When your correspondent was a nipper back in the early 80s, two of the most prized pirate videos available were the legendary Porky's and something called Lemon Popsicle - two…
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Baltimore in the 60s must have been quite a place as it has inspired films like Barry Levinson's Diner and Tin Men as well as the entire John Waters canon,…
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Like a cross between a bloodthirsty B-movie and something off the National Geographic channel, New Zealand feature The Tattooist struggles to marry the chills and thrills of a stylish low-budget…
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It's Bourne-time again and rogue-agent Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is still trying to find out who he is, who erased his memory and why. A Guardian journalist (Paddy Considine) seems…
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Returning swiftly from the Festival is The Italian, a lovely and old-fashioned art-house winner about a six year-old Russian orphan played by the wonderful Kolya Spiridonov. He's Vanya, a little…
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Eagle vs Shark carries a great burden of expectation: Taika Waititi's Oscar nomination, invitations to Sundance, international Miramax support, pointless comparisons with Napoleon Dynamite. A film with less heart than…
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