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Enough with the Penguins, Already
“No, really – Puss in Boots is surprisingly good!” Parents! Do you dread the moment when your kids demand that you watch Madagascar, for the thirtieth time? Do you never want to hear another word from...
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Firebombs and Broomsticks
Indy Datta takes a look at the new BluRays of Ghibli’s Grave of the Fireflies and Kiki’s Delivery Service. After the recent theatrical run for the 1988 Ghibli double bill of Hayao Miyazaki’s My...
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The Young And Prodigious T.S. Spivet
Laura Morgan finds that the sum of the parts of Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s latest offering is slightly less than the whole. Do you have any films which you use as barometers, to compare other films against...
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Swallows and Amazons Forever Again
As Swallows and Amazons comes to DVD and blu-ray, Jim Eaton-Terry revisits a personal favourite. I’ve written here before about Swallows and Amazons, the 1974 film adaptation of which is released...
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Edinburgh Film Festival 2015
Matthew Turner, Gareth Negus and Sam Osborn take a look at the highs and lows of the 69th Edinburgh International Film Festival. The Mostly Film team in Edinburgh. L-R: Sam, Matthew and Gareth Matthew...
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Revolution in the can
The Criterion Collection continues to expand its catalogue in the UK. Fiona Pleasance has been on a journey with Easy Rider, their latest release, which hits the road today. Easy Rider is a film which...
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Kes
As Ken Loach’s Cannes-garlanded I, Daniel Blake continues to draw audiences and make headlines, Masters of Cinema bring us a timely Blu-ray revival (in the shops today) of Loach’s beloved second film....
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The Red Turtle
When Hayao Miyazaki stepped down as head of Studio Ghibli in 2013 (his sixth retirement* to date), we wondered what now for the Japanese animation powerhouse? Answer: a Robinson Crusoe tale with a...
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