairytale Hollywood propaganda filmmaking that inspires you to re-download Tinder, Bumble and Hinge all at the same time. The odd, uncanny valley, just bordering on your personal limits, unconventional romantic film. You can keep your ‘Love Actually’
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There are few directors I consider essential to watch as soon as humanly possible. Tarantino was the first filmmaker on such a list though he is in danger of being removed. Robert Eggers and Ari Aster are recent additions; I firmly believe ‘Nosferatu’ and ‘Beau Is Afraid’ are two of
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‘The Breakfast Club’ is an 80s classic, a high-school drama attempting to appeal to everybody, bridging the gap between cliques and showing that there isn’t that much difference between the people you meet. Everyone has their own strengths as well as their own vulnerabilities, their own confidences and insecurities.
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Despite his racist views, we can’t deny H.P. Lovecraft was one of the greatest horror authors of all time. To this day, directors and screenwriters consistently adapt Lovecraft’s stories into terrifying cinema. His bibliography gave way to adaptations of ‘Colour Out Of Space’, ‘From Beyond’ and ‘Dagon’
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Trigger Warning: ‘A Clockwork Orange’ features images of sexual violence and torture “I’m cured! Praise God!” “You’re not cured yet, boy…” How did my fascination with ‘A Clockwork Orange’ begin? Well, from the snapshot of a forgotten edition of the Guinness Book Of World Records, of course! From
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Sometimes the real horror of a scary movie isn’t the demonic plaything, the alien monster or the immortal butcher who can stand against 5 shotgun blasts to the face. Sometimes the real horror is the evil that men do. When I say that, I don’t mean getting revenge
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“A very very distant second is a Ferrari. Charlie, give me your hand. This is just the start of your education, son.” - Colonel Frank Slade I can’t explain how this film found a way to my heart. Maybe I was feeling depressed when I saw it for the
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The Banshees Of Inisherin (2023) dir. Martin McDonagh - Reviewed by Mason Horsley “Even the worm will turn” - John Heywood It’s a great expression, and one I repeat in my mind regularly. Even the wotOut of fear and out of sick desire. I’m both afraid and eager
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One might consider the music biopic to be a formulaic and easy genre to produce. Of course, it’s an incredibly expensive genre, what with song licences and massive stadium sets to construct, but on paper, the structure feels incredibly similar. A music biopic will usually follow a rags-to-riches story
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Kramer Vs Kramer (1979) dir. Robert Benton While many courtroom dramas focus on social issues impacting the world on a grand scale, I believe the most effective focus is on smaller, everyday legal issues. While it was incredibly impactful to see such a catastrophic case in ‘Trial Of The Chicago
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Like it or not, the film business is one of investments. In Hollywood, art has to take a backseat until the producers and studios are happy and feeling safe with their money. They just gave you 100 million dollars, you can’t just release whatever you want. It wasn’t
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There’s something about the Noir genre that always entices. Perhaps it’s the romanticisation of cold, silent gentlemen who aren’t afraid to play dirty (who, in any other situation would be treated as thugs or creeps). Perhaps it’s the more pessimistic look, displaying the world around us