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Recent reviews

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  The Walk 2015

  ★★★½ Watched 10 Jan 2016

  When film makers run out of idea, history is their fall guy - when imagination fails, there's always an interesting glimpse of a past time that will leap on to our screen and transport us to a different place. Helmed by a man who has dealt with his own share of time travelling features, Robert Zemeckis takes us on a journey back to 1974 and into the mind of Philippe Petit prior to his timeless illegal high-rope walk atop the…

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  Hinckley's Drop 2014

  ★★★★ Watched 27 Oct 2014

  Yorkshire is an unbelievably beautiful place. With its windswept hills and shipwrecked beaches, it’s rich with character and history. In his debut in the directors chair; Hinckley’s drop, Neil Vidler embraces every opportunity to explore the darker side of what it has to offer.

  Steeped in grief following the untimely demise of his wife, Samuel Marston retreats to a small coastal town only to have his stay interfered with by an unpleasant apparition but how long will it be before…

Popular reviews

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  12 Years a Slave 2013

  ★★★★½ Watched 02 Feb 2014

  Movies aren’t just a source of entertainment and escapism. They can educate the viewer on culture, the history of society and how it has developed to lead us to how we are today, depicting distant lands and the hardships that people have endured to ensure that others can lead a better lifestyle, history that we may not have come across otherwise. The film industry has the ability to hold a mirror to an audience, unapologetically delving into the unspeakable truths…

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  Empire Records 1995

  ★★½ Watched 12 May 2014

  Although some films age poorly, they manage to perfectly capture a moment in time. ‘Empire Records’ is undoubtedly a time-capsule back to the golden age of the independent music store. Seeing how differently the industry works nearly twenty years after its release is rather sobering. In most cities, gone are the days of knowledgeable staff, music booths and flicking through records. Now is the time for music streaming, the impersonal cousin of music stores that ignores most of what is…