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Blu-Ray Review: The Transfiguration
Whilst today’s pop-culture depictions of vampires seem to be more about Twilight and The Vampire Diaries than Nosferatu and Bram Stoker, there’s room for a wide array of interpretations of the legend. The Transfiguration riffs off Near Dark and Let the Right One In. However, whilst the fascination centres-on the vampire myth, this is only …
Film Review: David Lynch: The Art Life
There are very few cultural icons in modern society quite as distinctive and universally revered as David Lynch. Renowned for his cult films such as Eraserhead, Mulholland Driver and Blue Velvet, and obviously Twin Peaks, he’s not restricted to working behind the camera. He’s also a very highly thought of composer and artist. David Lynch: …
Blu-Ray Review: Toni Erdmann
Every so often a film comes along out of the blue and just blows everyone away. That was the case with Toni Erdmann. After premiering in competition at Cannes last year, Maren Ade’s film went on to garner rave reviews and an Academy Award-nomination. It was frankly robbed of the Oscar by Asghar Farhadi’s The …
Film Review: I Am Not Madame Bovary
It’s almost impossible for anyone outside of East Asian to truly understand the power of stardom in Japan, Hong Kong, Korea and China. To the outsider, it can be truly baffling and scary. Hollywood have been slow to catch on, but is beginning to capitalise in these markets. Take Fan Bingbing, she’s such a huge …