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Totally Bill Hicks
Comprised of candid interviews with friends and family and a televised version of the comedian’s final UK performance, at the Dominion Theatre, London in 1993, Totally Bill Hicks is a fitting testament...
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A Scanner Darkly (feature film)
In the near-future the US government is facing a drugs epidemic. One of its undercover operatives, codenamed ‘Fred’ but working amongst the junkies and dropouts as Bob Arctor, finds himself drawn too...
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House M.D. season 1
It is hard to believe that Hugh Laurie, the acting talent behind the bumbling Prince George in Blackadder, would go on to take the role of television’s grouchiest and most brilliant medic and win a...
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Control (feature film)
Anton Corbijn is a logical choice perhaps as the director for a music biopic: he has an extensive CV both as a photographer and film maker in the company of rock and pop artists, not to mention having...
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The Devil’s Backbone
I was originally planning to talk about Pan’s Labyrinth but to be honest it’s so well-known and acclaimed there isn’t much point making it the focus of any sort of review. Don’t get me wrong, I do love...
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Chrysalis: very cyberpunk, very French
The cyberpunk genre is one of my favourites but I’m always mindful of the label being over- or mis-used just to make a science fiction piece sound all dark and cool. Ever since I first watched Blade...
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District 9
Heh, this was a type of alien visitation film I didn’t expect. Aside from the relatively modest budget, little-known director and no-name cast, it’s also one of the most unusual pieces of sci-fi I’ve...
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I’ve watched a lot of films in the past couple of weeks
I had loads of annual leave that wanted using up before the end of next month so spent the past fortnight chilling at home and getting various things organised. This mostly consisted of spring-cleaning...
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