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Blood Vessel – movie review

“Dead bodies usually mean something bad…” It's 1945, towards the send of WWII. The German navy are even sinking hospital…

La Belle Époque – movie review

If you've ever seen Karel Reisz's superb The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981); or Michel Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless…

Made in Italy – movie review

The lure of Italy is strong - especially for filmmakers. It seems every story of transformative discovery needs to play…

Force of Nature – movie review

An ostensibly by-the-book police procedural, Force of Nature nevertheless has a few surprises that give it a kick along. In…

Resistance – movie review

Marcel Marceau was regarded as the world’s foremost mime artist. But I dare say many would be unaware of intriguing…

Mirage (SBS on Demand) – streaming review

Mirage is a sparkling French-Canadian-German production that has a little of everything, and lots of what is essential to the…

CLOSED: Win tickets to Bill & Ted Face the Music

- Bill & Ted Face the Music - Only in cinemas from 10 September 2020 We have 5 double in-season…

When She Was Good (Michael Robotham) – book review

Michael Robotham’s crime novels have always had an easy grace about them, somehow managing to be dense works without appearing…

The Old Guard – movie review

Not all superheroes wear capes. Some are immortal ass-kickers. The Old Guard is a high-concept action-thriller that provides an origin…

Deerskin – movie review

A disturbing and unsettling drama about madness, toxic masculinity and unhealthy obsession, Deerskin (aka Le Daim) is the latest film…