DVD Reviews
We believe the at-home movie experience should be nothing less than sensational. Here we review DVD releases of both new and old films, and let you know just what's available in the ever ambiguous 'DVD extras.'
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Dvd ReviewsSunshine Cleaning
Sunshine Cleaning is a a lovely wee film. Not, however, in the way that so many American indies (In Search of A Midnight Kiss, Away We Go, 500 Days of Summer... Read more »| 26 Oct 2009 -
Dvd ReviewsBoom!
John Waters cites Boom! as his favourite film of all time: it’s not surprising. Liz Taylor shrieks and prances in some of the most outrageous outfits y... Read more »| 23 Oct 2009 -
Dvd ReviewsRufus Wainwright & The McGarrigles: A Not So Silent Night
With just a month till Christmas (insert your choice of "Joy to the world" or "Bah humbug" here), DVD shelves are already overflowing with "gift ideas". But ... Read more »| 23 Oct 2009 -
Dvd ReviewsJimmy Carr: Telling Jokes
Jimmy Carr is a comedian in the most traditional sense: as the subtitle suggests, he tells jokes. In fact, it's something of an obsession that he has, having... Read more »| 22 Oct 2009 -
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All Tomorrow's Parties
From the humble origins of Pontin’s holiday camp, the now global All Tomorrow's Parties festival continues to stay free of corporate sponsorship. Th... Read more »| 21 Oct 2009 -
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Ip Man
Grandmaster Ip Man trained Bruce Lee. Frankly, he could have done nothing else and died a proud and happy man. But he also survived the Japanese invasion of ... Read more »| 14 Oct 2009
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Dvd Reviews
Luck, Trust & Ketchup
You may not have seen Robert Altman’s genuinely ground-breaking 1993 drama Short Cuts. But you probably have seen Magnolia, Crash or Syrian... Read more »| 02 Oct 2009 -
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Jack Said
In a surreal cameo, snooker star Jimmy White has his fingers cut off by undercover cop Jack (Simon Phillips). Worryingly, The Whirlwind has more ... Read more »| 25 Sep 2009 -
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Here Come The Girls
A DVD showcase for lesbian short films: about fucking time! Here Come The Girls would be a welcome release regardless of content, and, despite a ... Read more »| 24 Sep 2009 -
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Vinyan
As the loss of their child overwhelms them with grief, a successful couple (Béart and Sewell, both on good form) retreat to a mysterious p... Read more »| 24 Sep 2009 -
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Teen Kanya - Two Daughters
Based on stories by Nobel Prize-winning writer Rabindranath Tagore, Teen Kanya literally translates as Three Daughters, but so far, most international versio... Read more »| 24 Sep 2009 -
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Time Bandits
When Going Live’s Trevor and Simon constituted TV entertainment for a generation of kids, Terry Gilliam’s tour-de-force Time Bandits burst onto t... Read more »| 24 Sep 2009 -
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Goddess
At one point in Goddess, Roy (Biswas), the patriarch of the family at the centre of Ray’s period drama, complains that his son Umaprasad (Chatterjee) i... Read more »| 22 Sep 2009 -
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Sexy Killer
Barbara is a beautiful college girl just looking for the right guy, happily killing everyone else who gets in the way. When she meets a nice fellow who works... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
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Everlasting Moments
Winning a camera changes Maria (Heiskanen)’s life: it hastens her marriage to Sigge (Persbrandt); and it helps her endure it. It’s 1907, and Mal... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009