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Blu-Ray Review – Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
There’s something very British about James Bond. It’s a franchise which has captured the heart of many throughout the nation, and across the world, with its stereotypical portrayal of many clichéd and archaic elements of London society. Whilst this has changed, somewhat, with the Daniel Craig era, there’s still much which remains the same. It’s …
Film Review: Gook
On 29 April 1992 in South Central Los Angeles a trial jury acquitted four LAPD officers after they were captured on video beating Rodney King during an arrest. It sparked six days of riots which caused 63 deaths, $1 billion of property damage and began a new conversation on race relations in America. This one …
DVD Review: Sweet Virginia
Over the last decade, with the advent of streaming services and on-demand, TV has become big business. Arguably overtaking film in terms of both viewer appetite and critical acclaim. Whilst most actors have always started out on the small screen, we’re beginning to see a new generation of film star who made their name in …
DVD Review: Bad Day for the Cut
Whilst the Troubles have been officially over since the signing of the Good Friday agreement in the 1990s, it’s not like members of paramilitary groups suddenly disappeared. Admittedly, some went into politics or quietly slipped back into civilian life, but many simply shifted their focus to other criminal activities. They still cast a shadow over …
DVD Review: Short Poppies
When Flight of the Concords arrived on our radios and screens it was an absolute revelation. Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie produced an all singing, all dancing, Kiwi comedy masterclass. However, probably the crowning glory of that series was Rhys Darby as the hapless Murray. Darby teamed up with Clement’s again for the latter’s directorial …
Blu-Ray Review: The Damned: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead
The British punk scene was one of the most inventive, culturally important and exciting periods of music of the 20th Century. At its height during the late 1970s, bands such as The Clash, Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Buzzcocks revolutionised a whole industry. However, arguably the true pioneers of the movement were The …
DVD Review: River
Every so often a news story pops up about a Westerner being arrested in Southeastern Asia. These are normally backpackers or students on gap years and it’s normally in the area formerly known as Indochina. Whether it be Vietnam, Thailand, Laos or Cambodia, the reason behind the arrest it’s almost always for drug offences. In …
Incoming: We are the Giant
In We are the Giant ordinary citizens face the same moral questions that have defined revolutionary leaders across the ages, from Jefferson to Che to Mandela. With remarkable access, the film takes its audience inside the lives of six extraordinary people who grapple with the agonizing and universal dilemmas at the heart of all struggles …