Review: The Ealing Studios Collection: Volume One

ENGLISH HERITAGE Over half-a-century later from their initial cinematic release, the pictures contained in Volume One of Ealing studios’ Blu-ray collection stand as shining examples of the illustrious English studio’s post-war comedy output. Including three comedic follies, this Blu-ray compilation offers the perfect opportunity for life-long fans to become reacquainted, and newcomers to be introduced […]

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Amazon Instant Video of the Week: The Losers

Words: Emmett Barlow Twitter: @EmmettBarlow BORN TO LOSE The Cap is back! Bringing justice to cinemas this week with Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Amazon Instant have a movie offering waiting to warm you up, or bring you down, from the Marvel universe’s latest offering of the star-spangled man with the criminally overlooked cinematic contraction […]

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The Missing Picture Review: Beyond the Frame

Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter OUT OF FOCUS Today an abundance mediated sources saturate our daily lives. From the application loaded smartphone in your pocket, to the perpetual uncertainties of round-the-clock rolling news, such an influx of words and pictures has perhaps resulted in a level of complacency when regarding the true importance of an […]

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Blue is the Warmest Colour Review: A Deeper Shade of Love

Words: Emmett Barlow Twitter: @EmmettBarlow BLUE SONGS ARE LIKE TATTOOS Never before has the Palme d’Or been simultaneously awarded to a single film’s director and lead actors. Led by Steven Spielberg, the jury at last year’s Cannes Film Festival saw it fit to award the coveted prize to director, Abdellatif Kechiche, and his committed lead […]

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Amazon Instant Video of the Week: The Thin Red Line

Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter WAR WITHOUT PEACE To return to filmmaking after a twenty-year sabbatical is a great achievement. To return to filmmaking after such an extended period and resurface with one of the most poignant and poetic war films ever made is unparalleled. Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line presents a fictitious representation […]

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