Tuesday, 23 May 2017

Poundland Lucky Dip Part 3 - Reviews of Haunted aka Bad Building (Canada 2013), Code Red (USA 2013), Demons aka Family Demons (Australia 2013), Evil Things (USA 2009), Salem Witch Hunters aka The Secret Village (USA 2013) and Halloween Haunting aka Hayride (USA 2012)

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It's time for a round up of recent acquisitions from the shop which acts as my time machine to the golden days of VHS, when I'd po...
Monday, 22 May 2017

The Shining (USA/UK 1980: Dir Stanley Kubrick) - notes from an introduction to a screening at East Dulwich Picturehouse 21 May 2017

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When Jack Nicholson was approached by director Stanley Kubrick for The Shining , the actor had just completed shooting the comedy western Go...
Wednesday, 17 May 2017

War of Words: Battle Rap in the UK (UK 2016: Dir Tom Worth and Craig Tuohy)

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Like many people over the age of, ahem, 40 - well ok 50 - my experience and understanding of the battle rap scene (a fast, furious and frequ...
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Tuesday, 16 May 2017

The Frighteners (UK 1972 - London Weekend Television - various directors)

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The oft quoted L.P. Hartley line 'the past is another country; they do things different there' may be overused, but is entirely appo...
Monday, 15 May 2017

Lady Macbeth (UK 2016: Dir William Oldroyd)

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Katherine has has been sold into marriage with Alexander, a wealthy mine owner with an impressive country address, although the union has ...

The Demonic Tapes (UK 2017: Dir Richard Mansfield)

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You're never that far from the gothic or the classic ghost tale with Richard Mansfield's work, whether he's giving us faithful...
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Tuesday, 9 May 2017

Train to Busan (South Korea 2016: Dir Yeon Sang-ho) - notes from an introduction to the screening at Herne Hill Free Film Festival - 8 May 2017

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South Korean Yeon Sang-ho, the director of tonight’s film Train to Busan , is one of the brightest hopes in eastern film making at the mo...